eMPF

Why configure an MPF Trustee for the eMPF platform?

You should start registering eMPF accounts from the date on which the MPF scheme you are participating in onboards to the eMPF Platform.

You need to submit the MPF contribution statement to the eMPF platform after preparing payroll in Backstage.

How to configure an MPF Trustee for the eMPF platform?

For existing clients

In the pre-eMPF era, Backstage allowed one MPF Trustee record to be shared by multiple companies. This is no longer valid because eMPF requires a unique Employer Account Number for each Company + MPF Trustee combination. When you are about to onboard to the eMPF platform, please follow these steps to "split" your MPF Trustee record:

• Go to Payroll -> MPF Trustee and look for your MPF Trustee record. We have already highlighted qualified records with "Employer is not defined."
• Click More -> Split by Employer. Here's what will happen:
  • Backstage will scan all placement records and identify companies associated with this MPF Trustee.
  • For each company, Backstage will create a new MPF Trustee record. This record will now be dedicated to this company and the MPF Trustee.
  • For all placements employed by this company, Backstage will update their MPF Trustee to this newly created record.
• Contribution Template: Select "EmpfMpfContribution"
• Fill in the Scheme Registration Number (if using eMPF), e.g., MT00123. Details can be found in the table below.
• Fill in the MPF Plan Number / Employer Account Number (if using eMPF). This cannot be longer than 15 digits.
  • Please go to Manage Scheme -> Managed Enrolled Scheme to find the number
• Leave the field "Reference Number 1/eMPF: Default Payroll Group Id" blank if your company has no specific Payroll Group Id
• Check if the Staff Number and Join Date in the eMPF platform are the same as the information in Backstage
  • Staff Number is optional in the eMPF platform, you can delete the number in the eMPF platform

Now you have your MPF Trustee records ready for eMPF. Read on to learn how to update them with the correct information.

For new clients

• Go to Payroll -> MPF Trustee, and create or open the record:
  • Employer: This is compulsory and cannot be changed. Only staff employed by this company can select/participate in this MPF Trustee.
  • Contribution Template: Select "EmpfMpfContribution".
  • Fill in the Scheme Registration Number (if using eMPF), e.g., MT00123. Details can be found in the table below.
  • Fill in the MPF Plan Number / Employer Account Number (if using eMPF). This cannot be longer than 15 digits
    • Please go to Manage Scheme -> Managed Enrolled Scheme to find the number
  • Leave the field "Reference Number 1/eMPF: Default Payroll Group Id" blank if your company has no specific Payroll Group Id
  • Check if the Staff Number and Join Date in the eMPF platform are the same as the information in Backstage
    • Staff Number is optional in eMPF platform, you can delete the number in the eMPF platform

Scheme Registration Number Conversion Table

Please refer to the official template for latest list.

What's Next?

• In Backstage, Generate MPF file for submission to eMPF platform
• Check out Guides from eMPF on how to make contributions on the platform
  • in particular, refer to section A. ii) d) on Bulk Upload Contribution Data of the MPF Contributions for Employees User Guide