PERKESO contribution payment record
PERKESO’s own registration circular sets out the contribution-entry route inside the ASSIST Portal, not a separate system — once the employer and worker registration is done, the same account is used every time a contribution is due. The category recorded at registration determines which rate table applies, so it’s worth confirming that before entering the first contribution rather than assuming the combined local-worker rate applies by default.
- Confirm the worker category recorded at registration before using a rate table.
- Keep the wage month recorded separately from the date the contribution was actually paid.
- Save the contribution reference and payment receipt after each submission.
Entering and submitting a contribution
Inside the ASSIST Portal, the route is My Sites → SOCSO Contribution → Employer Contribution → Add Contribution. From there, PERKESO’s own steps are to save it as a draft first, then complete it, submit it, and confirm it — four steps in sequence rather than a single save action.
This is the same account created during employer registration, so nothing new needs to be applied for; the Employer Code obtained at that stage carries through to every contribution entered afterward.
Paying it — two channels
Once a contribution is submitted, PERKESO’s own steps describe two ways to pay: online through FPX inside the portal itself (Process to Payment → Add to Cart → pay), or at a bank counter using a printed ACR/ECR, the payment reference the portal generates. The bank-counter route has a timing detail worth knowing — print the ACR/ECR before 6pm, and pay it at a panel bank the next business day, not the same day.
Neither channel is described as faster or preferred in PERKESO’s own materials — the choice comes down to whichever is more convenient for the household.
The rate that actually applies
The commonly quoted PERKESO figure — a combined rate split between employer and employee — describes the Act 4 and Act 800 rate for a Malaysian, permanent resident, or long-term-resident domestic worker. A foreign domestic worker is covered under Act 4 — the Employment Injury Scheme and, since 1 July 2024, the Invalidity Scheme — but not Act 800’s Employment Insurance System.
This is worth checking before entering the first contribution, since using the wrong category’s rate table would mean paying, or recording, the wrong figure from the first month onward.