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SOCIAL
SECURITY CONTRIBUTION
Contributions |
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|
|
Social |
Redundancy |
Industrial |
|
|
|
insurance |
fund |
training |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
Employer |
6,3 |
1,2 |
0,5 |
|
|
Employee |
6,3 |
- |
- |
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Self employed |
11,6 |
- |
- |
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Upper limits for employees
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|
per week |
|
|
from 1/1/2008 |
per month |
per annum |
|
|
€ |
€ |
€ |
|
|
Weekly employees |
885 |
- |
46.020 |
|
|
Monthly employees |
- |
3.836 |
46.032 |
|
|
Lower limits
for self-employed |
|
|
Occupational Category |
Weekly Annually |
|
|
€ |
€ |
|
|
1. Medical Doctors,
Pharmacists, |
|
|
Health professionals |
|
|
a. persons
with up to |
|
|
10 years practice |
325 |
16.900
|
|
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b. persons
with more than |
|
|
10 years practice |
653 |
33.956
|
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2. Accountants, Economists, |
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Lawyers and other |
|
|
Liberal professions |
|
|
a. persons
with up to |
|
|
10 years practice |
325 |
16.900
|
|
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b. persons
with more than |
|
|
10 years practice |
653 |
33.956
|
|
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3. Managers (Businessmen),
|
|
|
|
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Estate Agents, Wholesalers |
653 |
33.956 |
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4. Teaching Professionals
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(University,
Secondary education, |
|
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Primary and pre-primary |
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|
|
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education, Teaching Associates, |
|
|
|
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Special education teaching |
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|
|
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professionals) |
|
|
|
|
a. persons
with up to |
|
|
|
|
10 years practice
|
316 |
16.432 |
|
|
b. persons
with more than |
|
|
|
|
10 years practice
|
632 |
32.864 |
|
|
5. Builders and
related |
|
|
|
|
occupations |
396 |
20.592 |
|
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6. Farmers, Dairy
and Livestock |
|
|
|
|
producers, Poultry producers, |
|
|
|
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Fishermen and related |
|
|
|
|
occupations |
219 |
11.388 |
|
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7. Drivers, Excavator
operators |
|
|
|
|
and related occupations |
316 |
16.432 |
|
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8. Technicians, Mass Media |
|
|
|
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Associates, Stationary-Plant |
|
|
|
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(not related
to building |
|
|
|
|
occupations) and Metal, |
|
|
|
|
Rubber, Plastic, Wood |
|
|
|
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and related products |
|
|
|
|
assemblers |
316 |
16.432 |
|
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9. Clerks, Typists,
Cashiers, |
|
|
|
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Secretaries |
316 |
16.432 |
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10. Artisans not
falling |
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|
|
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under any other |
|
|
|
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occupational category |
316 |
16.432 |
|
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11. Shopkeepers |
299 |
15.548 |
|
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12. Butchers, Bakers,
Pastry-cooks, |
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|
|
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Meat, Milk, Fruit, |
|
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|
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Tobacco product |
|
|
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makers / preservers and |
|
|
|
related occupations |
241 |
12.532
|
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13. Street vendors,
|
|
|
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Mail carriers, Garbage |
|
|
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collectors, Miners and |
|
|
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quarry workers, Deck, |
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|
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Underwater workers, |
|
|
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Riggers and cable splicers, |
|
|
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Sweepers, Service providers |
|
|
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and Salesmen |
219 |
11.388
|
|
14. Cleaners, Messengers,
|
|
|
|
Watchpersons, Dry |
|
|
|
Cleaning Owners |
299 |
15.548
|
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15. Draughtspersons,
|
|
|
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Computer equipment |
|
|
|
operators, Ships’ engineers, |
|
|
|
Agents and related
occupations |
|
|
|
Musicians, Magicians |
325 |
16.900
|
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16. Persons not
faling, |
|
|
|
under any other |
|
|
|
occupational category |
325 |
16.900
|
|
|
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SOCIAL
COHESION FUND
Every employer has an obligation
to contribute 2% of |
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the amount of salaries
paid to employees, to the |
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social cohesion fund. |
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The amount contributed
to the social cohesion fund, |
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is calculated on the aggregate
emoluments without |
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restriction or any upper limit. |
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Emoluments |
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"Emoluments" do not include
the emoluments of a |
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non-Cypriot who is employed
by an overseas |
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government or an international
organisation or a |
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company that owns a Cyprus
ship or a ship |
|
management company. |
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| Social Insurance Cyprus Department |

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