What to do if your employer isn't depositing your SSF contributions on time
Nepal gives employers 25 days to deposit your SSF contribution, with 10% interest and real fines for defaulting. How to check your balance and escalate.
Contract versus permanent staff in Nepal: the PF, SSF, and leave gap
Nepal's Labour Act applies PF, SSF, and gratuity almost regardless of the 'contract' label on your job. The real gap between contract and permanent staff is job security, not benefits.
The 1% social security tax on your salary in Nepal: where it goes, can you get it back
Salaried Nepalis pay a 1% social security tax on the first income slab. What it is, why SSF members skip it, where the money actually goes, and if you get it back.
SSF for the self-employed in Nepal: what it costs a freelancer to join
Freelancers and shop owners can join Nepal's Social Security Fund, but pay the full 31% yourself. What it buys, what it costs, why only 444 had joined by 2025.
SSF benefits explained: what your social security contribution actually buys
Your slip loses 11% to SSF and your employer adds 20% more. What that 31% buys: a pension, medical cover, accident and disability pay, and a family payout.
EPF to SSF: what changes the day your employer switches you over
Your basic stays, your bank deposit may dip, and your retirement math gets rewritten. A line-by-line look at what moves when your employer shifts PF to SSF.
CIT vs PF vs SSF: where to put your next रू 1,000 of retirement money in Nepal
PF and SSF your employer picks; CIT is the lever you control. How to decide whether your next Rs 1,000 of retirement money goes to CIT, PF/SSF, or elsewhere.
