Notifications
India
Updated: 13th April, 2022
ESIC extends time line for depositing contribution and filing of half yearly returns
India
Updated: 5th April, 2022
EPFO clarifies the calculation and deduction of TDS on Taxable Interest
India
Updated: 22nd March, 2022
ESIC relaxes the eligibility condition for COVID-19 Relief Scheme
India
Updated: 17th March, 2022
No Coercive recovery of EPF dues during limitation period
India
Updated: 4th April, 2022
Central Government declares 14th April as Closed Holiday
India
Updated: 24th March, 2022
Central Government declares transport (other than railways) as a public utility service
India
Updated: 1st June, 2021
High Court confirms Interim Order on Aadhaar- UAN seeding
India
Updated: 4th December, 2021
ESIC Launches Pilot Project on Annual Preventive Health Check-up Programme and Other Initiatives
• ECG
• Hb, TLC, DLC, ESR
• Random Blood sugar
• Kidney Function Test – Blood Urea, S. Creatinine
• Liver Function Test-S. Bilirubin, SGOT, SGPT, S.Alk
• Phosphatase test
• Urine-Routine and Microscopy
• X-Ray Chest – PA view
India
Updated: 8th November, 2021
Seeding of UAN Number in the ESIC Insurance Module
India
Updated: 30th October, 2021
EPFO Credits the Interest of 8.5% to the Members
India
Updated: 6th December, 2021
Enrolling Contractual & Daily wage employees under EPF & MP Act
India
Updated:November, 2021
EPFO revises the Form 11
India
Updated:November, 2021
EPFO decides on automatic transfer of PF Fund
India
Updated: 8th November, 2021
ESIC Extends Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana
India
Updated: November, 2021
EPFO explains the E-nomination filing process
India
Updated: November, 2021
Know the Basics of Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996
India
Updated: 16th November, 2021
ESIC Extends due date of Depositing ESI Contributions and for Filing Returns
India
Updated: 8th November, 2021
Seeding of UAN Number in the ESIC Insurance Module
India
Updated: 15th November, 2021
Deadline for Mandatory Seeding of Aadhaar Number with UAN Extended
India
Updated: 30th October, 2021
Employees’ Provident Fund Rate of Interest 2020-21
India
Updated: 8th November, 2021
Aadhaar (Authentication and Offline Verification) Regulation, 2021
1.Yes/No authentication facility, which may be carried out for below mentioned authentications:
A. Demographic authentication
B. One-time PIN-based authentication
C. Biometric-based authentication
D. Multi-factor authentication/ A combination of two or more of the above modes of authentication 2. e-KYC authentication, which may be carried out only using OTP and/or biometric authentication. 3.Types of Offline Verification —
A. QR Code verification
B. (Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC verification
C. e-Aadhaar verification
D. Offline Paper based verification
E. Any other type of Offline verification introduced by the Authority from time to time 4. Virtual Identity number (VID) - Aadhaar number holder may generate or retrieve his/her VID through UIDAI website, SMS, mobile application, eAadhaar download and any other means as provided by Authority from time to time. The Aadhaar number holder may use VID in lieu of Aadhaar number for online authentication or e-KYC.
Also, it explains the Aadhaar Number Capture Service Token or ANCS Token, which means an encrypted number (valid for short time) generated for an Aadhaar number by the Authority for completion of an authentication transaction. UID Token which means a 72-character alphanumeric string generated by the Authority mapped to the Aadhaar number. Also, “Virtual Identifier” which means an interchangeable 16-digit random number mapped with the Aadhaar number of the Aadhaar holder.
The Act also explains the roles, responsibilities, and code of conduct of Authentication Service Agencies and regulate the storage and maintenance of Authentication Transaction Data.
