If you are an employer in the Dominican Republic, Social Security payments are an obligation that you cannot overlook. In this article we will tell you what the social security benefits are and what they consist of.
All companies and corporations in the Dominican Republic, whether public or private, that have salaried workers must pay monthly social security contributions to the Social Security Treasury (TSS).
What are Social Security benefits?
Social security benefits are additional legal benefits that the employer must pay in addition to the regular salary, to cover risks or needs of the worker.
Some of these benefits are old age insurance, breastfeeding, labor risks, among others.
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How to affiliate a company to Social Security?
This is the process to affiliate a company to Social Security in the Dominican Republic:
- The applicant company must access the website: Treasury of the Social Security (tss.gob.do).
- Access the instructive option – forms and choose the type of company that corresponds.
- Have the requested documents and attach them to the form.
- Deposit the documents in any of the service offices of the Social Security Treasury.
Social Security Benefits in the Dominican Republic:
Family Health Insurance (SFS)
The purpose of this insurance is to protect the physical and mental health of the affiliated person and his/her family nucleus.
Currently the amount of withholding corresponding to the employer is 7.09% of the employee’s salary and to the employee is 3.04%.
Pension Fund (AFP) / Old Age, Disability and Survivors Insurance:
The pension fund is also known as the Old Age, Disability and Survivorship Insurance. Pensions will be granted for old age, total or partial disability, old age and survival.
The purpose of this insurance is to grant a pension to the member at the end of his/her working life. The percentage to be paid by the employer on the employee’s salary is 7.10% and by the employee is 2.87%.
Occupational Risk Insurance (SRL):
Social Security Insurance, which aims to protect the health of workers, as well as to prevent occupational diseases and injuries, derived from working conditions.
The contribution to be paid is solely in charge of the employer and has two quotas:
- A 1% quota that applies to all workers.
- An additional variable percentage of up to 0.6%, depending on the company’s risk level.
Note: The Risk and Tariff Commission is the entity that verifies the risk category paid by the companies.
INFOTEP
This insurance is a contribution to the Instituto de Formación Técnico Profesional (INFOTEP), whose objective is the training of professional technicians in the Dominican Republic.
The employer must pay a contribution corresponding to 1% of the total payroll of the employees.
Salary ceilings for contributions to the Dominican social security system
| Insurance | Salary ceilings |
| Family Health Insurance | 10 minimum salaries |
| Pension fund | 04 minimum salaries |
| Occupational Risks Insurance | 20 minimum salaries |
Employee and employer withholding amounts:
| Contributions | % Employer | % Employee |
| Family Health Insurance | 7.09% | 3.04% |
| Pension fund | 7.10% | 2.87% |
| Occupational Risks Insurance | A fixed fee of 1% or a percentage between 0.10% and 0.30%, depending on the company’s risk factor. | It is fully covered by the employer. |
| INFOTEP | 1% of employee payroll | 0% |
What does the breastfeeding subsidy consist of?
This subsidy consists of a cash payment for children under one year of age of female workers affiliated to the Contributive Regime and who receive a salary equal to or less than three national minimum wages.
Its purpose is to protect children of breastfeeding age; this payment will be made for a period of twelve consecutive months.
Amounts of the breastfeeding subsidy
According to Resolution 378-15, breastfeeding subsidies are subject to the following scale:
| Salary ceiling | Subsidy |
| Up to 1 minimum contributable salary | 33% of monthly salary |
| Up to 2 minimum wages | 12% of your monthly salary |
| Up to 3 minimum wages | 6% of monthly salary |
