Registering as an employer

You must apply for registration as an employer when you are going to employ workers for the first time, before the corresponding activity starts.

To find out who is considered to be an employer, click on this link.

Depending on the activity you are planning to carry out, you may fall under the general social security category, the special category for offshore workers or the special category for the coal mining sector.

You will be registered in the social security system and as such will be assigned a number identifying you as an employer; this number will be linked to the workers you employ within the same province. This number is your contribution account code or CCC (Código de Cuenta de Cotización). For more information, click on the following link

If you are an individual employer (natural person), you must have a Social Security number (NUSS) which identifies you when contacting the Social Security. You can do this via the Request a social security number service in the IMPORTASS app, with or without electronic identification. If you do not have an electronic ID, please state that you do not have one and follow the instructions when you access the service. You need to take a photo of both sides of your ID card (DNI or NIE [foreigner identity number]) and a selfie where your face and the front side of your identification document (the part with your photo) are clearly visible.

You may then register as an employer through RED or via the SEDESS portal under ‘ Registration and assignment of CCC for individual employers ’.

If you are a collective employer (companies, entities without legal personality, etc.), the only option is to register using your electronic ID via the SEDESS service under collective employers. Company identification. Initial CCC allocation.

If you are recruiting a worker for your family home, you may apply for registration as an employer when you register the worker with the social security system via the Social Security General Treasury porta or the IMPORTASS Social Security app. You can also do this via the SEDESS service (Registration and Allocation of ‘CCC’ for sole traders ) or via the R.E.D. system. 

If you do not have an electronic ID, please state that you do not have one and follow the instructions when you access the service. You need to take a photo of both sides of your ID card (DNI or NIE [foreigner identity number]) and a selfie where your face and the front side of your identification document (the part with your photo) are clearly visible.

The documents to be submitted in each case can be found at the following link

Lastly, when you apply for registration you must state the entity through which you will take out insurance for work-related risks and occupational illnesses, and benefits in the event of temporary disability arising from ordinary circumstances not related to work. These risks can be insured with the National Social Security Institute (INSS), with the Social Marine Institute (ISM) if you are included in the Special Regime for Sea workers or with different entities collaborating with Social Security. A list of such institutions can be found at the following link

• You must tell Social Security when you deregister as an employer. When you cease to be an employer, you must notify the TGSS after deregistering all of your workers. You may request deregistration as an employer via RED system.
• To communicate any changes to the company's identification data or activity through the RED System, you can modify, among other things, the business address. Through the SEDESS services, you can make the change and enter the employer's telephone number and e-mail address
• Registration, deregistration or changes in details in respect of your workers must be processed through RED.
• You must pay the corresponding social security contributions. Every month, you must inform the TGSS of the remuneration received by each of your employees. At the request of the company, the TGSS will assess and collect the social security contributions due, which are calculated according to your employees’ contribution bases and any changes notified, the information available to the TGSS and information provided by other entities. As an employer, you are responsible for paying these social security contributions, which include both your own part and your employees’ contributions.