1 - Register your company and affiliate your employees to a Labor Risks Administrator
By means of this affiliation the employer can register his company to the General System of Labor Risks (ARL). The main function of the Administrators of Labor Risks (hereinafter ARL) is to identify and control risks present in the workplace, together with the companies, to prevent accidents and occupational diseases from occurring.
A company can affiliate to an ARL in two ways: the legal representative can carry out the procedure through the My Social Security portal, or directly with the ARL of its choice.
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Requirements
What do I need to apply for registration?
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You need to present the company's Tax Identification Number
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Provide the company's general data
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Have the employee's data - Identification document, risk level - To classify the risk level, refer to Decree 1295 of 1994 (article 26) - Risk level table
Steps
What steps to follow once I have all the documents?
If the affiliation is done through the portal "Mi Seguridad Social", the following procedure must be performed:
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Register as a citizen in "Mi Seguridad Social". - Go to https://miseguridadsocial.gov.co/ and complete the citizen registration process.
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Register your company in "Mi Seguridad Social". - Enter https://miseguridadsocial.gov.co/ with your username and password and perform the "Registration as a legal entity" of your company.
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Register as an employer with the ARL. Once your company is registered, you can use the "Employer's Affiliation to the General System of Labor Risks" functionality to affiliate your company.
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Register the locations where you carry out your economic activity. When registering as an employer, you must have registered at least the main office; you can register other offices where you also carry out your economic activity.
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Register the work centers. Work centers can be registered and must be associated to one of the previously created sites. Note that there must always be at least one work center.
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Enroll your workers. Once all of the above has been done, the company can report news of the beginning of the labor relationship as it hires workers.
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If the company chooses to make the affiliation directly with the ARL, it must complete the physical or electronic form, and attach the documentation required by the Labor Risks Administrator in the format provided by each one of them.
Keep in mind:
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If you perform the process through the portal "Mi seguridad Social", please note that it currently only applies to S.A.S legal entity companies created as of January 1, 2020.
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The coverage of ARL services starts the day after affiliation.
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All workers must be registered in the portal to be able to report the beginning of the labor relationship virtually.
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The Start of Labor Relationship Report functionality allows the registration to the Health Entity (EPS) of the worker's choice, if not already registered, and the affiliation of the worker to the ARL in which the employer is registered.
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The My Social Security portal also has the Termination of Labor Relationship Report functionality, which allows you to report to the worker's health entity (EPS) and to the ARL where the worker is affiliated, that the labor relationship with the worker has been terminated.
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Learn more about the Labor Relationship Registration process in the portal "Mi seguridad Social".
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The news of the beginning of the labor relationship made through the My Social Security portal will be reported to the ARL to which the worker was affiliated, and to the EPS selected by the worker.
Costs
What is the cost of this procedure?
No cost
Time
How long does this process take?
3 working day
Regulations
What regulations must I comply with?
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Decree 1295 of 1994. Whereby the organization and administration of the General System of Professional Risks <Labor Risks> is determined (article 4. literal c) (Decree Law) - (article 26) - Risk level table
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Decree 1607 of 2002- (art. 2.) Decree 1072 of 2015. Whereby the Sole Regulatory Decree of the Labor Sector is issued (article 2.2.4.2.1.1.) (Sole Regulatory Decree)
2 - Register your company and affiliate your employees to the EPS
The purpose of this procedure is to affiliate or link your company's employees to the General Social Security Health System and register them with an EPS Health Promoting Entity.
If the worker decides to affiliate to the State EPS - Nueva EPS -, the employer can do so through the Transactional Affiliation System SAT - www.miseguridadsocial.gov.co
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Requirements
What do I need to make the affiliation?
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You need the affiliation form duly filled out and signed by the contributor (worker). For dependent workers, the signature and stamp of the employer (the company) is required.
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Complete the health declaration form for the entire family group to be linked.
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Present a copy of the contributor's (worker's) identity document.
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Complete the questionnaire letter of rights and duties of the affiliate and the patient, and performance letter.
Steps
What steps to follow once you have all the documents?
