Definition: Statutory social security contributions

Category: Labour market

Contributions paid to social security institutions payable by the employer and made compulsory by law.  The amounts of such contributions must be entered net of any subsidies.  They include:
  
 - Contributions to insurance schemes for retirement pension, sickness, maternity, and disability.

 - Statutory contributions to unemployment insurance schemes.

 - Statutory contributions to insurance schemes for occupational accidents and diseases.

 - Statutory contributions to family allowances schemes.

 - All other statutory contributions not mentioned elsewhere.