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<h1>Solomon Islands</h1>
<div class="exchangeRate">Exchange rate: <abbr class="spell">US</abbr>$1.00&nbsp;=&nbsp;7.58 Solomon Islands dollars (SI$).</div>
<h2>Old Age, Disability, and Survivors</h2>
<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
<p><span class="h4">First and current law:</span> 1973 (provident fund), implemented in 1976.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Provident fund system.</p>
<p>Note: The YouSave program is being implemented to allow self-employed persons without provident fund accounts to save voluntarily for retirement.</p>
<h3>Coverage</h3>
<p>Employed persons aged&nbsp;14 or older, including household workers, members of cooperatives, and casual workers with monthly earnings of at least SI$20 and who work at least six days a month.</p>
<p>Voluntary coverage for unemployed and self-employed persons aged&nbsp;16 to 35 and former employees who have at least 12 consecutive months of previous contributions, regardless of age.</p>
<p>Exclusions: Prisoners and persons in medical institutions.</p>
<p>Employees covered by equivalent private plans may contract out.</p>
<p>Special system for certain public-sector employees.</p>
<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> 5% of gross monthly earnings plus at least SI$5 a year (death benefit). Additional voluntary contributions are possible.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> Voluntary contributions are possible.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> 7.5% of gross monthly payroll.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None; contributes as an employer.</p>
<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Old-age benefit:</span> Age&nbsp;50.</p>
<p>Employment may continue. If the fund member continues in covered employment, he or she must continue to make contributions.</p>
<p>Early withdrawal: Age&nbsp;40 if permanently retired from covered employment; at any age if emigrating permanently.</p>
<p>Drawdown payment: In cases of unfair dismissal or if laid off, unemployed fund members may withdraw funds from their provident fund accounts after three months of continuous unemployment (see Unemployment).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Disability benefit:</span> Must be assessed with a permanent physical or mental incapacity for work.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Survivor benefit:</span> Paid to the next-of-kin or to one or more named survivors when the fund member dies before withdrawing all of his or her savings.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Death benefit:</span> Paid when a fund member dies.</p>
<h3>Old-Age Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Old-age benefit:</span> A lump sum of total employee and employer contributions plus accrued interest minus drawdown payments is paid.</p>
<p>If the fund member makes a withdrawal at age&nbsp;50 and continues working and making contributions, he or she may not withdraw any additional funds for five years. After age&nbsp;55, a member can withdraw savings at any time.</p>
<p>Early withdrawal: A lump sum of total employee and employer contributions plus accrued interest minus drawdown payments is paid.</p>
<p>If the fund member makes a withdrawal at age&nbsp;40 and continues working and making contributions, he or she may not withdraw any additional funds for five years.</p>
<p>Drawdown payment: See Unemployment.</p>
<p>Interest rate adjustment: The National Provident Fund Board sets the interest rate by the end of each fiscal year. The annual interest rate must be at least 2.5%.</p>
<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Disability benefit:</span> A lump sum of total employee and employer contributions plus accrued interest minus drawdown payments is paid.</p>
<p>Interest rate adjustment: The National Provident Fund Board sets the interest rate by the end of each fiscal year. The annual interest rate must be at least 2.5%.</p>
<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Survivor benefit:</span> A lump sum of total employee and employer contributions plus accrued interest minus drawdown payments is paid.</p>
<p>Interest rate adjustment: The National Provident Fund Board sets the interest rate by the end of each fiscal year. The annual interest rate must be at least 2.5%.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Death benefit:</span> A lump sum of SI$1,000 to SI$3,000 is paid.</p>
<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
<p>National Provident Fund Board (<a href="https://www.sinpf.org.sb/">http://www.sinpf.org.sb/</a>) administers the program and collects contributions. The Board is an independent tripartite body appointed by the Minister of Finance and made up of two representatives each from government, employers, and employees, and two representatives chosen at the Minister's discretion.</p>
<h2>Sickness and Maternity</h2>
<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
<p><span class="h4">First and current laws:</span> 1996 (health) and 1996 (labour act).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Universal (medical benefits) and employer liability (cash benefits) system.</p>
<h3>Coverage</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Universal (medical benefits):</span> Citizens of the Solomon Islands.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Employer liability (cash benefits):</span> Employed persons.</p>
<p>Exclusions: Self-employed persons and casual workers.</p>
<p>Special systems for certain public-sector employees.</p>
<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Insured person</span></p>
<p><span class="h5">Universal (medical benefits):</span> None.</p>
<p><span class="h5">Employer liability (cash benefits):</span> None.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person</span></p>
<p><span class="h5">Universal (medical benefits):</span> None.</p>
<p><span class="h5">Employer liability (cash benefits):</span> Not applicable.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Employer</span></p>
<p><span class="h5">Universal (medical benefits):</span> None.</p>
<p><span class="h5">Employer liability (cash benefits):</span> The total cost.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Government</span></p>
