When a person starts working as a dependent, the employer’s obligation is to register him/her in compulsory general insurance from the first day.
Notification of entry of workers must be sent to Ecuadorian Social Security Institute within the first 15 days, except for employers in the agricultural sector.
How can I determine that my employer pays contributions to the IESS?
To check if your employer pays IESS contributions, you can go to the entity’s website and follow these steps:
The Comprehensive Organic Penal Code (COIP) punishes a person who withholds employer contributions or personal contributions and fails to submit them to the IESS within 90 days with one to three years in prison. In the case of a legal entity, the facility will be closed until the owed amounts are paid.
Article 244 states that an employer who does not hire workers within 30 days, counting from the first day of work, will be punished with a prison sentence of three to seven days. To avoid this, you must pay the corresponding value within 48 hours of receiving the notification.
The IESS indicated that dependent workers can submit claims for evasion (lack of membership) or for underreporting (contributions less than compensation received).
To do this, you must:
Regarding this last point, Article 114 of the IESS regulations on insurance, collection and portfolio management lists the documents that can be submitted:
Source: Eluniverso
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