Yearly Archives: 2017

ESIC Extended Benefit To Insured Person /Insured Women Under The New Wage Ceiling Limit

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As per recent ESIC circular dated 30th May 2017, the ESIC has directed that the IP/IW who went out of coverage ceiling of Rs 15000 but were subsequently covered under wage ceiling of Rs 21000 w.e.f. 1st January 2017 shall be entitled to receive the Extended Sickness Benefits and Super Specialty Treatment for the period… Read more »

Chandigarh Minimum Wages 1st Apr 2017 to 30th Sep-2017

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The following are the minimum rates of wages payable for monthly and daily rated employees for the period starting from 1.04.2017 to 30.09.2017 (both days inclusive). Notification :- 👉 Minimum Wages of Chandigarh Apr-2017-Sep-2017 Notes: – (1) The points for the months from October, 2016 to March, 2017 Base Year 2001=100 are 272, 273, 271, 273, 271… Read more »

Employer cannot force employees to open salary accounts with official bank: Kerala HC

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An employer cannot insist that all employees open a salary account with its official banking firm, says the Kerala high court. A single bench of the court issued the ruling after considering a petition (WP-C No. 37894/2016) filed by TM Dinesh Kumar and seven other employees of Malabar Cancer Centre (MCC) at Thalassery. They had challenged a circular… Read more »

How to withdraw EPF and EPS online?

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On 1st May 2017, EPFO announced the launch of the facility to withdraw EPF and EPS online. Let us see the procedure and conditions of online EPF withdrawal facility in detail As of now, it is a tedious task to apply for withdrawal. The process involved physical application to move from one authority to another… Read more »

Employees’ Provident Funds (Fifth Amendment) Scheme, 2017 under Para 68 J

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Employees’ Provident Funds (Fifth Amendment) Scheme, 2017. In the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 (hereinafter referred to as the said Scheme), in paragraph 68J,- (a) sub-paragraph (2) shall be omitted; (b) proviso to sub-paragraph (3) shall be omitted; (c) for sub-paragraph (6), the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted, namely;- “(6) No advance shall be granted… Read more »