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IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Commissioner
responsible for Finance by section
29 of the Social Security Act,
1965 (Act 279) these Regulations
are made this 8th day of
September, 1972.
Regulation 1—Unemployment Benefit.
(1) Subject to the other
provisions of these Regulations,
unemployment benefit shall be
payable to a worker who is a
member of the Social Security Fund
and who becomes unemployed.
(2) Unemployment benefit shall be
payable for a period not exceeding
two months commencing from the end
of the first month of
unemployment.
(3) An application for the first
unemployment benefit shall be made
at the end of the second month of
unemployment and shall be made on
Form SS. 106 specified in the
First Schedule to these
Regulations.
(4) The application shall be
addressed to the Chief
Administrator accompanied by—
(a) certificates from the last
recorded employer of the applicant
and the Public Employment Centre
respectively in the forms
specified in the Second Schedule
to these Regulations, and
(b) any other documents or
information which the Chief
Administrator may by writing
require, in connection with the
application for the benefit.
(5) The application for a further
unemployment benefit, which shall
be made at the end of the third
month of unemployment shall be
made on Form SS. 107 specified in
the Third Schedule to these
Regulations, and shall be
accompanied by a certificate from
the Public Employment Centre in
the form specified in the same
Schedule, together with any other
documents or information which the
Chief Administrator may by writing
require in connection with the
said application.
Regulation 2— Qualification for
Benefit.
A
worker shall not be qualified to
claim unemployment benefit under
these Regulations, unless—
(a) he becomes unemployed on or
after the last day of October,
1972;
(b) where he has not claimed
before, he has made not less than
thirty-six monthly contributions
to the Fund, at least two of which
shall have been made within four
months immediately prior to his
unemployment; or since he last
claimed unemployment benefit, he
has made not less than twenty-four
monthly contributions, at least
two of which shall have been made
within four months immediately
prior to his unemployment, and
(c) he has remained unemployed for
a period of not less than two
months or not less than three
months, as the case may be,
although he has registered with a
Public Employment Centre and has
applied regularly for employment
in accordance with the directions
of the Public Employment Centre.
Regulation 3—Disentitlement to
Benefit.
(1) A worker shall not be entitled
to claim unemployment benefit
under these Regulations, if—
(a) he is engaged in remunerative
work of any kind, other than
part-time employment;
(b) he is laid off as a result of
labour dispute;
(c) it is certified by the Public
Employment Centre that he has
refused to take up any suitable
employment offered to him; so
however that an employment shall
be deemed not to be suitable—
(i)
if the rate of remuneration in
relation thereto is lower or the
other conditions are less
favourable than those applicable
to that kind of employment in the
area in which the employment is
offered;
(ii) if it would entail residence
in an area in which accommodation
appropriate to the circumstances
of the particular worker is not
available;
(iii) if it is available in
consequence of a stoppage of work
due to labour dispute; or
(iv) if having regard to all the
circumstances, its refusal by the
worker is not unreasonable;
(d) he voluntarily vacates his
employment;
(e) he draws any benefit under the
Fund other than survivor’s
benefit;
(f) he receives a redundancy or
severance pay or both, in
connection with his present loss
of employment; or
(g) he ceases to be a member of
the Fund.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph
(a) of sub-regulation (1) of this
regulation, “part-time employment”
means an employment in which the
number of working hours in a week
does not exceed in aggregate two
working days and the remuneration
therefrom appears to the Chief
Administrator to be substantially
less than the worker’s average
weekly pay assessed in accordance
with regulation 4 of these
Regulations.
Regulation 4—Amount of Benefit.
(1) The amount of the unemployment
benefit shall be computed on the
basis of the average monthly pay
of the worker over the twelve
months immediately preceding his
unemployment, and the amount of
the first unemployment benefit
shall be equivalent to fifty per
centum of such average monthly pay
of the worker.
