BY Azlan Othman

Employees Trust Fund (TAP) enforcement personnel found five local workers not registered under TAP and Supplemental Contributory Pension (SCP) schemes during an inspection of business premises around Mukim Mentiri recently.

Employers who failed to show the required documents during the inspectionwere instructed to report to the TAP office for further action and to ensure that the employees are registered and made their contributions.

TAP said permanent workers, temporary workers, contract workers, daily wage workers, and workers in the probationary period who are citizens and permanent residents of Brunei Darussalam meeting the conditions are required to be registered and contribute to the TAP and SCP schemes.

Under Section 26 of the Employee Trust Act, upon conviction, the employer may be fined not less than BND3,000 for the first offence and not more than BND10,000 for the second and subsequent offenses.

Employees wishing to lodge complaints regarding unpaid or unregistered contributions can visit any TAP branch.

-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin