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BPJS TK preparing regulations on additional benefits

The Workers Social Security Management Agency (BPJS TK) is preparing three government regulations to give additional benefits to workers participating in occupational social security programs

Ridwan Max Sijabat (The Jakarta Post)
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Fri, January 30, 2015

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BPJS TK preparing regulations on additional benefits

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he Workers Social Security Management Agency (BPJS TK) is preparing three government regulations to give additional benefits to workers participating in occupational social security programs.

Besides providing occupational accident and death benefits to workers, BPJS TK will provide scholarships to children of workers who are physically disabled or die in occupational accidents.

BPJS TK president director Elvyn G. Masassya said on Thursday night that the granting of scholarships to workers and their children would be regulated and that his side was still calculating the number of scholarships.

'€œWe are still calculating the number of scholarships that will be formulated in a government regulation,'€ he said.

The 2004 National Social Security System Law requires BPJS TK to cover the medical costs of workers who suffer occupation accidents in their work place and pay compensation to the families of workers who die in occupational accidents.

Workers pay 0.3 percent of their monthly wages for the death benefit scheme and 0.4 to 1.74 percent of their monthly wage for the occupational accident benefit scheme, while all premiums are paid by employers on behalf of their workers.

Elvyn added that BPJS TK and the government were still preparing a regulation to provide mortgage credit for workers and allow them to draw a part of their old-age risk funds for housing renovation.

'€œWorkers who have taken part for at least ten years in the occupational social security programs will be given access to mortgage credit with a rate of interest far lower than bank rates. Furthermore, workers are also allowed to draw 10 percent to 30 percent of their old-age risk funds to renovate their houses,'€ he said.

He also said that the government and BPJS TK were finalizing the draft government regulation on a pension scheme to support workers entering their retirement age.

'€œThe government apparently accepts BPJS TK'€™s proposal of 8 percent premiums for the pension scheme. Of the 8 percent premium, workers will pay 3 percent of their monthly wage while employers account for the remaining 5 percent,'€ he said.

He added that it was vital that the three government regulations be issued before BPJS TK launched its full operation to carry out the four social security programs '€“the occupational accident, old-age risk, pension and death benefits schemes -- on July 1, 2015. (++++)

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