Funds: Rapporteurs for the issuance of new pensions increased by 50%

By Dimitris Katsaganis

Those working in the funds for the issuance of new main pensions increased by 50% after the completion of the 2nd cycle of certification of self-employed lawyers and accountants last Wednesday.

According to an announcement by e-EFKA, an additional 154 certified accountants and lawyers are thrown into the battle of outstanding pensions, after the completion of the 2nd cycle of training-certification, conducted by e-EFKA.

Now, according to a relevant announcement, the total number of certified accountants and lawyers amounts to 333, as, in the previous cycle, 179 professionals were certified.

It is recalled that the number of e-EFKA employees, who are engaged in the issuance of new main pensions amounts to about 700. Therefore, together with individuals, the total number of speakers exceeds 1000, giving greater opportunities for faster issuance of pensions, emphasize in Capital.gr competent executives of the funds,

The government’s goal remains the elimination of overdue pending applications by June 2022.

After completing the exams, the successful candidates can apply for registration on the special electronic platform that has been created. They will then be able to set their time availability for future appointments with the insured who apply for retirement.

The certified will be able to be selected by the insured who submits for the first time an electronic application for retirement on the website of e-EFKA (in the Electronic Service for Submission of Retirement Application), to undertake his retirement case.

The insured will show those certified who are available (they have undertaken less than 5 cases) and after selecting the one he wishes, then he sets the date and time of the appointment with the certified. He will then receive an e-mail that his case has been assigned to the certified professional of his choice and that the appointment he has chosen when submitting the online retirement application is valid.

It is reminded that in the first phase, the certified can undertake new retirement cases of the IKA, the OGA and the OAEE, which correspond to 75% of the total number of applications each month.

It is noted that from Monday, November 15, those accountants and lawyers who passed the previous exams and, thus, were certified, got a job. In particular, 179 certified accountants and lawyers can be selected by the insured to undertake the rapid issuance of their pension.

The insured can submit an electronic application for retirement on the website of e-EFKA, to undertake his retirement case. The insured will show those certified who are available (they have undertaken less than 5 cases) and after selecting the one he wishes, then he sets the date and time of the appointment with the certified. He will then receive an e-mail that his case has been assigned to the certified professional of his choice and that the appointment he has chosen when submitting the online retirement application is valid.

It is reminded that in the first phase, the certified can undertake new retirement cases of the IKA, the OGA and the OAEE, which correspond to 75% of the total number of applications each month.

Executives of the funds told Capital.gr that without something like this having been discussed yet, it should not be ruled out, since the pending cases of the former IKA, OAEE and OAEE are drastically reduced, certified accountants and lawyers may start dealing with pending cases. parallel and successive insurance.