SOCSO

4. SOCSO (Social Security Organization), also known as PERKESO (Pertubuhan Kesel

amatan Sosial), was established to provide social
security protections to all employees/workers in Malaysia.
Every company is required to contribute SOCSO for its employees, whether they ar
e full/part time, permanent or temporary,
employment or contract. A company must remit the contribution sum to Perkeso Off
ice before the end of the following month.
Failing to submit the forms & remit the payment within the period will result in
late interest (penalty) charged by Perkeso.
Functions of SOCSO
The functions of SOCSO (PERKESO) are as follows:
Registration of employers and employees
Collection of contribution from employers and employees
Payment of benefits to workers and/or their dependents when tragedy strikes
Provision of physical and vocational rehabilitation benefits
promotion of awareness of occupational safety and health
Who do not eligible for SOCSO?
Those who are not eligible for SOCSO protections are stated below:
Government servants
Foreign employers
Self-employed persons
Sole proprietors & Partnership
Domestic servants or spouse

This table lists and describes the delivered SOCSO deductions:

Element Name

Description

SOCSO
SOCSO
SOCSO
SOCSO
SOCSO
SOCSO
SOCSO
SOCSO

EE
payee contribution
ER
employer contribution
EE RTO
employee retro
ER RTO
employer ctr retro