Effective 1 July 2024, following PERKESO (also known as SOCSO in English) announcement, expatriates and foreign workers will receive benefits under Invalidity Scheme which includes 24-hour protection and funeral repatriation costs.

Here are the steps to update Expatriates and Foreign Workers SOCSO contribution before running Payroll.


  1. Log in to your BrioHR account and Click on the People icon
  2. Search for the Name/ID of the employee at the Search column. 
  3. Make sure the employee is an Expatriate / Foreign Worker with valid visa/pass in Malaysia.
  4. Click on the name of the employee, to be directed to the employee's Profile.
  5. At the employee's Profile, click on the Payroll section.
  6. Scroll down to find Statutory Contributions section and click on the Pencil  button to Edit.
  7. Under SOCSO field, select Insured against invalidity and employment injury.
  8. Click the Save  button once done.


Bulk Download/Upload

Alternatively, you may also perform bulk update by going to HR Lounge > Payroll > select your Payroll Center.

  1. In the Dashboard, scroll down and click on Bulk Download/Upload.

  2. Click on Download.xlsx to download the file which contained the payroll data of the employee.
  3. Open the excel file and refer to column AL, SOCSO.
  4. Update the SOCSO category of the employee affected to Insured against invalidity and employment injury.
  5. Once done, you may save the file and re-upload it back to the system by selecting the file under Upload payroll information and click on Upload Excel File .
  6. The data will then be uploaded successfully into the BrioHR account.



You may refer to this link or the attachments below for the official memo released by PERKESO.