India
Updated: October, 2021
EPFO Services in UMANG and DigiLocker
• View Pass book
• Submission of claim
• Track claim status
• Activate UAN
• Download scheme certificate
• Submission of Jeevan Praman
• Download Pension Payment Order (PPO)
• Aadhaar seeding with the UAN
• Register and track grievances
• Search Establishment(s)
• Employers can also view remittance details and TRRN status DigiLocker is a secure cloud-based platform for storing, sharing, and verifying documents/ certificates such as UAN Card, Pension Payment Order (PPO) and Scheme Certificates, etc. All documents can be downloaded and kept in DigiLocker app. This may eliminate the need for physical documents in future.
India
Updated: September, 2021
Employee Provident Fund Composite Claim Form
India
Updated: 7th September, 2021
ESIC – Appointment of Chairman, VC, and Members
India
Updated: 11th September, 2021
EPFO North East Region
India
Updated: 31st August, 2021
Separate Accounts Within the PF Account To Operationalise New Income-Tax Rule
India
Updated: 26th August, 2021
EPFO Notifies Guidelines For Correcting Members’ Details
India
Updated: 31st August, 2021
EPF & MP Act, 1952 – Relief to Establishments
India
Updated: 23rd August, 2021
EPFO Direction To All Field Offices To Drive E-nomination
India
Updated: 24th August, 2021
Phase-Wise Implementation Of ESIC Scheme By 2021-22
Refer the attached copy of the Circular for more details.
India
Updated: 23rd August, 2021
Death Claims to be settled within 3 working days
India
Updated: August, 2021
WhatsApp correspondence with the regional PF offices
India
Updated: 11th August, 2021
ESIC COVID-19 RELIEF SCHEME NOTIFIED
1. Eligibility conditions of the scheme are as under:
a. The IP who died due to COVID-19 disease must have been registered on the ESIC online portal at least three months prior to the date of diagnosis of COVID-19 disease resulting in his/her death.
b. The deceased IP must have been in employment on the date of diagnosis of COVID-19 disease, and contributions for at least 70 days should have been paid or payable in respect of him/ her during a period of maximum one year immediately preceding the diagnosis of COVID-19 disease resulting in death.
2. In case of death of the IP due to COVID-19 the eligible dependant/relatives of the deceased IP shall be eligible to receive the periodical payment under the scheme.
3. To know about the eligible relatives/dependant, please refer to the notification attached.
4. 90% of the average daily wages of the deceased IP, which will be called as the full rate of the relief, will be paid to the dependants of the IP who died due to COVID-19 disease.
5. This scheme will be effective for two years w.e.f 24th March 2020. The minimum relief under the scheme shall be Rs.1800/- per month.
India
Updated: 11th August, 2021
Extension Of The Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna Under ESIC
India
Updated: 3rd August, 2021
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act
In the said guidelines following paragraph will be substituted in Annexure II, under heading ‘VII, Disability caused due to blood disorder’ for paragraph 26.2.
“26.2 Type of disability certificate – The process of evaluation shall be dynamic and to be reviewed periodically at an interval of three years, as these diseases are progressive in nature, however, in patients with severe disability with score above 80%, permanent certificate shall be issued subject to proof of survival.”
As per the earlier guidelines, the period of interval for review was one year and by this amendment, the period of interval for review has been increased to three years.
India
Updated: August, 2021
EPFO
(Nomination can be made for one or more persons belonging to his family duly mentioning the percentage of share)
• Member has to make fresh nomination after his/her marriage, and any nomination made before his/her marriage shall be deemed to be invalid.
• At the time of making a nomination, if the member has no family, the nomination may be in favour of any person or persons but if the person subsequently acquires a family, such nomination shall forthwith be deemed to be INVALID and the member has to make a fresh nomination.
• Members may nominate their nominees any number of times through e-Nomination in the member portal and the latest nomination will be valid.
