Corporate Law : Key Labour law rulings in November 2024: ESI, ID Act, Provident Fund, and more across various High Courts....
Corporate Law : Learn about EPFO & ESIC registration, applicability, and the step-by-step process for compliance. Ensure social security for your ...
Corporate Law : Article explains EPFO's 2024 updates including automatic PF transfer, salary limit revisions & employer contributions. Stay compli...
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Corporate Law : EPFO directs employers to activate UAN for employees via Aadhaar OTP to ensure access to benefits under government schemes by Nove...
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Company Law : Explore the challenges faced by newly incorporated companies regarding mandatory ESI and EPF registrations in India, with proposed...
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Income Tax : Ahmedabad ITAT rules in favor of Mehsana Urban Co-op. Bank Ltd., stating AO's incorrect calculation isn't failure to disclose, thu...
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Corporate Law : Allahabad High Court directs CBI to furnish post-trap/arrest memo to Puneet Singh, accused in EPFO bribery case. Get detailed insi...
Income Tax : Explore the ITAT Mumbai ruling in KMTC (India) Pvt Ltd vs CIT(A) case. Learn about deductions for employee contributions to PF & E...
Corporate Law : IBBI penalizes insolvency professional S. Muthuraju for negligence in handling EPFO claims during liquidation. Read the full disci...
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Corporate Law : EPFO introduces a delinking facility for erroneous Member IDs from UAN. Follow steps via unified portal to correct linked details....
A. Press Release The Central Govt. has launched the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) on 26.03.2020 to help poor fight the battle against Corona Virus The Central Govt. has launched the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) on 26.03.2020 to help poor fight the battle against Corona Virus. As part of the PMGKY package, […]
Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), an statutory body under Union Ministry of Labour & Employment has processed about 1.37 lakh claims across the country disbursing an amount of Rs. 279.65 crore under a new provision especially formulated by amending the EPF Scheme to help subscribers fight Covid-19.
Employee’s Provident Fund (EPF) is a retirement benefits scheme that’s available to all salaried employees. This fund is maintained and overseen by the Employees Provident Fund Organization of India (EPFO) and any company with over 20 employees is required by law to register with the EPFO. It’s a savings platform that helps employees save a […]
The EPFO has released a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for the benefit of those who wish to avail the PF advance. Before applying, it’s important to know how much can be withdrawn, will your company be eligible and the amount be taxable? Being an advance, the employee need not have to put the […]
EPFO Issues Revised Instructions to Facilitate PF Members to Rectify their Birth Records In a move to extend the availability and reach of online services in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, EPFO has issued revised instructions to its field offices to facilitate PF members to rectify their date of birth in EPFO records, thus […]
Foreign workers taking up overseas assignments pay more attention to the tax regime of the country when determining costs, and often tend to overlook the social security laws of the country, which are equally important. India requires every business entity employing more than 20 workers to register with the national social security system and makes it […]
Q 1. Who is eligible for the advance from EPF to fight COVID-19 Pandemic? Ans: Any member of EPF Scheme, 1952 with UAN (Universal account number) employed in any establishment or factory covered under EPF & MP Act, 1952. Q 2. Under which provision of the EPF Scheme, 1952, a member is entitled for benefit? Ans: That […]
How to file online EPF advance claim considering Outbreak of pandemic (COVID-19) The notification amends the EPF Scheme, 1952 by inserting Sub-Para (3) under Para 68L of the EPF Scheme, 1952 to provide for non-refundable advance to EPF members not exceeding the basic wages and dearness allowances for three months or upto 75% of the amount standing to […]
in case of a dispute in the date of birth, any of the following documents may be accepted as valid proof of date of birth: > Birth Certificate issued by the Registrar of Births and Deaths. > Any school/education related certificate. > Certificate based on the service records of the Central/State Government Organisations. > Any other reliable document issued by a government department.
(i) The benefit of crediting of 24% of wages to the PF Accounts of workers will only be given to such establishments where 100% KYC is completed, (ii) Where salaries have been paid to the workers by the employers for the lock down period duly filing ECR for the same period and where a declaration is given about number of excluded employees and (iii) The declaration of excluded employees is optional till now but to avail the said benefit it is now mandatory.