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Apply for affiliation by presenting the required documentation for each worker.
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Gather the documents and comply with the necessary requirements to complete the process.
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Receive information on the rights and duties through the Charter of Rights of the affiliate and the family group.
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Make the affiliation in the web portal of the EPS selected by the worker
Costs
What is the cost of this procedure?
No cost
Time
How long does this procedure take?
3 working day
Regulations
What regulations do I have to comply with?
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Law 100 of 1993 (article 153. numeral 3.4.) (Ordinary Law).
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Law 100 of 1993 (article 161. numeral 1) (Ordinary Law).
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Decree 780 of 2016. (Article 2.1.1.3. numerals 1,2) (Sole Regulatory Decree)
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Decree 2353 of 2015
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Decree 780 of 2016
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Decree 1818 of 2019
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Resolution 768 of 2018
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Resolution 2389 of 2019
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Resolution 1126 of 2020
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Resolution 1734 of 2020
3 - Register your company and affiliate your employees to the Family Compensation Fund (Caja de Compensación
Through this procedure you can affiliate the company and its employees to a Family Compensation Fund CCF, this entity is responsible for managing programs and activities of cash subsidies, recreation, sports, health promotion and tourism among others for workers.
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Requirements
What do I need to apply for the Family Compensation Fund?
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Prepare company information - requested documents in JPG, PNG or PDF format.
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Complete the affiliation form on the website of the selected Family Compensation Fund (CCF).
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Submit the company's RUT (Single Tax Registry), (valid for no more than 1 month).
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Present the certificate of existence and legal representation (valid for no more than 1 month).
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Submit the list of workers and salaries
Steps
What steps to follow once you have all the documents?
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Create the account / user on the website of the selected Family Compensation Fund (CCF)
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Gather the documents according to the requirements
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File the documents
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Once your company is linked, affiliate your workers in the web page of the selected Family Compensation Fund (CCF)
Virtuality
Where can I go?
You can initiate, follow up and finalize the procedure and/or service online through the website of the selected CCF.
Costs
What is the cost of this procedure?
No cost
Time
How long does this procedure take?
>1 business day
Regulations
What regulations do I have to comply with?
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Law 21 of 1982. Whereby the Family Subsidy System is modified, and other provisions are issued (article 7 numeral 4) (Ordinary Law).
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Law 21 of 1982. Whereby the Family Subsidy System is modified, and other provisions are enacted (article 15) (Ordinary Law).
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Law 100 of 1993 - Integral social security system.
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Law 789 of 2002 - Whereby rules are issued to support employment and extend social protection and some articles of the Substantive Labor Code are amended.
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Decree 1072 of 2015. which compiles all the decrees of the family subsidy regime and compensation funds
4 - Affiliating your employees to a Pension and Severance Pay Fund
It is the employer's obligation to affiliate its employees to the General Pension System through a Pension Fund Administrator (AFP). This mechanism allows affiliates or beneficiaries to obtain an old age, disability and survivors' pension after the death of the contributor or, failing that, the substitutive indemnity, as established by law.
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Requirements
What do I need to apply for affiliation to a Pension and Severance Pay Fund?
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Prepare the company's information - requested documents in PDF format.
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Complete the affiliation form
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Submit the RUT (Single Tax Registry).
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Present the certificate of existence and legal representation
Steps
What steps to follow once I have all the documents?
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Create the account / user of the company on the website of the AFP selected by the worker
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Gather the required documents
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File the worker's documents in the platform of the AFP selected by the worker
Costs
What is the cost of this procedure?
No cost
Time
How long does this procedure take?
1 working day
Regulations
What regulations do I have to comply with?
Law 100 of 1993. Whereby the Integral Social Security System is created, and other provisions are issued (article 13 literals e, b) (Ordinary Law).
Law 100 of 1993. Whereby the Integral Social Security System is created, and other provisions are issued (article 15 numeral 1) (Ordinary Law).
Decree 1833 of 2016. By means of which the rules of the General Pension System are compiled. (Article 2.2.2.1.1. numerals. 1.1., 1.2) (Sole Regulatory Decree)