India
Updated: 17 th June, 2021
EPFO: Social Security Cover
The family of the deceased member including orphans are also entitled to benefits under the EDLI Scheme 1976. The maximum benefit under para 22(3) has now been increased to Rs.7 lakhs, while minimum benefit has been reinstated as Rs.2.5 lakhs w.e.f., 15.02.2020. Furthermore, now the minimum benefit of Rs.2.5 lakhs & maximum benefit of Rs.7 lakhs shall also be available in such cases where the deceased member was in continuous employment for 12 months prior to his death in the same establishment/multiple establishments.
However, it is noticed that it becomes difficult for the orphans to claim these benefits as loss of parents, not only results in mental trauma for such child, but may also result in his/her physical relocation. Therefore a need is felt that in such cases the employer of the parents should also proactively assist the orphans in claiming their due benefits under the Employees Provident Fund & Act 1952.
Therefore, all employers are requested to immediately forward the list of deceased employees, contact number of the families, UAN / PF No. of the establishment as per the prescribed format in the notification, who may have lost their lives due to the onset of Pandemic, to the designated officer.
India
Updated: June, 2021
New feature in the Employers PF portal
India
Updated: 29th May, 2021
Registration of DSC & e-sign
India
Updated: 15th June, 2021
Draft COVID-19 RELIEF SCHEME
a. The IP who died due to COVID-19 disease must have been registered on the ESIC online portal at least three months prior to the date of diagnosis of the COVID-19 disease resulting in his/ her death.
b. The deceased IP must have been in employment on the date of the diagnosis of COVID-19 disease and his/ her contributions for at least 70 days should have been paid or payable in respect of him/ her during a period of maximum one year immediately preceding the diagnosis of COVID-19 disease resulting in death.
2. In case of death of the IP due to COVID-19, the mentioned relatives may need to follow the process followed by the deceased IP and shall be eligible to receive periodical payments under the Scheme.
3. 90% of the average daily wages of the deceased IP, which will be called as full rate of the relief, will be paid to the dependents of the IP who died due to COVID-19 disease as per the manner prescribed.
4. In case the deceased person does not leave spouse or legitimate or adopted child or widowed mother, the relief shall be payable to other dependents as prescribed.
The minimum relief under the scheme shall be Rs.1800/-per month.
India
Updated: 14th June, 2021
ESIC – Draft Rules
• Provided further that in case an insured woman who is in receipt of Maternity Benefit and due to reason of which, a shorter contribution period is available to her in the contribution period ending in the Maternity Benefit falls, she shall be qualified to claim sickness benefit in the corresponding benefit period if the contribution in respect of her were payable for not less than half the number of days available for working in such contribution period.
• To give an example, if a member joins on 1st September and her contribution ends on the contribution period, i.e. 30th September, then she needs to contribute for a minimum 50% of the contribution days or for 15 days and she will get sickness benefit in the corresponding benefit period after 9 months. That means, for the January to June benefit period, she will get sickness benefit entitlement on maternity from 15th June for that contribution period.
India
Updated: 15th June, 2021
EPFO - Extension to the date of implementation
India
Updated: 3rd June, 2021
ESIC Covid-19 Relief Scheme
Eligibility:
1.The deceased IP must have been registered 3 months prior to the diagnosis of COVID-19 in ESIC portal.
2.The deceased IP must be in active employment status on the date of diagnosis of COVID-19 and must have contributed for at least 70 days within the 1 year prior to the date of diagnosis.
The minimum relief of the scheme will be Rs. 1800 /- per month. A maximum of 90 % of the average daily wage is prescribed in the notification. The dependents need to meet the conditions prescribed and provide the relevant supporting documents and ID proofs at the nearest ESIC office to prove eligibility for the relief fund.
The spouse/widow of the deceased IP shall be provided medical care on the same lines as an IP who died due to employment injuries. This can be availed on depositing Rs.120 /- lump-sum for one year.
All claims will be settled within 15 days from the date of receipt of the complete claim application.
