The EPF & MP Act, 1952 defines employee u/s 2 (f) as any person who is employed for wages in any kind of work, manual or otherwise, in or in connection with the work of an establishment, and who gets his wages directly or indirectly from the employer and includes any person employed by or… Read more »

Dear all, During this Pandemic, any employer is facing problem for approval of Basic details of the Name change, KYC, or Digital signature approval .EPFO has taken one step ahead to resolve the said issue for all 135  EPFO RO/SRO) are now on WhatsApp or on email  & separate helpline numbers are designated. append below… Read more »

It is brought to your kind notice that the Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of  India has published a Gazette Notification (attached) bearing no.: S.O. 1513(E ) dated 18th May 2020 to further, provide liquidity in the hands of employers and employees as financial support due to COVID -19. The followings are the important… Read more »

Dear all1. Considering the unprecedented situation created by COVID-19 and lockdown announced by the Central Government from 24.03.2020 midnight onwards to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the due date for filing of Electronic Challan cum Return (ECR) for wage month March 2020 is extended up to 15.05.2020 for employers who have paid wages to their… Read more »

In a move to extend the availability and reach of online services in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, EPFO has issued revised instructions to its field offices to facilitate PF members to rectify their date of birth in EPFO records, thus ensuring that their UAN is KYC compliant. The date of birth recorded in… Read more »

 At a press conference on Thursday to unveil the ‘PM Garib Kalyan Package’ to help the poor face the novel coronavirus crisis, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced,  “Employees’ Provident Fund Regulations will be amended to include Pandemic as the reason to allow the non-refundable advance of 75 percent of the amount or three months of… Read more »

A facility for filing of online e-nomination is available at Member Interface of Unified Portal.Following are the salient features of new e-Nomination functionality:–  UAN should be activated–  Verified Aadhaar should be linked  with UAN–  Mobile number of member should be linked with Aadhaar–  Photo of member should be available in the profile of member (Member… Read more »

    Interpretation of term ‘basic wages’ of EPF & MP Act, 1952 and Impact of recent judgment of Supreme Court delivered in Surya Roshni Ltd v. EPFO, 2019 LLR 339 (SC)        The recent judgment passed on 28.02.2019 by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of Regional Provident Fund Commissioner Vs. Vivekananda Vidyamandir… Read more »

Dear all, PENSION DISBURSING AGENCIES UNDER EPS-1995(As on 27.12.2018) Download :-PENSION DISBURSING AGENCIES UNDER EPS-1995(As on 27.12.2018)

Dear all, From 1st Dec 2018 EPF office will not accept physical EPF claim Forms.In order to enable employees to forward maximum claim through online mode, a few pre-requisites to be observe are as follows: – Employee should have activated UAN through EPF website, wherein employee’s mobile set will be required for receiving OTP. For… Read more »