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    Affiliation to the subsidiary regime is possible for an employee who performs their duties for less than 21 days per month.
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    Affiliation to the subsidiary regime is possible for an employee who performs their duties for less than 21 days per month.

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    Decree 2616 of 2013, which establishes the social security contribution regime for dependent workers who perform work for less than one month, may apply to those who...

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    Decree 2616 of 2013, which establishes the social security contribution regime for dependent workers who perform work for less than one month, may apply to those who meet the following conditions: (i) have an employment relationship, (ii) have a part-time contract, or in other words, be hired for periods of less than 30 days in a month, and (iii) earn a salary below the current legal monthly minimum wage.

    For the purpose of affiliation to these systems, the worker will choose the pension administrator to which they wish to affiliate, and, on their part, the employer will choose the occupational risk administrator and the family compensation fund.

    As for contributions, these will be made in proportion to the number of days worked in the month, in accordance with Article 2.2.1.6.4.6 of the Single Regulatory Decree 1072 of 2015, as follows:

    Days worked in the monthContribution amount
    Between 1 and 7 daysOne minimum weekly contribution
    Between 8 and 14 daysTwo minimum weekly contributions
    Between 15 and 21 daysThree minimum weekly contributions
    More than 21 daysFour minimum weekly contributions (equivalent to one monthly minimum wage)

    Therefore, according to the Ministry of Health, for any employee who performs their duties for less than 21 days per month, the regulations establish that affiliation to the pension, occupational risk, and family subsidy systems must be carried out, which allows the worker to be affiliated to the subsidized health regime.

    Now, for domestic workers who are affiliated to the General Social Security System in Health (SGSSS) in the contributory health regime due to income obtained from one or more employers, the corresponding contributions to health, pension, occupational risks, and family compensation must be made based on the percentage corresponding to each employer.

    January 20, 2023