Setting a foreign worker's SOCSO contribution by employer only

Modified on Tue, 4 Jan, 2022 at 6:12 PM

Scenario: After running the payroll, the SOCSO contribution shows deduction from an employee for a foreign worker, like how it would for a local worker. We need it to be contributed by the employer only and no deduction from the employee's side. What should I do to correct this?


Possible Cause: The Employment Type is flagged as Full Time, like a local worker's. Follow the following steps to correct this.


Step 1: Correct the Employment Type

From your dashboard, go to the left icons. Click Employees > Directory > Search Employee > Employment.



Scroll down until you use the Employment Type field. Select Foreign Worker option.



Step 2: Ensure the SOCSO Box is Ticked Accordingly

On two tabs away from the Employment tab, click on the Bank & Statutory tab as shown below.



Scroll down until you see the SOCSO & EIS column. Click on the SOCSO box and ensure that the SOCSO & EIS number is and passport number is filled in.




After that, you may try to run payroll and the result should appear with only the Employer's contribution to SOCSO, as in the below sample screenshot.


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