Sick leave “without pay” does not exempt the employee from paying it

Annuities: It is permissible to pay back insurance contributions in installments

“Pensions” obligates the employee to pay the contribution upon obtaining a leave or secondment.

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The General Pensions and Social Security Authority confirmed that the leave that a citizen employee gets, whether paid or without pay, is included in the subscription period for which he is entitled to a pension or end-of-service gratuity, explaining that the sick leave “without salary” does not exempt the employee or the employer from paying Insurance contributions according to the legally established dates.

The Authority stressed the need for the insured, upon obtaining a leave or secondment, to commit to paying the contributions due on him in full, in one payment within one year from the date of the end of the secondment or leave, indicating that the insured may pay the contributions in installments for a period equal to the period of the leave, or the secondment with approval From the Director General of the Authority.

In detail, the Commission stated that the responsibility for paying the contributions owed by the insured citizen varies according to the type of leave granted to him in agreement with his workplace, stressing that the vacations, whether paid or unpaid, are included in the subscription period for which the insured is entitled to a pension or an end-of-service reward.

In an awareness campaign it launched on its official accounts on social media platforms, under the slogan "One day subscription protection for 100 years", the Authority stated that the general rule in Federal Law No. (7) of 1999 regarding pensions and social insurance and its amendments is that the insured bears in case of vacations. Unpaid contributions are paid on behalf and on behalf of the employer, with up to 20% of the salary subject to deduction, while in the case of paid leave, both the insured and the employer bear his percentage according to what is specified by law, i.e. 5% for the insured and 15% for the employer .

According to the law, the prescribed contribution rate for the insured is 20%, of which the employer in the government sector bears 15%, the insured bears 5%, while the employer in the private sector bears 15%, of which the government bears 2.5% to encourage him to resettle, while The insured bears 5% of the same as workers in the government sector.

The authority clarified that the responsibility for paying the contributions owed by the insured citizens varies in some cases according to the type of leave, noting that among these cases, the law states that the employer in the government sector bears the contributions due in full (for and for the insured) in case the license holder is Accompanying the husband or wife who is delegated on study leave, or accompanying the diplomatic spouse, while the insured bears the contributions due on him and on the employer in case he is seconded without pay, or in the event of special leave extensions, as well as the special leave to accompany the insured in the private sector.

It indicated that in the event that the insured citizen in the government sector obtains an unpaid study leave, then the employer and the insured are bound by their share in the contributions, but in the private sector, the insured shall bear his share and the employer's share of the contributions, noting that with regard to the periods of internal secondment, they are bound The party to which the insured is seconded (if it bears the wage) is given by the employer's share in the contributions, and the insured is committed to his share, and it is paid to the Authority on periodic dates based on the salary of the insured in the entity he was seconded from.

With regard to the periods of sick leave, the Authority indicated that the insured is obligated to pay his share on the actual salary that he receives for it, while the employer is obligated to pay his share on the entire salary of the contribution calculation, whether the leave is sick with pay or without pay, that the authority must follow Work in all the concerned cases in which the contributions are paid in full or the percentage due on them, that those contributions are paid on the specified dates, as for the insured, he must pay the contributions in full at once within a year from the date of the end of the secondment or leave, and it may be paid in installments over a period equal to the period of leave or Lending.

The responsibility for paying the subscriptions of the insured citizens varies according to the type of leave.

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