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Employee Salary Differential
Question from Nix
Jul 13, 2026

How does sss salary differential works? Dapat po ba bago makakuha ng salary differential dapat nga po ba 1k above ang daily rate kapag employed ka? Based po kase sa sss salary differential calculator na provided po ninyo, may makukuha po ako na 14k pero sabi po ng employer/HR ko ay wala daw po ako makukuha. Kase below 1k ang daily rate ko. And ask ko na din po na dapat po ba talaga makuha ko ung salary differential or depende po sa employer? Kase po Staff Nurse po ako sa isang Private Hospital and sa tingin ko po pasok naman sa qualifications kase hindi naman Microbusiness ang company namin. Sana po masagot

Answer from SSS Maternity Calculator Team Answered Jul 13, 2026

Hi mommy 😊 Hindi po automatic na “no salary differential” dahil below ₱1,000 ang daily rate. Ang salary differential ay difference ng full pay mo during maternity leave minus SSS maternity benefit. So kung mas mataas ang full pay mo kaysa SSS benefit, may possible salary differential pa rin.

For example, kung around ₱800/day ang daily rate, 105 days = around ₱84,000. Kung SSS benefit mo ay ₱70,000, possible may difference na around ₱14,000 before any adjustment/deductions. Kaya possible na tama ang lumabas sa calculator.

Hindi rin po siya “depende lang sa employer.” Under SSS/Expanded Maternity Leave rules, employed female members should receive full pay made up of SSS maternity benefit + salary differential paid by employer, except kung exempt ang employer like distressed establishment, retail/service with not more than 10 workers, micro-business with assets not more than ₱3M, or may equal/better benefit already.

Since Staff Nurse ka sa private hospital, most likely hindi microbusiness, pero best step mommy is ask HR for a written computation and ask if the hospital is claiming DOLE exemption. Kung walang exemption at may difference talaga, dapat ipa-explain nila clearly bakit zero.

Check estimate dito mommy:
https://sssmaternitybenefitscalculator.com

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Salary Differential EDD: December 2026
Question from Mommy
Sep 10, 2026

Hello po, EDD ko po ay December 2026 and nag voluntary payment ako for April 2026, May 2026 and June 2026 then I got hired po ng May 2026. Since hindi po ko po full makukuha ang ₱70,000 from SSS since 3months lang po ang contributions within the qualifying period, is my company mandated to pay me the salary differential? For context, monthly salary is approximately ₱100,000.

Answer from SSS Maternity Calculator Team Answered Sep 12, 2026

Hi mommy 😊 Yes po, generally mandated ang current employer mo na magbayad ng salary differential, kahit 3 months lang ang contributions na ginamit ng SSS sa MatBen computation, as long as employed ka when you avail maternity leave and hindi DOLE-exempt ang company.

For EDD December 2026, qualifying period mo is July 2025–June 2026.

Ang setup is:

Full pay for 105 days based sa regular salary mo
minus actual SSS MatBen
= salary differential na sagot ng employer.

So with around ₱100,000/month salary, malaking amount ang possible salary differential because your full pay for 105 days is roughly ₱350,000, then ibabawas ang actual SSS MatBen and applicable employee contributions.

Also check mommy kung may employer contributions for May–June 2026, since hired ka na noong May. Those months could also affect your SSS MatBen computation.

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Employee MAT-1 EDD: December 2026
Question from Ella
Sep 3, 2026

Possible po ba na ako na lang mag file ng MAT1 kesa si employer?

Answer from SSS Maternity Calculator Team Answered Sep 3, 2026

Hi mommy 😊 Kung currently employed ka, employer/HR po talaga ang dapat mag-file/transmit ng MAT-1 sa SSS. Ikaw muna ang mag-notify sa employer tungkol sa pregnancy at EDD, then sila ang mag-submit through their Employer My.SSS account.

Ang direct online MAT-1 filing sa member account ay para sa Voluntary, Self-Employed, OFW, at Non-Working Spouse members.

So kung Employee ka pa, mas safe na dumaan sa HR/employer para tama ang record at walang issue later sa MatBen claim. 😊

🎥 How to File SSS MAT-1 Online:
https://youtu.be/ackBt_sWnvY

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Employee Qualifying Period EDD: February 2027
Question from Ericka
Aug 29, 2026

EDD ko February 28, 2027. Between the qualifying period na October 2025-September 2026, di ko po nahulogan yung October 2025 since kaka start ko palang ng work ko niyan, and February 2026 is kaka start ko uli for my new work so wala pong hulog. Do I still need na hulogan po ang October 2025 and February 2026 para qualified po ako maka avail sa benefits?

Answer from SSS Maternity Calculator Team Answered Aug 30, 2026

Hi mommy 😊 Hindi mo na kailangang habulin ang October 2025 at February 2026 para lang maka-qualify, as long as mayroon kang at least 3 valid posted contributions within your qualifying period na October 2025–September 2026. (sss.gov.ph)

So kahit may gaps ka sa October 2025 at February 2026, okay lang po iyon. Hindi required na complete lahat ng 12 months.

Since Employee ka, employer ang responsible sa contributions for the months na actually employed ka. Hindi mo rin dapat personal na bayaran retroactively ang months na wala ka pang employer or wala kang applicable contribution.

Ang important is: check your My.SSS and make sure may at least 3 posted months from October 2025–September 2026. If meron, possible ka nang qualified. ✅

🎥 February 2027 EDD guide:
https://youtu.be/FvI2gVRmKEM?si=ejIDbagMWfc4NPn0

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