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EPFO mandates submission of Aadhaar as identity doc. by members of EPS

EMPLOYEES’ PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION (Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India) Head Office Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, 14, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi- 110 066. File No.Pension-I/17(10)/2016-17/Jeevan Pramaan-Aadhar/8051 … Read More

Kerala Govt. decides to pay wages to employees electronically

Kerala Government has decided to implement “e-payment of wages” scheme which aims at providing wages to employees electronically. WPS – means an IT enabled system provided by the labour commissionerate to ensure payment of minimum wages to all or any class of employees employed. Initially this was promulgated through a notification in the year 2015,… Read More

MoL&E enters into agreement with banks or easy deposit & withdrawals of EPF Contributions

Agreements with Banks for easy deposit & withdrawals of EPF Contributions The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has tied up/entered into agreement with ten banks to collect EPFO dues and to make payments of Provident Fund (PF) withdrawals, pension and insurance to EPFO beneficiaries. These banks are State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Indian… Read More

Clarification regarding unskilled/semiskilled workers under PMRPY Scheme :EPFO

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (Ministry of Labour, Govt. Of India) Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, 14- Bhikaiji Cama Place, New Delhi - 110066 www.epfindia.gov.in/www.epfindia.nic.in (CENTRAL ANALYSIS & INTELLIGENCE UNIT) No.CAIU/11(71)2017/MOT/706 Date: 31/07/2017 To All ACCs Zones All RPFC-I/RPFC-11 (lncharge of Regional Offices). Sub: - Clarification regarding unskilled/semiskilled workers under PMRPY Scheme - reg. Sir, Please refer to… Read More

MoL&E issues corrigendum to NOT. No. 4108(E)

MINISRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT CORRIGENDUM New Delhi, the 25th July, 2017 S.O. 2407 (E).—In this Ministry notification of even dated 21.12.2016 [S.O. No. 4108(E)], published in the Gazette of India No. 3002, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-Sec.(ii) dated 21.12.2016 at page No. 4, in Sl. No. 8, “Deputy Director or Assistant Director, Employees State Insurance Corporation,… Read More

EPFO to take action against establishments defaulting PF contribution

Reduction in PF contribution With a view to bring contribution under Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF & MP) Act, 1952 to be paid by employer and employee at par with other savings instruments like the National Pension System, Contributory Provident Fund etc., an agenda item for lowering the rate of contribution from the… Read More

EPFO launches Software for generation of Certificate of Coverage

Employment Provident Fund Organization Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India Head Office Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, 14 , Bhikhaji Cama palace New Delhi-110066 File No. IWU/7(31) Application for COC … Read More

Cabinet approves Labour Code on Social Security, 2017

Labour Code on Social Security, 2017 The Second National Commission on Labour has recommended that the existing Labour Laws should be broadly grouped into four or five Labour Codes on functional basis. Accordingly, the Ministry has taken steps for drafting four Labour Codes on Wages; Industrial Relations; Social Security & Welfare; and Safety and Working… Read More

EPFO revises procedure for implementation of e-court software

EMPLOYEE’S PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION (Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India) No. C-I/1(63)2017/e-court/7647 Date- 24th July, 2017 To, All ACCs (Zones) All RPFCs-I/RPFCs-II, Regional Offices Sub:- Implementation of e-court software- revised procedure. Sir, As you are aware, in the e-court software the allotment of 7A & 14B cases among assessing authorities is automatic so… Read More

EPF Accounts to become inoperative after the member attains age of 58 years

Inoperative EPF Accounts The Government vide notification no. G.S.R. 1065 (E) dated 11.11.2016 has amended paragraph 72(6) of the Employees’ Provident Funds (EPF) Scheme, 1952 wherein changes have been made in the conditions leading to a Provident Fund (PF) account becoming an Inoperative Account. As per amended definition of Inoperative Account (w.e.f. 11.11.2016), an account… Read More

National Commision of Labour recommends Rationalisation of Labour Laws

Rationalisation of Labour Laws The Second National Commission on Labour has recommended that the existing Labour Laws should be broadly grouped into four or five Labour Codes on functional basis. Accordingly, the Ministry has taken steps for drafting four Labour Codes on Wages; Industrial Relations; Social Security & Welfare; and Safety and Working Conditions respectively,… Read More

MWCD launches Sexual Harassment electronic-Box for registering complaints related to sexual harassment

Public Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Women and Child Development 24-July, 2017 15:29 IST Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi launches Sexual Harassment electronic-Box (SHe-Box) for registering complaints related to sexual harassment at workplace WCD ministry to conduct an all India survey to assess the magnitude of problem related to sexual harassment of women at… Read More

Notification regarding amendment in EPFAT (Procedure) Rules

(To be published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary) Part II, Section 3 Sub-Section (i)) Government of India Ministry of Labour and Employment New Delhi dated 20 Julv 2017 Notification G.S.R......(E), - In exercise of the powers conferred by section 21 of tie Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act' 1952 (19;f 1952), the central… Read More