RETIRED SENIOR CLERK at the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), Stephen Strickland, believes it is time that legislation was drafted to require that all self-employed persons contribute to the NIS.
Explaining why this was so important, in an interview with the Saturday SUN after he delivered yesterday’s lecture at the Astor B. Watts Lunchtime Lecture at the Democratic Labour Party headquarters, George Street, St Michael, Strickland maintained it wasn’t to “get at” self-employed people but to protect their futures.
To further highlight his point, he told the story of a self-employed friend, who when he turned 60 suffered a stroke.
Since this man had not paid contributions to the funds he could neither receive invalidity nor old age pension. (SDB Media)
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