ELIGIBILITY

EMPLOYEES

It is compulsory for all eligible employees who are Malaysian citizens and permanent residents to register. 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. The rate of contribution is capped at monthly wage ceiling of RM4,000.00.

Employees exempted from the coverage of the Employees’ Social Security Act, 1969 are as follows:

Federal and State Government permanent employees
Domestic servants
Self-employed (except for self-employed taxi drivers, individuals who run similar services including e-hailing such as Grab and self-employed bus drivers)
Spouses of a sole proprietor or a partnership owner

Self-employed

Self-employed individuals may contribute under the Self-Employed Social Security Scheme (Act 789)

Self-Employed Social Security Scheme

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