The following is news flash 2024/16 published by the PAGSA on March 15, 2024 regarding COID ROE System Temporary Shutdown

TEMPORARY SHUTDOWN: COID ONLINE SYSTEM FOR THE RETURN OF EARNINGS

The Employers Filing Season for the submission of the annual ROE (Return of Earnings) will open on 1 April 2024 and close on 30 June 2024.

To prepare for the submission of these returns by employers, the Compensation Fund will temporarily close some modules of their online systems from 17 March 2024 until 31 March 2024, as detailed in the following notice.

ROE ONLINE SYSTEM TEMPORARY SHUT-DOWN ALERT

This serves to inform all Employers that the Compensation Fund will temporarily shut-down the ROE Online System and the internal SAP ECC for the Employer Registration and Employer Assessment module only for the period from 17 March 2024 (00:00) until midnight on 31 March 2024.

The reason for the temporary shut-down is to complete preparatory actions for the 2023 ROE Season that will open for the period 1 April 2024 to 30 June 2024.

The following services will be affected during the ROE Online system shut-down period:
o Employer registrations will not be processed; this includes registrations through the CIPC Bizportal plant form as well as through the CF’s back- office processes.
o Employers will not be able to declare any Return of Earnings, online or manually.
o CF will not able to clear employers who are flagged for audit and process applications for a revision of assessment.
o No instalment applications will be considered during this period.

The following services will NOT be affected during the ROE Online systems shut-down period:
o The CompEasy system, for the processing of claims will NOT be affected.
o Employer will be able to generate a letter of Good Standing during this time.
o Employers can still make payments using their correct CF Registration number.

Employers are encouraged to declare their earnings earlier when the ROE Online system opens from 1 April 2024 as higher volumes are generally experienced towards the submission deadline that affects availability of systems.

NOTICE ENDS

Regards,
Rob Cooper