The Social Security System (SSS) has issued show cause orders to 923 business employers across the country for incurring over P396.9 million worth of unpaid contributions and penalties, affecting the SSS benefits of 13,524 employees.
In a statement, the pension fund said it conducted simultaneous Run After Contribution Evaders (RACE) operations in 114 select areas around the country to call on non-compliant employers to settle their various contribution delinquencies.
Of the 923 delinquent employers, 318 operate in Luzon with a total delinquency of P109.8 million affecting 3,344 employees. Mindanao came in second with 316 employers with a total delinquency of P69.2 million, affecting 3,669 employees.
The National Capital Region ranked third with 231 employers amounting a total delinquency of P183.9 million involving 4,844 employees, and Visayas with 58 employers with a total delinquency of P34 million affecting 1,667 employees.
The employers visited by SSS are engaged in the following: 96 in restaurant industry, 45 in retail selling, 31 in construction and supplies, 31 in management consultancy activities, 19 in hotel and resort industry, 18 in school institutions, 17 in hardware industry, 15 in food house industry, 12 in education services and 12 in printing services.
The SSS said 59 percent of the employers failed to remit monthly contributions, 21.5 percent have gaps in paying the monthly contributions and 10.5 percent are about non-registration.
The remaining 13.7 percent are those employers served with written notice for non-production of records, non-reporting of employees, underpayment of contributions and under-reporting of their employees. Angela Celis
