Employer obligations: Social Security
Today, we deal in this post with the employer Obligations in the field of Spanish Social Security System (Seguridad Social in Spanish). About this, you should know the following:
– Employers who are employing people for the first time who are included in the scope of the Social Security System must request their inscription in Social Security from the Social Security Treasury General, through its Provincial Directorates or corresponding Administration offices.
– If you have a digital certificate you can submit your application though the e-Office Electronic Register of Applications or process it directly through the services available for “Companies and Professionals”. The employer must notify registrations, deregistrations and modifications of any person who is going to start or stop working for them within the established deadline.
– The employer must also keep their employees registered with Social Security for as long as they are employed by the company, and pay the corresponding contributions within the established deadlines.
Employer Application Forms
These are the forms the employer have to fill in:
Form TA.6 – Application to join the Social Security system
Form TA.7 – Application for affiliation, termination and data changes for a contribution account
Form TA.8 – Application to change a worker’s contribution account
Form TA.48 – Application for the option of voluntary contributions to the payment of economic beneftis for temporary disability due to common contingencies
Form TA.47 – Application for Affiliation, Termination of Affiliation and Change of Details for Vessels and Floating Crafts.
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