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Temporary employees, if excluded by
regulation of the Social Security Procedure for availment
Commission (SSC) a) The employee should notify his
employer of the fact of his sickness or
II. BENEFITS injury within 5 calendar days after the
start of his confinement
II.A. MATERNITY LEAVE BENEFIT b) The employer shall advance the
The maternity leave benefit is equivalent to sickness allowances and pay the
100% of the average daily salary credit employee every regular payday
c) The SSS shall reimburse the amount
Procedure for availment: paid by the employer upon satisfactory
a) The employee should notify her proof of payment and legality thereof
employer of her pregnancy and the
probable date of her childbirth which II.C. PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY
notice shall be transmitted to the SSS; BENEFITS
b) The employer shall advance the Permanent total disability means disablement
payment within 30 days from the filing to do the same or similar kind of work that the
of the maternity leave application; and SSS member was trained for and accustomed to
c) The SSS shall reimburse the employed perform because of:
the amount paid upon receipt of a) Complete loss of sight of both eyes;
satisfactory proof of such payment and b) Loss of two limbs at or above the ankle
legality thereof or wrists;
c) Permanent complete paralysis of two
Note: It can be availed of only for the first 4 limbs;
deliveries or miscarriage. It cannot be availed of d) Brain injury resulting in incurable
simultaneously with sickness benefit. imbecility ot insanity; and
e) Such cases as determined and approved
II.B. SICKNESS BENEFIT by the SSS
Sickness benefit is not payment or
reimbursement for hospitalization, medical Monthly Pension – available if the SSS member
treatment or medicine. Rather they are daily has paid at least 36 monthly contributions prior
cash allowances to help carry through the to the semester of disability.
employee and his family during his
confinement. Sickness benefit is equivalent to Lump sum benefit – available if the SSS
90% of the average daily salary credit payable member’s contribution is less than 36 monthly
for each day of compensable confinement, contributions.
begins on the first day of sickness.
Effects of death of a permanently and totally
May be availed by an SSS member who: disabled pensioner:
a) has paid at least 3 monthly The primary beneficiaries as of the date
contributions in the 12-month period of the disability shall be entitled to
immediately preceding the semester of receive his monthly pension
sickness If he has no primary beneficiaries and
b) was confined for more than 3 days in a dies within sixty (60) months from the
hospital or elsewhere with the approval start of his monthly pension, the
of the SSS; and secondary beneficiaries shall be entitled
c) has exhausted the company sick leave to a lump sum benefit
with pay, if any
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II.D. Permanent Partial Disability Benefits balance of the five-year guaranteed
Permanent partial disability is a situation where period, excluding the dependents’
the employee is unable to continue with his pension.
former work because of complete and
permanent loss of use of som anatomical part II.F. DEATH BENEFITS
of his body.
II.G. FUNERAL BENEFITS
Percentage of the lump sum benefit – available Funeral benefit is granted to help defray the
if the permanent partial disability occurs before cost of funeral expenses of a member who dies,
36 monthly contributions have been paid prior including death of a permanently totally
to the semester of disability disabled member or retiree. Funeral benefit is
Php 12,000.00 payable in cash or in kind.
Monthly pension – available if the permanent
partial disability occurs after 36 contributions III. BENEFICIARIES
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incapable of self-support,
physically or mentally;
c) The parent who is receiving regular
support from the member.
DEPENDENTS’ PENSION
This is granted to dependents in case of death,
permanent total disability or retirement of an
SSS member. The dependents’ pension is
equivalent to 10% of the monthly pension or
Php 250.00.