contributive scheme of social protection

non-contributory social security scheme

statutory social security scheme | statutory system of social security

social security [ national insurance | social protection | Social insurance(STW) ]

social-security harmonisation [ harmonisation of social security systems | social-security harmonization ]

social security system [ social security plan | social security scheme ]

social security system | social security scheme

Application Under the Agreement of Social Security Between Canada and Portugal for Certification of Coverage of Employment Under the Canada Pension Plan

Application Under the Agreement of Social Security Between Canada and Greece for Certification of Coverage of Employment Under the Canada Pension Plan

In the long term, it is therefore inevitable that a standardised European social security system will be created, including a pension system, health insurance and welfare benefits.

(2) The social protection of workers with regard to pensions is guaranteed by statutory social security schemes, together with supplementary social security schemes linked to the employment contract, which are becoming increasingly common in the Member States.

‘occupational social security schemes’: schemes not governed by Council Directive 79/7/EEC of 19 December 1978 on the progressive implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in matters of social security whose purpose is to provide workers, whether employees or self-employed, in an undertaking or group of undertakings, area of economic activity, occupational sector or group of sectors with benefits intended to supplement the benefits provided by statutory social security schemes or to replace them, whether membership of such schemes is compulsory or optional.

occupational social security schemes: schemes not governed by Directive 79/7/EEC whose purpose is to provide workers, whether employees or self-employed, in an undertaking or group of undertakings, area of economic activity, occupational sector or group of sectors with benefits intended to supplement the benefits provided by statutory social security schemes or to replace them, whether membership of such schemes is compulsory or optional;