(2) If the period of unemployment
exceeds three months, the worker
is entitled to claim a further
unemployment benefit, at the end
of the third month of
unemployment, equivalent to
fifteen cedis or twenty per centum
of such average monthly pay of the
worker, whichever is higher.
Regulation 5—Unemployment Benefit
Fund.
(1) There shall be a Fund to be
known as the Unemployment Benefit
Fund, to which the Chief
Administrator shall, with effect
from 1st July, 1972, transfer
monthly an amount equivalent to
one per centum of the worker’s pay
from the employer’s Social
Security contribution of twelve
and a half per centum.
(2) The unemployment benefit
shall be a change on the said
Fund.
Regulation 6—Offence.
(1) Any person who, for the
purposes of claiming any
unemployment benefit under these
Regulations knowingly makes any
false statement or representation,
or produces or furnishes, or
causes to be produced or
furnished, any document or
information which he knows to be
false in a material particular
commits an offence punishable
under the Social Security Act,
1965 (Act 279).
(2) Any person appointed or acting
as employee under the Social
Security Act, 1965 (Act 279), who
conspires with or aids and abets
any other person in the commission
of any offence under
sub-regulation (1) of this
regulation is guilty of an offence
punishable under the said Act.
Regulation 7—These Regulations to
be Read as One with L.I. 470.
These Regulations shall be read as
one with the Social Security
Regulations, 1965 (L.I. 470) and
the said Social Security
Regulations shall have effect
subject to such modifications as
may be necessary to give effect to
the provisions of these
Regulations.
Regulation 8—Commencement.
These Regulations shall be deemed
to have come into force on 1st day
of July, 1972.
SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE
Form SS. 106
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, 1965 (ACT
279)
The Chief Administrator,
Social Security Fund,
P.O. Box M. 149,
Accra.
APPLICATION FOR FIRST UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFIT
Important
(1) Any person who makes a false
statement or representation or
produces or furnishes or causes to
be produced or furnished any
information which he knows to be
false in a material particular is
guilty of an offence under the
Social Security Act, 1965.
(2) A certified statement of
additional contributions made by
you since the last Annual
Statement of Account must be
attached to this application.
APPLICANT’S
LABOUR
APPLICANT’S SOCIAL SECURITY
CARD
NO.
REGISTRATION NO.
as on Certificate of Membership
{ Full
Name…………………………………………….............…..
Particulars
{
(Surname First)
of Member { Son/Daughter
of …………………………………………..........
{ Date of
Birth……………………………………………............
I
hereby apply for First
Unemployment Benefit. I have made
36/24* 1 monthly contributions to
the Social Security Scheme since
…………………………..(date) when * I joined
the Scheme/* I last claimed
benefit. I was laid off on…………….
2 due to
*redundancy/closure/sickness/labour
dispute/voluntary vacation of
office/other cause.
Name and address of last
employer…………...............................................................
………………………………………………………………………………………....................................................................….
He employed me from
…............................…….to
………………………..Previously I worked
with
………………………..from…………………to…………………….(N.B.
Furnish full names and addresses
of your employers during the
preceding 36 months.)* I am not
engaged in any remunerative work.
* I receive only ¢…………….per month
at …………………..(give full address of
present place of work).
*I have registered for work at
……………………………Public Employment
Centre, but have not yet got any
employment. The instrument of
payment may be mailed to me at the
following address:—
…………............................................…………
…………………………………………………………………………….................................................................……………….
I
certify that I do not hold another
Certificate of Membership apart
from the
following:—………......………………………….........................................................................................................................................................................................…………………………………………………………………………………………....................……........................
Witness to Mark
……………………........................…….
……………………….............................
................……………………….
Address
Signature of Claimant
………………………….......................
………………………….......................
Signature and a clear
impression of thumbprint are
required.
THUMBPRINT
___________________
*Delete whichever is inapplicable.
SECOND SCHEDULE
CERTIFICATE OF LAST EMPLOYER
Name and Address of
Employer………………………….................................................
