The president of National Social Security Council (CNSS), Luis Miguel De Camps Garcia, announced this Tuesday the approval of Resolution Number 545-01, which authorizes the return of RD$7,000 million to just over 25,000 workers.
They are workers who, due to the age at which they entered the system created by Law 87-01, on Social Security, did not qualify to receive a pension.
The approval of the resolution is based on the favorable report issued by the Permanent Commission of Pensions of the CNSS last Monday, June 13, it was reported at a press conference in which representatives of the union sector and employers were present.
“De Camps informed the journalists (some followed the act virtually) that the report was the result of a careful analysis of the applicable regulatory part by the commission and arises from the concern of the president and directors, who sought to be able to benefit thousands of workers who were affected by the situation.
De Camps García also highlighted that this resolution will have a positive and immediate impact on just over 25,000 Dominican workers, who were in a legal limbo, in relation to the return of their contributions.
“This resolution creates a legal precedent that will allow many workers to enjoy this benefit who, each year, fall into this situation for having reached the age of 60 without having the contributions required by law to enjoy a pension” , he pointed.
According to Law 87-01, the requirements for those affiliated with the Social Security System to enjoy this benefit are to be 60 years of age or older and have at least 360 contributions.
The resolution revised the method of calculating age and establishes the broadest and most inclusive, to be considered late admission, which is 45 years of “age at next birthday”, which assumes that each individual, upon passing each birthday, begins to go through the next age.
It was reported that the resolution benefits affiliates by not having to face unnecessary bureaucratic obstacles, which were eliminated by the resolution, in order to facilitate workers’ access to their rights.
