Gujarat Minimum Wages has been revised from 1st Oct 2022 to 31st Mar 2023
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Checklist for Death Claim under EPFO
It is observed that most of the death cases submitted by the establishment are returned for non-submission of proper documents with the death claim by the establishment.
Therefore establishment is requested to check the enclosed documents herewith before submission of Death claims as per the Checklist for the various types of death claims.
BACHELOR DEATH CASE CLAIM TO BE SUBMITTED BY PARENTS (FOR DEATH CASES OF UNMARRIED PERSONS (BACHELORS/ SPINSTER)
The following Documents are to be submitted:
- The Composite Death Claim Form No. 20, 10D & 5(IF) should be submitted by both the parents duly submitting the position of dependency certificate stating dependency on the deceased member and should state the member was not having any family.
- Original Composite Death Claim Form No. 20, 10D & 5(IF) should be submitted by the member/nominee of the deceased member duly attested by the employer with filed all columns properly filled.
- The original Death Certificate of the deceased member should be submitted by the nominee/parent.
- The surviving family members certificates (SFMC)/List of surviving members/UAN should be submitted by the nominee of the deceased member duly attested by the employer.
- Three (3) copies of photos of the parents duly attested with the seal of the employer on the back side of the photos.
- Previous employment/Non-employment certificate duly declaring by the nominee/parents of deceased member clearly stating that the member was working/not working anywhere else other than the present establishment in which he was working in last place and NO-DUES or pending for payable to them and in future if so, no any claim is preferable for payment under the EPF Scheme 1952.
- Aadhar and Bank details of the parents of the deceased member and Aadhar card copy of the member should be attested by the employer and a separate account should be opened in the same bank and branch of the parents. (Pension Disbursing banks are SBI, ICICI, AXIS & HDFC, PND & BOI)
- If Death While in service certificate should be submitted by the deceased nominee duly attested by the employer.
- Non-contributory period (NCP Days) of service certificate from date of joining to date leaving should be submitted by the nominee of the member duly attested by the employer, if no such break in service the employer should submit NO-BREAK in service certificate.
- Joint Declaration Form should be submitted by the claimant along with the Aadhar copy and supporting documents of the deceased member duly attested by the employer for correction of member profile, if required.3A Wages for the last 12 months prior to the death of the member (if pre ECR period).
- Form No 5 & 10 duly furnish the information such as PF No., name, father name, date of birth, date of joining, etc. in Form 5 and name, father’s name, date of leaving, etc. in form 10. Descriptive Roll should be submitted for each pensioner if the member’s death is while in service. The form should be signed by each pensioner and should be attested by the employer.
DEATH CASE CLAIMS TO BE SUBMITTED BY A FAMILY MEMBER/NOMINEE (FOR DEATH CASES OF MARRIED PERSONS)
The following Documents are to be submitted:
- Original Composite Death Claim Form No. 20, 10D & 5(IF) should be submitted by the family member/nominee of the deceased member duly attested by the employer with filed all columns properly
- The original Death Certificate of the deceased member should be submitted by the Family member/nominee.
- The surviving family members certificates (SFMC)/ List of surviving Member (lSM) should be submitted by the Family member/nominee of the deceased member duly attested by the employer.
- Three (3) copies of photos of each Family member/nominee duly attested with a seal of the employer on the back side of the photos.
- Non employment certificate duly declaring by the Family member/nominee of deceased member clearly stating that the member was not working anywhere else other than the present establishment in which they work in last place and NO- DUES or pending for payable to them and in future if so, no any claim is preferable for payment under the EPF Scheme 1952.
- Aadhar and Bank details of the Family member/nominee of the deceased member, Aadhar card copy of member, and Birth Certificate/School Certificate of children of the deceased member should be attested by the employer and a separate account should be opened by the same bank and branch of the Family member/nominee. (Pension Disbursing banks are SBI, CANARA BANK, ICICI, AXIS & HDFC)
- If Death While in service certificate should be submitted by the deceased Family member/nominee duly attested by the employer.
- Non-contributory period (NCP Days) of service certificate from date of joining to date leaving should be submitted by the
- Family member/nominee of the member duly attested by the employer, if no such break in service the employer should submit
- NO-BREAK in service certificate.
- Joint Declaration Form should be submitted by the claimant along with the Aadhar copy and supporting documents of the deceased member duly attested by the employer for correction of member profile, if required.3A Wages for the last 12 months prior to the death of the member (if pre ECR period).