India
Updated: 1st June, 2021
Benefit for nursing mothers
India
Updated: 3rdJune, 2021
Draft Rules
As these Rules come into effect, the following rules will be repealed:
(i) Employee’s Compensation Rules, 1924
(ii) Employee’s Compensation (Transfer of Money) Rules, 1935; and
(iii) Employee’s Compensation (Venue of Proceedings) Rules, 1996.
The arrangements for funds transfer with other countries under the overhead of compensation under section 159 are made possible through these rules. The application method and other processes for claims are also mentioned herein. The detailed provisions are mentioned in the notification.
India
Updated: June, 2021
Death Cases Entitlements & Benefits
India
Updated: 1st April, 2021
ESIC
India
Updated: 31st May, 2021
Labour and Employment
Claim can be submitted to PF authorities without estimate by employee or the family member of patient and an amount of up to Rs. 1 lakh maybe granted by PF. If the amount of such an expense is above one lakh, then additional advance would be available based on the medical expenses according to the existing provisions. This advance can be credited to the member account or to the hospital directly as per the request of the family. Such a claimant will have to submit the bills within 45 days of discharge.
India
Updated: 21st May, 2021
EPFO – Advance for COVID related expenses
India
Updated: 1st June, 2021
Introduction Of AADHAR For EPFO Benefits
With the above coming into effect from May 2021 contributions payable in Jun 2021, all contributing members will have to seed AADHAAR to UAN as KYC to allow their contributions to be remitted through monthly ECR. It is important to have this activity completed by their employees as this would not only have an impact on remittance of contributions though ECR but would also involve interest and penal damages for late remittance for such employees who do not have AADHAAR seeded to UAN unless such contributions are remitted through miscellaneous challans. Remittance of contributions through miscellaneous challan would have an impact on employee related claims as transfer of contributions from establishment suspense account to employee account is a time consuming process wherein timelines cannot be specified.
India
Updated: 25th May, 2021
Medical Benefits For ESIC Pensioners
1. Entry & exit process to and from the ESIC- Pensioner Medical Scheme and fixed medical allowance - the Member has to mandatorily opt for PMS before the date of retirement. If such an option is not exercised, the member would be eligible for fixed medical allowance from the next month of retirement. If the pensioner opts for PMS after the date of retirement, he can do so by paying Rs 30 as admission fee and refund the fixed medial allowance received. Further opting out by the pensioner would result in losing both the benefits FMA and PMS
2. Eligibility of Super Specialty Medical Treatment – As along as the pensioner has opted for PMS, the pensioner would be eligible for super specialty treatment and the condition of six months waiting period has been withdrawn.
3. Medical Treatment: Medical treatment for the pensioner with respect to cashless medical treatment comprising of treatment in case of emergency, treatment at ESIC hospital, treatment from ESIC empanelled hospital– Further treatment can be done on re-imbursement basis including ex-post facto approval of treatment in cases wherein the pensioner has taken treatment without the approval of the ESIC authority assigned to provide such approval
4. OPT facility: Pensioners aged 75 years and above are allowed direct consultation with specialists of ESIC empanelled hospitals without a referral from ESIC authority on cashless basis
5. Appointment of ESIC regional director as Nodal Officer for coordinating ESIC PMS for the concerned regions
6. Issuance of pensioner medical cards for settlement of claims along with individual PMS identity cards for pensioner, spouse, and other applicable beneficiaries
7. Provision to tie-up with private hospitals, etc.
8. A few other provisions as per existing ESIC-PMS to continue like, contribution process, entitlement of wards, family definition, appointment of AMA(s), meaning of recognized hospital, reimbursement of emergency claims, medical advance, prescribed period for claim settlement & travelling allowance.
The above changes would ensure benefits to ESIC pensioners are at par with the Central Government health scheme. This is a welcome move to ensure the right old age benefits reach the pensioners.
India
Updated: 20th May, 2021
ESIC
With the implementation of the Section 142 of the Code on Social Security, 2020, Aadhar for the employees or unorganized workers or any other person, for himself or dependents, has been exempted avail services, seek benefits, receive payments etc. under this code, rules, regulations, or schemes made or framed under it.
