NewsWhore
08-24-2007, 02:00 PM
Employers have been slow going in paying the contributions to the government's new health plan, the SFS, which is due to go into effect on 1 September. According to Law 87-01 employers have until 5 September to make the payments towards the new insurance plan. Companies need to pay 6.67% of wages into the plan, and employees will see deductions of 2.86% of their wages. There are currently 1,040,000 companies affiliated to the SFS, which will cover 2.4 million people.
Vice President Rafael Alburquerque, in today's Hoy, gave an absolute guarantee the SFS will go into effect on 1 September. The plan provides extensive coverage for hundreds of thousands of Dominican workers and their families.
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Vice President Rafael Alburquerque, in today's Hoy, gave an absolute guarantee the SFS will go into effect on 1 September. The plan provides extensive coverage for hundreds of thousands of Dominican workers and their families.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)