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SELF-EMPLOYED PEOPLE who do not contribute to the National Insurance Scheme are the biggest concern for the National Insurance Department.
Minister of Labour and Social Security Dr Esther Byer-Suckoo, who made the comment, said she was concerned about the low level of compliance among the self-employed group, which spanned professions.
She told the DAILY NATION after the 45th anniversary service for the NIS at the River Road New Testament Church yesterday: “It’s self-employed people at the top and at the bottom. It’s your doctors, lawyers, engineers; it’s your gardeners, seamstresses, hairdressers – its right across the board.
“People whose deductions are not taken out naturally from their wages, the onus is on them [to pay]. So a lot of people either forget to do it, aren’t aware that they should, aren’t aware that National Insurance can provide benefits for them as well,” she stated.
Read the full story in today’s DAILY?NATION.

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