General and Special Schemes

The social security system is divided into a general scheme and various special schemes. The general scheme applies to most employees working for others, while special schemes cover the self-employed and some categories of employees, such as sailors, those in the coal mining industry, and housekeeping employees. Currently, PeopleSoft Global Payroll for Spain delivers rules only for the general scheme.

Grant holders (becarios) are integrated into the general scheme, but have special rules regarding social security calculation:

• They must be associated with the contribution group number 7.

• They must be assigned a contribution ID of 008.

• They must have an Empl Class (employee class) of Intern on the Job Information page.

• The common contingencies base is the minimum base for the general scheme.

• The professional contingencies base is the minimum base for the general scheme.

Becarios do not need to be associated with an official contract type, for purposes of generating the FAN flat file.

Note:

Although PeopleSoft Global Payroll for Spain delivers rules for only the general scheme, you can define rules for other schemes using the Scheme, Work Group, and Contribution pages.