As of August 19, there are about 9,000 employers who have not yet paid for their employees’ obligatory system contributions to the Social Security System for the second quarter of 2022, accounting for about 36% of the total employers who need to pay. The Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) calls on employers and residents to make more use of the electronic channels for payment of contributions or to use the appointment services.

　　Due to the COVID-19 outbreak earlier, the contribution payment deadline for the second quarter of 2022 has been extended to August 31. Employers are required by law to pay contributions for their local long-term employees by the deadline; and if they make a late payment, they must pay a late payment interest and a fine. If a non-resident worker is hired, the employer must pay the employment fee for the non-resident worker as well.

　　If there is no change in the employment situation of local long-term employees during the quarter, or the employee data has been submitted by the deadline, employers who use the electronic filing service may use electronic payment channels (e.g. designated banks’ online banking, the ATMs or the BOC EXPRESS) for paying contributions, and the employment fee for non-resident workers. For employers who have not applied for the use of electronic filing service and have no staff change during the quarter, they may use the payment advice number when making their payments through designated banks’ counters and some electronic payment channels, Municipal Affairs Bureau’s Public Services Centres and sub-stations. The payment advice numbers for long-term employees’ contributions and the employment fee for non-resident workers can be checked from the FSS’s newly launched online platform (https://eservice.fss.gov.mo/Employer/cpa/Index?culture=en); other employers can make their payments at a service point of the FSS.

　　With the Macao SAR Resident ID Card numbers, beneficiaries of the arbitrary system may pay contributions at the self-service machines with the FSS’s logo, the designated banks’ counters and electronic payment channels, Municipal Affairs Bureau’s Public Services Centres and sub-stations. In case of late payment, the contributions cannot be paid unless contributions are paid with a late payment interest, within two months after the statutory time limit expires (i.e. on or before October 31).

　　The FSS calls on employers, and beneficiaries of arbitrary system to make use of the electronic payment channels as much as possible. Where necessary to visit a service point in person, it is recommended to use the appointment service and get a ticket number online. For more information, please visit the FSS’s website at www.fss.gov.mo, or call 2853 2850 during office hours for enquiries.