payment of gratuity act

Parliament on Wednesday approved enhancing the gratuity limit for employees from Rs3.5 lakh to Rs10 lakh as also the exemption threshold from income tax on it. Parliament on Wednesday approved enhancing the gratuity limit for employees from Rs3.5 lakh to Rs10 lakh as also the exemption threshold from income tax on it. Full Article

The Cabinet on Thursday approved an amendment to the Gratuity Act to raise the ceiling from Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh. The Bill to amend the Act will now go to Parliament, a government official told. Full Article

In the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (39 of 1972) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the principal Act’), in section 2, for clause (e), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—‘(e) “employee” means any person (other than an apprentice) who is employed for wages, whether the terms of such employment are express or implied, in any kind of work, manual or otherwise, in or in connection with the work of a factory, mine, oilfield, plantation, port, railway c.. Full Article

SUMMARY OF CASE LAW The Income-tax Act exempts the gratuity amount to the extent of limit prescribed under the said Act; there is no distinction between the gratuity paid under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 or otherwise CASE LAW DETAILS Decided by: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, In The case of: North West Karnataka Road Transport [...] Full Article

Notwithstanding non-applicability of Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 to units having less than 10 workmen, units covered by the Factories Act, 1948, were to apply the gratuity law to their workers, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has held. Agreeing with the decision of the Joint Commissioner of Labour, Madurai (Appellate Authority under the Gratuity Act), that Section 1(3)(a) of the Gratuity Act was applicable even to establishments having less than 10 workers, .. Full Article