ESIC has now reiterated that no insured person shall be denied any benefit under ESIC Act 1948 for want of Aadhaar.
India
Updated: 30th April, 2021
Code on Social Security
Sec. 142 of the Social Security Code 2020 which states ‘the applicability of AADHAAR’ is included as reference.
India
Updated: 4th May, 2021
Recognition of Negotiating Union
Objections and suggestions have been invited from the public in a specified proforma to the following within 30 days from the date of the attached notification.
Shri Sanjeev Nanda,
Under Secretary to the Government of India,
Ministry of Labour and Employment, Room No 17,
Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001
Email: sanjeev.dom@nic.in
Dr. R.G. Meena,
Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central),
Ministry of Labour and Employment,
Room No. 506, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001
Email: deputyclc-mole@gov.in
India
Updated: 29 thApril, 2021
Employees Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) scheme
Employees Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) scheme is a mandatory insurance cover provided to all EPF members. Under EDLI, the registered nominee receives a lump- sum payment in the event of death of the insured person during the period of service.
The Scheme may be called The Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance (Amendment) Scheme, 2021. This Scheme has come into force effective from 28th April 2021, except sub clause (iv) of clause (b) paragraph 2, which shall be deemed to have come into force from 15th February 2020. The assurance benefit shall not be less than two lakh and fifty thousand rupees. The assurance benefit of six lakh rupees (Gazette notification dated 15th February 2018) is enhanced to the maximum benefit of seven lakh rupees.
India
Updated: 31stMarch, 2021
Public Holiday
India
Updated: 11thMarch, 2021
One-time relaxation in contribution conditions to avail ESI medical benefit
As per this notification, no break in contribution of funds will be accounted towards ESI scheme for the period Apr 2020 to Sep 2020. It will be considered as ‘contribution received’ to process the entitlement for medical benefit including super-specialty treatment services of a pre-existing insured person.
The detailed notification is attached.
India
Updated: 1stMarch, 2021
Wages Rules 2021
India
Updated: 1stMarch, 2021
POSH ICC guidelines
India
Updated: 12thFebruary, 2021
EPFO facilitates Principal Employers to view their Contractor PF compliance
• The Principal Employer can register the details of contractors in their PF login. This registration of contractor/s can be made by entering the
PF Establishment ID, Contract Start date, and upload of work order.
• Once the Principal Employer has added a contractor, they will be able to view the compliance linked to the contract employees working for them.
• The principal employer can upload the wages for the months which fall under the period of contract.
• Upload of the wages will help the Principal Employer compare the wages on which the contractor has actually paid the PF dues.
• Upon registration by the principal employer, the contractor will be able to view these details under the PF login.
• The contractor can see the period of contract and the copy of the work order. In case an error with respect to mismatch of details like contract period, discrepancy in work order is found, they can disagree and record the remarks on the portal.
• Such disagreement from the contractor appears immediately in the principal employer login.
• The Principal employer has an option either to edit the details based on the contractor’s remarks/delete the contractor details if there is no such engagement. Alternatively, they can re-confirm the data if no discrepancy is found.
Ascent Comments: As per The Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 read along with the provisions of The Employees Provident Funds Scheme 1952, the principal employer is responsible for the compliance of the contractor. This new feature provided by The Employees Provident Fund Organization will help the principal employer track the compliance of the contractors as it gives visibility on the payments made by the contractor based on the work order/agreement.
This requires close co-ordination between the principal employer and the contractor for data exchange with respect to employees’ UAN and other related data. The principal employer should be able to update the details of the employees deployed by the contractor.
We will provide further updates on the best practices that can be adopted with respect to registration and review of contractor compliance in the next few days.
India
Updated: 12thFebruary, 2021
EPFO facilitates Principal Employers to view their Contractor PF compliance
• The Principal Employer can register the details of contractors in their PF login. This registration of contractor/s can be made by entering the
PF Establishment ID, Contract Start date, and upload of work order.
