Posts By: Prakash Consultancy Services

Gujarat Minimum wages 1st Oct 2015 to 31st Mar 2016

Posted by & filed under Minimum Wages - Gujarat.

Dear all,Gujarat Govt has reduce the Per day Dearness  allowance by 0.10 to 0.020  Paise per day  the new Dearness allowance is as follow Employment Category DA Per Day Sweeping/Cleaning work Rs 15.60 Brick Manufacturing/ Jari Work/ Ready made garment/Tailoring/Salt work/ Tobacco/Cigarette Manufacturing Rs 97.80 Beside above Category & Agarbatti Manufacturing & other category i.e. Shop & Establishment /Hotel &… Read more »

Universal Account Help Desk by EPFO

Posted by & filed under Provident Fund - (Notification -Circulars).

Sir/Madam, A new facility to submit UAN related queries has been introduced and the url of the same is available on our website at FOR EMPLOYERSwww.epfindia.gov.in >> UAN Services >> UAN Helpdesk (Under EMPLOYER Column) or www.epfindia.gov.in >> OUR Services >> For Employers >> UAN Helpdesk FOR MEMBERSwww.epfindia.gov.in >> UAN Services >> UAN Helpdesk (Under… Read more »

MINIMUM WAGES REVISED IN HARYANA w.e.f. 01-NOV-2015

Posted by & filed under Minimum Wages-Haryana.

MINIMUM WAGES REVISED IN HARYANA w.e.f. 01-NOV-2015 The Haryana government on 25.9.2015 revised the legal minimum wage in the state by 29 per cent wage for unskilled and 48 per cent for highly skilled workers. The rise will be effective from November 1, 2015 Category of Workers Current Wages (Rs.) Revised wages per month (Rs.) Revised wages per… Read more »

Employees except apprentices under Apprenticeship Act will be covered by the Provident Fund Act.

Posted by & filed under High Court Judgements-PF.

Dear all,In a recent Judgment  passed in  2015 LLR 893 MADRAS HIGH COURT Hon’ble Mr. V. Ramasubramanian, J. Hon’ble Mr. P.R. Shivakumar, J. W.A. Nos. 463 to 465/2013, D/–13-3-2015 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited vs. Union of India and Others , Employees except apprentices under Apprenticeship Act will be covered by the Provident Fund Act Important… Read more »

EPFO on Anroid Phones

Posted by & filed under Provident Fund - (Notification -Circulars).

Dear all Good News for EPFO Members Much awaited android app now available …!The much awaited android app has been launched finally and the same is available for download at following link :http://search.epfoservices.org:81/EPFOMobileApp/mobileApp_en.phpThe app is 2.61MB files provides information on following matters:1. Members2. Pensioners3. EmployersFor members :• Install the app, open it and click on Member•… Read more »

An employer is liable to pay EPF contributions along with damages and interest if it fails to prove that its employees are ‘excluded ones’

Posted by & filed under High Court Judgements-PF.

Dear all,As we are are aware that many employer are not getting covered  their employees under EPF act if the Basic Wages are more then 15000 or 6500(before 1st Sep 2014) In the recent Appellant filed an appeal before the Employees’ Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal, challenging the order passed by the EPF Authority under section 7A and… Read more »

No Revenue Stamp Required for EPF Withdrawal

Posted by & filed under Provident Fund - (Notification -Circulars).

Dear all, Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has done away with the mandatory requirement of affixing one rupee revenue stamp on claim forms thereby bringing independence from this hassle to millions of PF subscribers every year Henceforth, one rupee revenue stamp will not be required for most of the claim forms as in 97 per… Read more »