There is a common tendency amongst the suspended and or charge sheeted
employee/workman that they try to evade the service of the charge-sheet when sent by Registered/Speed Post, Courier, Email, Whats app or SMS. In fact in
such cases, the Charge-Sheet should be published in the local leading
newspaper/s as held by Supreme Court.
In another case, the SC has held that the publication of...Read More
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Tuesday told the Supreme Court of India the structure of Employee Provident Fund Scheme (EPFS) and Employee Pension Scheme (EPS) is entirely different.
EPFO, appearing through Senior Advocate Aryama Sundaram made the submission before Justices UU Lalit, Aniruddha Bose and Sudhanshu Dhulia. The Bench was hearing a batch of appeal pleas filed...Read More
This is to inform that ESIC has launched a New Scheme called ESIC COVID RELIEF SCHEME, which is a Welfare Measure taken to provide Relief to the Dependants of the IPs (Insured Persons), who have died due to Covid-19.
The Salient features of this ESIC COVID RELIEF SCHEME are given below for your kind information:
1. The Scheme will be effective from 24-03-2020, for a period of...Read More
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has launched an electronic
facility for the key employers that will help them check the EPF compliance
of their contractors.
EPFO-registered employers, who engage employees
through contractors, can add details of the contractors and the contract
employees on EPFO’s unified portal. Anil Kumar Pritam, the Regional
Commissioner...Read More
PF Salary ceiling to be Increased to Rs. 25,000/- from Rs.15,000/- as recommended by CBT to Ministry of Labour & Employment.
CBT members have proposed to the Ministry of Labour to cut contribution and increase the EPF cover wage limit for the country’s 4.5 crores PF members.
EPFO Central Board of Trustees (CBT) members have started pressuring them citing the interest of employees....Read More
The Madhya Pradesh high court has said that the principle of natural justice applies to temporary employees as well, and they can’t be dismissed from service without being given a hearing if it is being done on some charge that is stigmatic. The judgment came in response to a petition filed by a peon of Chhindwara district civil court, who was appointed against a contingency fund. The...Read More
From working in a mica mine in Jharkhand’s Giridih district as a child labour to representing India in a global event by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) at Durban – the journey has been long for Badku Marandi. Badku, 21, is among four people to represent India in the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, organised by the ILO and the government of...Read More
Thomas Brenneke of Network Redux says with unmatched Indian talent, there should be a fair system for everyone to hire a good talent pool. Voicing concern over the extent of the notice period for IT/ITES workers who want to exit Indian companies, an IT company promoter in Kochi has suggested lessening the number of days on par with global standards.
The current 90-day notice period creates a...Read More
The Gujarat Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) ruled that no GST is leviable in the hands of the employer on an amount representing the employee portion of canteen charges.
The applicant, M/s Cadila Healthcare Ltd. is in the business of manufacturing, supplying and distributing various pharma products. M/s Cadila has approximately 7200 employees in it factory and corporate offices and was...Read More
A high-level committee has backed a proposed increase in wage ceiling under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to ₹21,000 a month from the current ₹15,000.
The committee has, however, said the government can implement the increase from a later date considering all inputs.
The proposal, once implemented, will bring an estimated 7.5 million additional workers within the...Read More
