ECP Employees’ Compensation Program Philippines : sss.gov.ph

Organization : Republic of the Philippines
Portal : Social Security System (SSS)
Facility : Employees’ Compensation Program
Country : Philippines
Website : https://www.sss.gov.ph/employees-compensation-program/

What is Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP)?

The Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP) is a government program designed to provide a compensation package to public and private sector employees and/or their dependents, as well as self-employed members of the SSS, in the event of work-related sickness, injury, or death.

Related / Similar Facility : How To Become an SSS Member in Philippines?

Coverage of Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP)

Private sector workers who are compulsory members of the Social Security System (SSS), including sea-based Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), house helpers and self-employed members, are included in the coverage under the ECP.

For employees, coverage in the program starts on the first day of employment, while for self-employed members, coverage starts on the first contribution payment.

Payment of ECP Contribution

The employers (regular and household) shall pay for the EC contribution of the employees/kasambahays. For a covered employee in the private sector, the employer shall remit to the SSS a monthly contribution in accordance with the following schedule:

The same amount of EC contributions shall apply for Self-employed members.

Benefits Under Employees’ Compensation Program

Income Benefits:
Income Benefits or a cash benefit given to a worker to compensate for loss of income due to inability to work.

Medical Services, Appliances And Supplies:
It includes reimbursement of the cost of medicine for the illness or injury, payment to providers of medical care, hospital care, surgical expenses and the costs of appliances and supplies. The medical services are limited to ward services during confinement in hospitals duly accredited by the Department of Health (DOH).

Rehabilitation Services :
Rehabilitation Services involves the provision of remedial treatment, vocational assessment and preparation, which is designed to meet the individual needs of each handicapped employee/SE member to restore him/her to suitable employment and to help each person with work-related disability (PWRD) to develop mental, vocational, or social potential.

Carer’s Allowance:
Carer’s Allowance is provided to an employee who suffers from a permanent partial or permanent total disability as a result of a work-related contingency arising out of employment. Effective May 19, 2018, the amount of Carer’s Allowance for EC permanent disability (both total and partial) is ₱1,000.00 monthly.

Funeral Benefit:
Funeral Benefit in the amount of P30,000.00 paid upon the EC-compensable death of an employee, SE or permanently totally disabled pensioners to one of the following:

** The surviving spouse
** The legitimate child who spent for the funeral services, or
** Any other person who can show proof of his having borne the funeral expenses.

Death Benefit:
Death Benefit which include EC death pension granted to beneficiaries of an employee or SE member who died as a result of compensable sickness or injury.

The primary beneficiaries of the deceased employee/SE member are entitled to an income benefit if the employee died as a result of a work-related injury or sickness, together with an additional ten percent (10%) of the monthly pension granted to each minor dependent child, not exceeding five (5), counted from the youngest and without substitution.