• Once the Principal Employer has added a contractor, they will be able to view the compliance linked to the contract employees working for them.
• The principal employer can upload the wages for the months which fall under the period of contract.
• Upload of the wages will help the Principal Employer compare the wages on which the contractor has actually paid the PF dues.
• Upon registration by the principal employer, the contractor will be able to view these details under the PF login.
• The contractor can see the period of contract and the copy of the work order. In case an error with respect to mismatch of details like contract period, discrepancy in work order is found, they can disagree and record the remarks on the portal.
• Such disagreement from the contractor appears immediately in the principal employer login.
• The Principal employer has an option either to edit the details based on the contractor’s remarks/delete the contractor details if there is no such engagement. Alternatively, they can re-confirm the data if no discrepancy is found.
Ascent Comments: As per The Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 read along with the provisions of The Employees Provident Funds Scheme 1952, the principal employer is responsible for the compliance of the contractor. This new feature provided by The Employees Provident Fund Organization will help the principal employer track the compliance of the contractors as it gives visibility on the payments made by the contractor based on the work order/agreement.
This requires close co-ordination between the principal employer and the contractor for data exchange with respect to employees’ UAN and other related data. The principal employer should be able to update the details of the employees deployed by the contractor.
We will provide further updates on the best practices that can be adopted with respect to registration and review of contractor compliance in the next few days.
India
Updated: 12thFebruary, 2021
EPFO
India
Updated: 1stFebruary, 2021
EPFO facilitates Principal Employers’ access to Contractor PF compliances
India
Updated: January, 2021
EPF perks under ABRY
India
Updated: January, 2021
Health Services for ESIC Beneficiaries
India
Updated: 22ndJanuary, 2021
Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility Policy
- Mandatory CSR project registration in Form CSR-1 w.e.f. 1st April, 2021
- Impact Assessment for big CSR projects
- Carry-forward and set off of CSR expenditure
- Annual action plan for CSR by Board every year in addition to CSR policy
- Tweaks in reporting formats of Board Report
- Mandatory disclosure of CSR projects and activities on website of company, if any
- Capital Asset acquisition and its holding broadly restricted to three bodies
- Transfer of unspent amount to Govt. notified fund in Schedule VII, unless specific fund is notified
- Disclosure in the Annual report under a separate section Annexure II format on CSR activities. This has to be included in the Board Report for the financial year on or after 1st April, 2020
India
Updated: January, 2021
Minimum Wages Act & Implementations
India
Updated: January, 2021
Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana
India
Updated:4th January, 2021
EPFO declared interest rate of 8.50% for FY 2019-20
Ministry of Labour and Employment approves crediting interest @8.50% for the financial year 2019-20 to the account of each member as per Para 60 of EPF scheme, 1952. EPFO, through the above notification number, has directed all Regional Provident Fund offices to credit the interest to all account holders at the prescribed rate.
Interest rate declared for the year 2018-19 was 8.65%. There is a dip of 0.15% basis points for the year 2019-20 when compared with 2018-19.
India
Updated:1st January, 2021
ESIC extends due date for Half yearly return (April 2020 to September 2020)
till 15th January 2021
This return was due on 11th November, 2020 as the return has to be filed within 42 days from the end of half yearly contribution period that is September 2020.
This extension up to 15th January, 2021 is a one-time extension for filing the returns for the contribution period April 2020 to September 2020.
India
Updated:15th December, 2020
Supreme Court: Adjust dues against separation benefits
In the said case law, the employee was provided a house as an accommodation benefit by the employer. As the employee did not vacate the said quarters immediately after separation, the expenses needed to be recovered by the employer. The bench headed by justice Sanjay K Kaul, decided that there is no prohibition against recovering such dues – including penal rent and the penalty for overstaying in official accommodation – from the employee’s gratuity payable.