- Form No 5 & 10 duly furnish the information such as PF No., name, father name, date of birth, date of joining, etc. in Form5 and name, father name, date of leaving, etc. in form 10.
- Descriptive Roll should be submitted for each pensioner. The form should be signed by each pensioner and should be attested by the employer.
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Central VDA from 1st Oct 2022 to 31st Mar 2023
Central Minimum Wages Revised from 1st Oct 2022 to 31st Mar Mar-2023
Uttarakhand Minimum Wages Revised from 1st Oct 2022 to 31st Mar-2023
The Government of Uttarakhand, vide Notification No. 3367/4-01/13 has released revised Minimum Wages effective from 1st October 2022 to 31st Mar 2023
Please refer to the notification for more details
New Update on the ESIC Insured Person Portal in regards to claiming Maternity Benefit
ESIC Dept has moved one step ahead to claim the benefit of maternity benefit paperless. online submission of the Maternity Claim has been deployed. The I.W. whose UAN number has been seeded in the system can claim for Maternity Benefit through Insured Person Portal. The User Manual for submission of online requests is attached
herewith for kind information
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ESIC Contribution payment of August 2022 date extended
Due to technical issue in ESIC portal all employer were facing issue for uploading the challan & payments the reason behind the said technical issue is of upgradation of the portal /mapping of UAN number with ESIC etc. In regards to the same Employees State Insurance Corporation, vide Circular No.-P-11/12/Misc./1/2019(M)-Rev.ll, relaxed the time limit for depositing the contributions for the month of August 2022 till the 22nd September 2022 instead of 15th September 2022. Please refer to the circular for more details
Gujarat Minimum Wages hike in regards to Ship Breaking Schedule employment -2022
The Labour, Skill Development and Employment Department, Gujarat on April 27, 2022, issued a draft notification on the revision of wages of workers working in ship Breaking Activities which is covered under entry 61 in Part-1 of the schedule to the Minimum wages Act, 1948.
• Skilled (Manager, Mukadam, Supervisor crane and Vij(electric)Operator – Rs. 430 + special allowance
• Semi-Skilled – Battiwala (Gas cutter) – Rs.417 + special allowance
• Un-skilled – (Malpani, Begari, Helper.) – Rs. 404 + special allowance
Public Holiday declared by Telenaga Govt on account of Ganesh idols immersion procession on 9th Sept 2022
The Government hereby orders that 09.09.2022 (Friday) shall be General Holiday to the Government Offices/Schools/Colleges located in and around Twin Cities of Hyderabad & Secunderabad, Ranga Reddy and Medchal – Malkajgiri Districts of Telangana State on account of Ganesh idols immersion procession.
Consequently, 12.11.2022 (Second Saturday) shall be observed as a working day for all the Government Offices/Schools/Colleges located in and around twin cities of Hyderabad Secunderabad, Ranga Reddy and Medchal – Malkajgiri Districts of Telangana State in lieu of General Holiday declared on 09.09.2022 (Friday)
Minimum Wages hike of Security Agencies (including all establishments and establishments employing office staff and security personnel through the agency)-Karnataka-2022
The Government of Karnataka on July 28, 2022, issued a notification to revise the minimum wages for the workers working in Security Agencies (including all establishments and establishments employing office staff and security personnel through the agency) and all the earlier notifications have been quashed.
The following conditions are to be enforced by the employer:-
•Varying Dearness Allowance.
• Equal rates of wages to all in cases where women, men, and transgenders have performed the same kind of work to be done.
• For the workers of the same nature for the categories of workers whose class is not mentioned in the notification.
• The 8-hour working wage of workers working on a piecemeal basis should not be less than one day’s wages of workers doing the same kind of work. A day’s work shall mean 8 hours of work, and if workers are employed for less than 8 hours, the wages will be calculated on the basis of the day or monthly wages of that class according to such a short period of time.
• Workers working on weekly offs or festival holidays fixed in the establishment shall be paid twice the normal wage, subject to the Minimum Wages Act and rules.
• If a worker has worked for more than the stipulated period of the day, he shall be paid twice his salary.
• 75 percent of the salary received by the employees of that class shall be paid as a scholarship to the trainees.
• Payment of employees’ salaries by cheque or employees’ bank Should be credited directly to the account.
• A day’s work shall mean eight (8) hours of work. If workers are employed for less than 4 hours of work, the minimum wages will be paid in accordance with such a short period of time. Calculation on an hourly basis as per Rule 27(4) of Rules, 1958.