………………………………………………………………………………………………......................................................
I
CERTIFY that
Mr./Mrs./Miss……………………………………………………………............................……………………
.........................................
(Name of worker) was laid off on
…………………….. as a result of
redundancy/closure/labour
dispute/other cause*. He left/did
not* leave voluntarily.
I
have notified the Public
Employment Centre at …………………on
………………..(date) I have/have not *
paid him severance/redundancy pay
amounting to ¢……………………………He shall
be recalled to work on……………...
……………………* His pay rate3 was
¢…………………………..per month. I made the
last payment of Social Security
contributions to the Fund
on…………………………I still owe ¢……………………
I
forward, herewith, a statement
signed by me, showing the worker’s
and employer’s shares of
contributions in respect of the
claimant since the last annual
statement of account. The claimant
has been in my employ from
…………………….to …………….He has been
given another job
as…………………………………at ………..
on……………………… .… but he has turned
it down.
........………………......................................................……………………
Signature of officer authorised to
sign cheques for Social Security
Fund.
EMPLOYER’S SOCIAL SECURITY
REGISTRATION NUMBER
……….................................................................……………………….
Signature of Managing Director or
Manager or Head of Establishment
CERTIFICATE OF OFFICER IN CHARGE
OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT CENTRE
I
CERTIFY that Mr./Mrs./Miss
………………………….. SS. No………….. Labour
Card No. ..........…………………………..
has registered for employment
at…………………….but has been directed
on any employer as yet. He/she
has refused to take up suitable
employment
as……………………………at…………………..on………………………..
Full Name of
Officer………....................................…………….
Signature……………………………………..........................
Rank……………………………….……....................……
Station…………………………………........................….
Date……………………………………….....................….
_________________
Note* (1) Delete whichever is
inapplicable.
(2) Benefit will only
be considered in respect of
unemployment occurring after 1st
October. 1972.
(3) Only payrate on
which contribution was made over
the last 12 months may be given.
THIRD SCHEDULE
FORM SS. 107
APPLICATION FOR SECOND
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
A
certified statement of additional
contributions made by you since
the last Annual Statement of
Account must be attached to this
application.
APPLICANT’S
LABOUR
APPLICANT’S SOCIAL SECURITY
CARD NO.
REGISTRATION
NO.
Particulars { Full
Name…………………........................................................
of Member
{
(Surname First)
{
Son/Daughter of
……………………….....................................................…….
{ Date
of
Birth……………………………...........................................
I
hereby apply for Second
Unemployment Benefit. I was paid
the first benefit of
¢……......................……………………
on ……………………………… at…………………………….
I
have not as yet succeeded in
getting a job, although I have
been making serious efforts and
have called at the Public
Employment Centre several times.
I understand that I shall not be
entitled to a further Unemployment
Benefit unless I returned to work
and made a minimum of 24 further
contributions to the Unemployment
Fund.
Witness to Mark:
…………….........…………………………
Signature and Thumbprint of
Claimant
……………………………………….
………………………………………
Address……………………………..
……………………………………..
CERTIFICATE OF OFFICER IN CHARGE
OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT CENTRE
I
CERTIFY THAT
Mr./Mrs./Miss……………………………………..................................……………...........................………
SS. No.
……………………………………….......................
Labour Card No…………….......………………
has been registered for employment
since………………………………………………….
He/she has not yet succeeded in
getting any*……………………............……
He/she has refused to take up
suitable employment
as…….......................... at
…………………on ……………………………………………...
Full Name of
Officer……………………………............................................................
Signature
……………………………………………..............................................
Rank………………………………………………………………………………………................................................................
Station……………………………………………………………………………………....
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*Delete whichever is inapplicable.
COLONEL I. K. ACHEAMPONG
Commissioner Responsible for
Finance
Date of Gazette Notification: 15th
September, 1972.
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