SKBBK — Why Your SOCSO Deduction Went Up in June 2026

From June 2026, the employee's SOCSO contribution includes the SKBBK employment-injury share that employers previously paid alone. Same salary, higher deduction, smaller take-home — here is exactly what changed, by how much, and what happens next.

What is SKBBK?

SKBBK is the employment-injury (Skim Bencana Kerja) share of the SOCSO contribution — the part of PERKESO's protection that covers accidents and occupational disease. Until May 2026 it sat entirely inside the employer's contribution; from June 2026 a share of it moved into the employee's contribution, in gazetted steps.

Why did my SOCSO deduction increase?

Because the SKBBK share joined the employee's side of the schedule. On a RM5,000 salary (Category 1), the employee's SOCSO went from RM 24.75 to RM 61.90 a month in June 2026 — an increase of RM 37.15, which is exactly the SKBBK portion (RM 37.15). Salary did not change; the split of the contribution did.

Is SKBBK an extra deduction on top of SOCSO?

No. SKBBK is part of the SOCSO contribution, not a second deduction. A payslip that lists SOCSO and SKBBK as two lines is showing a presentation split of one amount — adding the two lines together double-counts the injury portion. The amount actually deducted is the SOCSO band value once, SKBBK included.

Category 2 employees now contribute too

Category 2 (employment injury only — employees aged 60 and above, and those who first contributed after 55) previously had no employee contribution at all. From June 2026 they pay the SKBBK share: RM 37.15 a month on a RM5,000 salary, where before it was RM 0.00.

Will it increase again?

Yes — the transfer is gazetted in steps. From June 2028, the employee share at the wage ceiling becomes RM 89.25 (of which RM 59.50 is SKBBK). From June 2031, the employee share at the wage ceiling becomes RM 104.15 (of which RM 74.40 is SKBBK). The employer's share does not change at any step — the phase-in moves cost to the employee, not the employer.

Does SKBBK affect PCB?

Slightly, in your favour: the full SOCSO contribution — SKBBK included — counts toward the SOCSO/EIS tax relief, capped at RM 350.00 a year. A bigger employee contribution reaches the cap sooner and trims the monthly tax deduction along the way.

See the full SOCSO and EIS band tables for every wage band and the complete phase-in schedule, work out your own payslip with the salary calculator, or the company's side with the employer cost calculator.

Amounts follow the gazetted PERKESO schedules the AutoCount HRMS payroll engine deducts with. Certain employees can be exempted from SKBBK; confirm categories, exemptions and current schedules with PERKESO before relying on a figure.