Maharashtra Minimum Wages has been revised from 1st July 2020 to 31st Dec 2020
(1) This Ordinance may be called the Industrial Disputes and
Certain other laws (Karnataka Amendment) The ordinance, 2020.
(2)It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.- In the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (CentralAct No.14 of 1947), in section 25K,-
(i) in sub-section (1), for the words “one hundred“, the words “three hundred”, shall be substituted; and
(ii) in sub-section (1A), for the words “one hundred“, the words “three hundred”, shall be substituted.
3. Amendment of the Factories Act, 1948.- In the Factories Act,
1948 (Central Act No.63 of 1948),-
(1) in section 2, in clause (m),-
more”, shall be substituted; and
(ii) in item (ii), for the words “twenty or more“,the words “forty or more”, shall be substituted.
(2) in section 65, in sub section (3) in clause (iv) for the words “seventy-five” the words “one hundred and twenty-five” shall be substituted.
4. Amendment of the Contract Labour (Regulation andAbolition) Act, 1970.-
In the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (Central Act No.47 of 1970), in section 1, in sub-section (4) in item (a) for the words “twenty or more”, the words “fifty or more“, shall be substituted.
KARNATAKA DEFERS PAYMENT OF VDA PAYABLE UNDER MINIMUM WAGES BY ONE YEAR
1. The Department of Labour, Government of Karnataka vide its order No. KAE 72 LWA 2020 dated 20.07.2020 has permitted postponement of payment of VDA payable under various Minimum Wages Notifications by employers for the period from 01.04.2020 to 31.03.2021 to mitigate the hardship being faced by the employers who were directed by the Central Government to pay wages, including VDA to their employees for the lockdown period.
2. The implications of the order to defer VDA are:
· Employers can avail this facility and defer payment of VDA of Rs. 417.60 per month which has become payable from 01.04.2020 to 31.03.2021 under various Minimum Wage notifications.
· The employers will have to pay the deferred VDA after 31.03.2021 to their workmen in addition to the VDA as applicable from 01.04.2021 onwards.
· If employers choose not to pay VDA, they will not be liable to pay ESI and PF also on the deferred VDA.
·However, ESI and PF will become payable when the deferred VDA is paid after 31.03.2021
· When the deferred VDA is paid, the employers will also have to pay the difference in bonus and also a difference in leave with wages as well as the difference in overtime payment.
· These options are available for VDA payable to Contract Labourers also
3. Employers may choose to pay the VDA of Rs. 417.60 per month without availing the deferment facility if they feel it is burdensome to pay the deferred VDA after 31.03.2021.
4. If employers have already paid VDA for the months of April to June 2020, they may avail deferment of VDA facility from July 2020 onwards.
5. Employers are advised to choose the best option from the above keeping in mind their present financial condition as well as their future financial projections.
6. A copy of the Order No. KAE 72 LWA 2020 dated 20.07.2020 issued by the Department of Labour, Govt. of Karnataka is attached herewith.
Under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of clause (m) of section 2 of the Factories Act, 1948
One more good initiative from ESIC in this Pandemic period wherein many employers were not able to pay the regular contribution for the period of Mar-2020.
Looking at the current situation, ESIC has opened the Contribution Period Oct-2019 to Mar-2020 & those employers were not able to pay the contribution can pay by 15th July 2020.
Circular:- TIME EXTENSION FOR FILING CONTRIBUTION
Greetings for the day!
ESIC Amendment in process of Employee Registration thru Mandatory from 1st July 2020
- ESIC has mandated the submission of Mobile Number And Bank Account details (Bank name, Branch name and IFSC) for registration of new employees.
- Employers are required to update mobile number and bank account details of existing employees registered under the ESI Scheme.
- From 1st July 2020, Cash benefits /Claim reimbursements will be settled by only if the correct bank account details of the beneficiary are available in the system.
- IF any Insured person due to any reason is not able to get update the details it can be updated at the ESIC Branch office also, in this regard he has to carry the Cancel Cheque copy of the Bank statement wherever his name is appearing.
- The employer engaging 10 or more workers shall submit a form for the registration of shops under Form A. the payment of fees shall be done online along with the application form.
- The application form shall be then reviewed by the officer assigned and if there is no objection, the registration certificate shall be provided under Form-B.
- In case less than 10 workers are engaged in the business, the employer shall go ahead with the registration by submitting Form-D. Form-E shall be provided under the receipt of intimation.
- Form-G shall be filed by the applicant in case of any changes in the certificate of registration along with the prescribed fees.
- In case, the applicant is shutting down the business, Form-H shall be duly submitted by the applicant. In the case of fewer than 10 workers, Form-I shall be submitted by the applicant for the closing of the business.
- Women workers shall not be employed after 9 pm up to 6 am after obtaining their consent in form J