India
Updated:31st December, 2020
Model Standing Orders for the Service, Manufacturing and Mines Sectors
The objections and suggestions may be addressed to Shri Sanjeev Nanda, Under Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Room No 17, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001 or by e-mail – sanjeev.dom@nic.in.
The Model Standing Order for Service Sectors includes Work From Home Options, subject to conditions of appointment or agreement between employer and workers. It makes AADHAAR mandatory to the joining process.
These Orders will extend to all States and Union Territories in India with industrial establishments employing 300 or more workers who are covered under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. The rules are made under the control of Central Government or the State Government engaged in the respective sectors.
India
Updated: December, 2020
Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana Subsidy
India
Updated: December, 2020
EPF Act
It also laid down an important principle of law that an assessment under section 7 A and applicability of the Act can be made on the basis of balance sheets, in absence of submission of relevant statutory records by the employer. Hence the liability calculation may be based on the relevant ledgers of the audited financials in the absence of relevant employee records.
This Judgement was issued in a plea filed by Panther Security Service which provides private security guards to its clients on payment basis as per the provisions of Private Security Agencies Regulation Act, 2005.
The above provides clarity that the PF department has the authority to conduct such 7A enquires on security agencies provides they fall under the ambit of the provisions of PF Act.
India
Updated: November, 2020
Impact of Proposed Changes to Labour Codes
India
Updated: 29th October, 2020
Notification of draft rules under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020
India
Updated: 03rd November, 2020
Leave Travel Allowance Scheme
India
Updated: 27th October, 2020
ESIC increases medical bonus from Rs.5000/- to Rs.7500/-
As per ESIC rule 56(A), monetary benefit in the form of medical bonus is given to the insured pregnant women or wife of an insured person, in case they cannot avail maternity services in ESIC dispensaries. An amount of Rs.5000/-per delivery is provided as confinement expenses, given that confinement occurs at a place where necessary medical facilities under the ESIC are not available. This expense is paid for 2 deliveries only.
This has now been revised to Rs.7500/- per delivery.
India
Updated: 15th October, 2020
EPFO launches WhatsApp Helpline Service to address Grievances
India
Updated: 10th October, 2020
EPFO, Bulk Transfer of Funds
India
Updated: 09th October, 2020
ESIC issues guidelines for COVID-19 safety measures at workplace
India
Updated: 1st October, 2020
EPFO launches virtual hearing facility to conduct enquiries
India
Updated: 5th October, 2020
Employees Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) scheme
India
Updated: 29th September, 2020
The Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions Code, 2020
conditions of persons employed in an establishment.
The Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions Code replaces the following thirteen legislations:
1. Factories Act, 1948
2. Mines Act, 1951
3. Dock Workers (Safety, Health, and Welfare Act, 1986
4. The Building and other Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
5. The Plantations Labour Act, 1951
6. The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act,1970
7. The Inter-State Migrant workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979
8. The Working Journalist and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service and Misc. Provision) Act, 1955
9. The Working Journalist (Fixation of rates of wages) Act, 1958
10. The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961
11. Sales Promotion Employees (Condition of Service) Act, 1976
12. The Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966
13. The Cine Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers Act, 1981
India
Updated: 29th September, 2020
The Social Security Code, 2020
to amend and consolidate the laws relating to social security with the goal to extend social security to all employees and workers either in the organised, unorganised, or any other sectors.
The Social Security Code replaces the following nine legislations:
1. The EPF and M.P. Act, 1952
2. The ESIC Act, 1948
3. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
4. The Building and other Construction Workers Cess, Act
5. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
6. The Employees Exchange (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959
7. The Cine Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1981
8. The Unorganized Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008
9. The Employees Compensation Act, 1923
India
Updated: 29th September, 2020
The Industrial Relations Code, 2020
The code replaces the following three legislations:
1. Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
2. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
3. Trade Unions Act, 1926
India
Updated: 23rd September, 2020