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1. WHO ARE COVERED UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM? Compulsory Coverage 1. Coverage of Employees a) A private employee, whether permanent, temporary or provisional, who is not over 60 years old. b) A household-helper earning at least P1,000 a month is compulsorily covered starting Sept. 1, 1993. A household-helper is any person who renders domestic or household services exclusively to a household employer such as driver, gardener, cook, governess, and other similar occupations, who is not a member of the family of the household employer (HR) or his/her spouse. c) A Filipino seafarer upon actual deployment by the manning agency which, together with the foreign ship owner, act as employers. d) An employee of a foreign government, international organization or their wholly-owned instrumentality based in the Philippines, which entered into an administrative agreement with the SSS for the coverage of its Filipino workers. 2. Coverage of Employers a) An employer, or any person who uses the services of another person in business, trade, industry or any undertaking. A social, civic, professional, charitable and other non-profit organization which hire the services of employees are considered “employers.” b) A foreign government, international organization or its wholly-owned instrumentality such as embassy in the Philippines, may enter into an
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1. WHO ARE COVERED UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM?
Compulsory Coverage 1. Coverage of Employees
a) A private employee, whether permanent, temporary or provisional, who is not over 60 years old.
b) A household-helper earning at least P1,000 a month is compulsorily covered starting Sept. 1, 1993.
A household-helper is any person who renders domestic or household services exclusively to a
household employer such as driver, gardener, cook, governess, and other similar occupations, who is
not a member of the family of the household employer (HR) or his/her spouse.
c) A Filipino seafarer upon actual deployment by the manning agency which, together with the
foreign ship owner, act as employers.
d) An employee of a foreign government, international organization or their wholly-owned
instrumentality based in the Philippines, which entered into an administrative agreement with the SSS
for the coverage of its Filipino workers.
2. Coverage of Employers a) An employer, or any person who uses the services of another person in business, trade,
industry or any undertaking.
A social, civic, professional, charitable and other non-profit organization which hire the services
of employees are considered “employers.”
b) A foreign government, international organization or its wholly-owned instrumentality such as
embassy in the Philippines, may enter into an administrative agreement with the SSS for the coverage
of its Filipino employees.
3. Coverage of Self-Employed Persons A self-employed person, regardless of trade, business or occupation, with an income of at least
P1,000 a month and not over 60 years old, should register with the SSS. Included, but not limited to
the following are selfemployed persons:
a) self-employed professionals;
b) partners, single proprietors of businesses and board directors of corporations duly registered
with appropriate government agencies;
c) actors, actresses, directors, scriptwriters and news correspondents who do not fall within the definition of the term “employee;”
d) professional athletes, coaches, trainers and jockeys;
e) farmers and fisherfolks; and
f) workers in the informal sector such as sidewalk vendors, ambulant vendors, watch-your-car-boys,
and those similarly situated.
https://www.sss.gov.ph/sss/DownloadContent?fileName=SSS_Law.pdf