<p><span class="h5">Universal (medical benefits):</span> The total cost.</p>
<p><span class="h5">Employer liability (cash benefits):</span> None; contributes as an employer.</p>
<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Cash sickness benefit (employer liability):</span> Must be continuously employed for at least 26&nbsp;weeks by the same employer. A medical certificate may be required.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Cash maternity benefit (employer liability):</span> Must be currently employed. A medical certificate may be required.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits (universal):</span> There is no minimum qualifying period.</p>
<h3>Sickness and Maternity Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Sickness benefit (employer liability):</span> A benefit is paid for up to 22&nbsp;days a year.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Maternity benefit (employer liability):</span> 25% of the employee's monthly earnings is paid for 12&nbsp;weeks, including at least six weeks after childbirth. The employee may also nurse her child for an hour twice a day during working hours.</p>
<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
<p>Benefits include general and specialist care, hospitalization, and prescribed medicines.</p>
<p>Cost sharing: Patients pay up to SI$15 for specific services such as certain dental procedures, radiology and laboratory services, and specialty outpatient clinic visits.</p>
<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
<p>Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration (<a href="http://www.commerce.gov.sb/">http://www.commerce.gov.sb/</a>) provides general supervision of the cash benefits.</p>
<p>Ministry of Health and Medical Services provides general supervision of the medical benefits.</p>
<h2>Work Injury</h2>
<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
<p><span class="h4">First and current laws:</span> 1952 (workmen's compensation) and 1981 (employment).</p>
<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Employer-liability system, through a private carrier.</p>
<h3>Coverage</h3>
<p>Public- and private-sector employees with annual earnings of up to SI$4,000; and casual workers under certain conditions.</p>
<p>Exclusions: Self-employed persons and family labor.</p>
<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> None.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> Not applicable.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> The total cost.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None; contributes as an employer.</p>
<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
<p>Must be assessed with a work injury or occupational disease. All absences of three or more days from work must be reported. No benefit is paid if the incapacity or death occurs more than a year after the worker ceases employment.</p>
<h3>Temporary Disability Benefits</h3>
<p>50% to 100% of the insured's earnings is paid, depending on the insured's monthly earnings and the assessed degree of disability. If the incapacity lasts for more than three days, the benefit is paid from the first day until recovery or certification of permanent disability.</p>
<p>The maximum monthly temporary disability benefit is SI$160.</p>
<p>Workers with a temporary disability may undergo periodic medical examination by a doctor chosen and paid for by the employer.</p>
<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
<p>For a total (100%) disability, a lump sum of up to 48&nbsp;months of the insured's monthly earnings is paid.</p>
<p>The maximum permanent disability benefit is SI$9,000.</p>
<p>Constant-attendance supplement: 25% of the permanent disability benefit is paid if the insured requires the constant attendance of others to perform daily functions.</p>
<p>Partial disability: A percentage of the full permanent disability benefit is paid as a lump sum depending on the assessed degree of disability. In cases of multiple injuries, individual benefits may be aggregated but must not exceed the full permanent disability benefit.</p>
<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
<p>Medical benefits include care, medicine, and appliances.</p>
<p>Appliances that improve the earning capacity of an injured worker, including artificial prostheses, are provided at the employer's expense.</p>
<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
<p><span class="h4">Survivor benefit:</span> A lump sum of up to 36&nbsp;months of the insured's monthly earnings minus any permanent disability benefits already paid to the deceased is paid to eligible survivors.</p>
<p>The maximum survivor benefit is SI$80,000; SI$9,000 if the deceased received a permanent disability benefit.</p>
<p>Eligible survivors include family members living with the deceased at the time of death who were totally or mainly dependent on the deceased's earnings. The courts determine how the survivor benefit is split among survivors.</p>
<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant:</span> If there are no dependents, the grant covers reasonable burial expenses on a case by case basis.</p>
<p>The maximum funeral grant is SI$30.</p>
<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
<p>Labor Division of the Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labor and Immigration (<a href="http://www.commerce.gov.sb/">http://www.commerce.gov.sb/</a>) provides general supervision.</p>
<h2>Unemployment</h2>
<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
<p>Under the National Provident Fund Act, an unemployed fund member may withdraw up to 30% of his or her provident fund savings in case of unfair dismissal or if laid off, provided the fund member's savings are greater than SI$10,000 and he or she is not reemployed within three months after dismissal. The remaining amount can also be withdrawn later under certain conditions.</p>
<p>Employers are required to pay a dismissal benefit of two weeks of the employee's earnings for each year of employment if the employee has been in continuous employment with the same employer for at least 26&nbsp;weeks and is younger than age&nbsp;50.</p>
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