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On Monday, 15 June 2020, Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has launched a multi-location claim settlement facility by allowing EPFO offices to settle online claims from any of its regional offices, across the country. All types of online claims –provident fund, pension, partial withdrawal, and claims and transfer claims can be processed under this initiative. […]
The Supreme Court of India today asked employers and employees to negotiate and settle between themselves issues relating to the payment of wages amid the COVID-19 lockdown. In the meanwhile, the Court’s earlier order directing that no coercive action be taken against employers with respect to the March 29 notification of the Ministry of Home […]
The Supreme Court of India on 4 June 2020, Thursday reserved its verdict for 12 June on pleas challenging Centre’s March 29 order asking employers to pay full wages to employees for the lockdown period. However, The Supreme Court said that no coercive action will be taken against any employer for violating MHA’s order. Earlier, The SC had asked the Centre […]
The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it had withdrawn a contentious March 29 order requiring private employers to pay full wages to their workers during the lockdown. Appearing before a Bench led by Justice Ashok Bhushan in a virtual court hearing via videoconferencing, Attorney-General K.K. Venugopal said the May 17 order of […]
Frequently Asked Questions: Reduction in statutory rate of EPF contribution from 12% to 10% Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced details for the total Rs 20 lakh crore financial package in a press conference on 13th May 2020, Wednesday. To increase the demand in the country and more take-home salary, the government has decided that […]
FM Nirmala Sitharaman Press Conference: On the second day, FM Sitharaman said the announcements will be made in tranches. Today’s second tranche of announcements focused on migrant workers, street vendors, small traders, self-employed people, small farmers. While announcing economic package FM Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted labour codes, detailing the benefits to labourers, and she said, Govt […]
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced details for the total Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package in a press conference on Wednesday. To increase the demand in the country and more take-home salary, the government has decided that EPF contribution for business entities and workers for the next three months will be reduced to 10 […]
The Centre Government plans to merge Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO) with the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), as a large asset-liability mismatch is imminent in the CMPFO’s pension fund. The Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation has been entrusted with the responsibility of administering the Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1948, […]
The Aurangabad bench of the High Court of Bombay said since Maharashtra has partially lifted the lockdown in some industrial areas, workers would be expected to report for duty, but if they voluntarily remain absent, the management would be at liberty to deduct wages. A Single-Judge Bench of Ravindra Ghuge said this while hearing a […]
The Centre has issued a fresh set of guidelines for the Lockdown 2,0, which list a number of relaxations that will come into force post-April 20. The government has said that it will allow agriculture, construction, Information Technology, industrial units in the SEZs and rural areas to function if they follow lockdown guidelines to a […]
EPFO and ESIC have been advised to collate the data on job losses and wage cuts. As soon as information is collated a report can be introduced to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). This labour ministry initiative comes as stressed economic situation has raised fears of widespread layoffs/salary reductions in India’s organized sector and in […]
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has extended the date of filing Electronic Challan Cum Return (ECR) for wage month March 2020 extended up to 15.05.2020 from 15.04.2020, The EPFO also decided to waive off any interest liability and penalty in this extended period. This would give some relief to employers stuck with closed establishments following a nationwide […]
