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Employees Social Security Act (SOCSO) 1969 - Coggle Diagram
Employees Social Security Act (SOCSO) 1969
PURPOSE
Purpose of the Act is to establish an insurance scheme which ensures employees involved in a work-related accident, or who contract a work-related disease receive compensation.
SCOPE
Malaysian citizen employed in a private sector earning up to rm4000 per month but once in always in principle is applied
All employees who are employed under a contract of service or apprenticeship in the private sector and contractual / temporary staff of Federal / State Government as well as Federal / State Statutory Bodies need to be registered and covered by SOCSO
BENEFIT
Employee Injury Scheme
SOCSO says this “provides protection to an employee against accident or an occupational disease arising out of and in the course of his employment.” This includes industrial and commuting accidents, occupational illnesses, and accidents during emergencies.
Medical benefit
Temporary disablement benefit
Permanent disablement benefit
Constant attendance allowance
Facilities for physical and vocational rehabilitation
Return to work programme
Dependents’ benefit
Funeral benefit
Invalidity Pension Scheme
An Insured Person shall be considered as suffering from invalidity by reason of specific morbid condition of permanent nature either incurable or is not likely to be cured and no longer capable of earning, by work corresponding to his strength and physical ability, at least 1/3 of the customary earnings of a sound Insured Person.The scheme provides 24-hour coverage to employee who suffers from invalidity or death due to any cause and not related to his employment.
Invalidity pension
Payable to the eligible insured persons who have been certified invalid by the Medical Board or Appellate Medical Board
Payable from the date Notice of Invalidity is received or from the employee’s resignation date if he / she resigns after the Notice of Invalidity is received by Organisation
Payable as long as the employee is invalid or until death
Replaced by Survivors’ Pension if the Invalidity Pension recipient dies, regardless of his / her age
Invalidity grant
• Invalidity Grant is payable to the eligible Insured Persons who have been certified invalid by the Medical Board or Appellate Medical Board but not eligible for Invalidity Pension due to failure to fulfill any qualifying contribution conditions.
• The amount for Invalidity Grant is equivalent to the contributions paid by employee and employer under Invalidity Scheme with interest. It is a one-time lump sum payment.
Constance attendance allowance
This allowance is paid to an Insured Person who has been certified and is so severely incapacitated as to constantly require the personal attendance of another person, as recommended by the Medical Board.
This allowance is fixed at RM500 per month.
Survivors pension
Survivors’ Pension is payable to the eligible dependants of an Insured Person who dies irrespective of the cause of death not related to employment.
Funeral benefit
Funeral Benefit will be paid to the eligible person if the employee dies as a result of employment injury or while he/she is in receipt of Permanent Disablement Benefit. In the absence of such person, the benefit will be paid to the person who actually incurs the funeral expenditure.
The amount paid will be the actual amount incurred or RM2,000 whichever is lower.
Facilities for physical or vocational rehabilitation and dialysis
Physical rehabilitation includes:
Physiotherapy
Occupational therapy
Reconstructive surgery
Supply of prosthetics, orthotics and other appliances
Supply of orthopaedics apparatus such as wheelchair, crutches, hearing aid, spectacles, special shoes and others
Vocational rehabilitation includes:
Training in courses such as electrical, sewing, radio / TV repair, typing and others
Return to work programme
Education benefit
This benefit is in the form of loans may be provided to a dependant’s child of an Insured Person who:
Dies while receiving Invalidity Pension
Dies before attaining the age of 60 years but has completed a full or a reduced qualifying period
Is a Invalidity Pension recipient
Domestic workers
Domestic workers will be covered under Employees' Social Security Act (Act 4) and Employment Insurance System (Act 800) that will be enforced starting 1 June 202.
Example
• Housemaid
• Personal Driver
• Gardener
• Personal Bodyguard
• Personal Security Guard
• ,Personal Cook
• ,Caregiver
• ,Nanny
Protection for foreign workers
All lawfully employed foreign workers (excluding domestic servants / maids) are eligible to apply for the Social Security Organization's (SOCSO) Employment Injury Scheme. ... The Employment Injury Scheme covers personal injuries, road accidents and occupational diseases arising out of and in the course of employment.
Benefit
• Medical benefit
• Temporary disablement benefit
• Permanent disablement benefit
• Dependent’s benefit
• Funeral benefit
• Constant attendance allowance
• Rehabilitation facilities
EIS