Employer must provide PF benefits to individuals defined as ’employees’ under Section 2(f) of EPF Act: HC

Tamil Nadu Grama Bank Vs Regional Provident Funds Commissioner – II (Madras High Court) In the case of Tamil Nadu Grama Bank Vs. Regional Provident Funds Commissioner, the Madras High Court examined the petitioner’s challenge against an order dated June 6, 2022, which assessed a sum of Rs. 10,29,26,330/- towards Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) contributions for the bank’s employees. The petitioner contended that it was excluded from the purview of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act (EPF Act) as per Section 16(1)(c), arguing that its employ...