Seasonal workers in periods of inactivity

In order to sign this agreement, the following requirements must be met:

• To have carried out seasonal work as an employee, as a result of which they have been registered under one of the Social Security schemes.
• To have made social security contributions as a seasonal worker for 3 years (36 months of actual employment) within the 7 years immediately preceding the date on which the seasonal employment ceased (432 days).

The purpose of entering into this special agreement is to make Social Security contributions for the period between two consecutive seasons.

The application for this special agreement can be submitted up to the last day of the calendar month following the month in which the seasonal work ended, or the contributory unemployment benefit or unemployment benefit for the over 52s ceased to be paid.

The application for subscription can be submitted by any of the means indicated in the section "Registration, deregistration or change of data of the special agreement" in the section "Special Agreement Procedures and Formalities".

Contributions under this special agreement are intended to cover the same benefits as under the ordinary special agreement.

The starting date of this special agreement shall be the next calendar day:

• To the date on which the seasonal or temporary leave from work takes effect.
• The date on which the contributory unemployment benefit or unemployment benefit for the over 52s ceased to be paid.
  

Subject responsible for the payment
The person responsible for paying the tax is the one generally established for the ordinary special agreement.

Contribution basis
The applicable contribution basis is the minimum contribution basis for common contingencies in force at any given time in the Social Security General Scheme.

Determination of the payment due
The calculation of the payment due by the subscriber to this special agreement is that established in general for the ordinary special agreement.

Payment deadline
The deadline for payment of contributions shall be the second calendar month following the month in which they fall due.

Method of payment
The method of payment for this special agreement is by direct debit.

Increase in the Contribution Basis after the special agreement has been concluded
The increase in the contribution basis is the same percentage as the increase in the minimum basis of the Social Security General Scheme.

• Article 26 of Order TAS/2865/2003, of 18 October, which regulates the special agreement in the Social Security System.
  
• In all matters not established in the aforementioned article, the provisions of Chapter I of Order TAS/2865/2003 of 13 October on the regulation of the ordinary special agreement, shall apply.

• When they are made through the "Registration in special agreement" service available at the Social Security e-Office, the applications must be accompanied by the documentation described in the "Attached documentation" section of the aforementioned service.
• When formulated through the submission of Form TA.0040 - Application for registration/ change of data/deregistration/suspension/resumption of the special agreement, the applications must be accompanied by the documentation described in the instructions of the aforementioned form.
  

The special agreement shall terminate for the same reasons as the ordinary special agreement.

Should this special agreement have been entered into, it shall be suspended during the periods in which the seasonal worker is in employment, in accordance with the terms set out for the ordinary special agreement.

The deadline for deciding on the application to sign this special agreement is that established in general for applications to sign up to this ordinary special agreement.