The Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2018

Posted by & filed under Labour Welfare Fund.


As per notification published in the official gazette dated 30th January 2018, the Government of Tamil Nadu has amended The Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972. Currently the Act defines that a person who being employed in a supervisory capacity earning wages exceeding three thousand and five hundred rupees per mensem would be excluded from the coverage of the Act. The amendment now states that any person in a supervisory capacity drawing wages exceeding fifteen thousand rupees per mensem will be excluded from the coverage of the Act. The State Government shall by separate notification release the effective dates for the Act



State
Name of the Act
New Section
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972. Rules 1973
In section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972, in clause
(b), in sub-clause (i), in item (b),
Ceiling limit In 1997
Ceiling limit Amendment 2018
3500/Month
15000/Month
Tamil Nadu Act 36 of
1972)
Tamil Nadu Act 36 of
1972) Amendment – 2018
Excludes persons in supervisory category, drawing wages exceeding three thousand and
five hundred rupees per Month
Many supervisory staff are excluded from the purview of the above Act. The Government have, therefore, decided to bring more number of workers under the purview of the said Tamil Nadu Act 36 of 1972 and to amend section 2(b)(i)(b) of the said Tamil Nadu Act 36 of 1972 suitably so as to enhance the ceiling limit of wages to fifteen thousand rupees per Month.

Notification :- The Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act 2018

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EPF Form No 5A /14b & 7Q

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



New Delhi: Taking another step towards going paperless, retirement fund body EPFO on Tuesday said it has launched facilities for employers to pay dues and update ownership details online.

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has provided facility of online submission of Form 5A (Return of Ownership), it said in a statement.

EPFO added it has discontinued the physical submission of the form.

Earlier, the employers had to submit a physical copy of Form 5A to the concerned EPFO field office upon new registration of establishment and whenever there was any change in ownership details.

Now, employers can update Form 5A online and submit with e-signature. This will not only reduce the unnecessary paperwork but also avoid visits to EPFO field offices.

EPFO has also launched the facility for online payment of Section 14B and Section 7Q dues.

It said that for facilitating ease of doing business, it has launched the online functionality for calculation and payment of damages under Section 14B and interest under Section 7Q against belated remittances.

If an employer makes payment of dues after the due date, he/she is liable to pay damages (under Section 14B) and interest (under section 7Q).

So far, the EPFO used to send the notices to employers under Section 14B and Section 7Q against their belated payments.

Under the new functionality for belated payment, the employer can select the cases where he/she wants to make payment immediately.

The system will generate auto challan. The employer can know the 14B and 7Q dues immediately and make the payment accordingly, thereby avoiding the requirement of visits to EPFO field offices, it added.

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Facility to link UAN with Aadhaar at EPFO eKYC portal

Posted by & filed under Provident Fund Benefits.

Respected Sir/ Madam,


It is informed that functionality to “LINK UAN WITH AADHAAR”  is provided in eKYC Portalavailable at web address https://iwu.epfindia.gov.in/eKYC/:

1. For Members having Mobile Number linked with UAN:-

    The functionality for “LINK UAN WITH AADHAAR” provided to Members online has been enhanced by providing additional facility to verify Aadhaar using Biometric.

2. For Employer with login-id and password of unified portal:-

  The functionality  “LINK UAN WITH AADHAAR”   has been extended to the Employersfor verification of Aadhaar  of their respective employees either using Mobile/Email based OTP or using Biometrics




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Karnataka Minimum wages Hike Dec-2017-(30.12.2017)

Posted by & filed under Minimum Wages-Karnataka.


The proposal of the Government of Karnataka to revise the Minimum Wages for 37 Scheduled Employments listed below was circulated vide KEA Circular No.70 of 2017 dated 24.5.2017.

Sl.No. Scheduled Industry
01 Areca Nut
02 Bakeries
03 Biscuit Industry
04 Brass Copper &Aluminium Industry
05 Bricks Industry
06 Cardamom Malais & Cardamom Gardens
07 Chemical Industry
08 Cinchona Rubber, Coffee, Tea or Coffee Plantations
09 Cinchona Rubber, Coffee, Tea or Coffee Plantations(Non Staff)
10 Cloth Dyeing & Printing
11 Confectionary Industry
12 Co-operative Societies
13 Cotton Ginning
14 Crystal Cutting
15 Employment not Covered in any of the Industries
16 Engineering Industry
17 Granite Stone & Marbles
18 Khandasari Sugar Factory
19 Mandakki Batti
20 Metal Rolling & Re-Rolling(Ferrous) Industry
21 Metal Rolling & Re-Rolling (Non – Ferrous) Industry
22 Mosaic Tiles, Flooring Tiles or Glazing tiles
23 Petrol & Diesel Oil Pump Industry
24 Plywood Industry
25 Pulp Paper, Card Board, Straw Board,Newsprint.
26 Rubber Products (Including Foam & Coir Rubberised Products)
27 Rice Flour Or Dhal Mills
28 Sericulture (1)
29 Sericulture (2)
30 Shops & Commercial Establishments
31 Spinning Mills Industry
32 Stone Breaking
33 Textile Silk Industry
34 Tiles Industry
35 Tobacco Processing
36 Toddy Tapping
37 Wood Work Including Carpentry & Saw Mill Industry


The Government of Karnataka has issued a Final Notification revising the Minimum Wages of 37 Scheduled Employments effective from 30.12.2017. The salient features of the Minimum Wages and other conditions pertaining to Unscheduled Employments is given below More or less, the same wage rates are applicable to other Scheduled Employments except Plantations, which is in the range of Rs.7930 to 8144 Per Month. However, all other conditions are uniform.

WAGE:-
Highly Skilled : Basic Rs.15,423.40 + VDA
Skilled : Basic Rs.14,021.27 + VDA
Semi Skilled : Basic Rs.12,746.61 + VDA
Unskilled : Basic Rs.11,587.83 + VDA

VDA :
VDA payable @ 4 paise per point increase over and above CPI 6537 effective from the date of the Notification i.e., 30.12.2017. VDA payable will be Rs.367.20, in addition to the above wages
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Goa Factory License Fees Changes

Posted by & filed under Factory Act.


As per notification published in the Goa Official Gazette dated 4th January 2018, the Government of Goa has changed the fees for license, renewal of license and has extended the period of license renewal from five years to ten years. In case of a factory coming within the scope of the Act, where the application for registration and grant of license is made after the commencement of the manufacturing process, the occupier and manager, from the date of commencement of the manufacturing process till the date of submission of application for registration and grant of license, shall be liable to pay additional fee at the rate of two hundred percent of the fees payable per year. In case of closure of factory, along with notice of closure information sent shall be accompanied by a treasury receipt or an invoice for book adjustment, as the case may be, for payment of the fees due to be paid, if any, till the date of closure and a declaration stating that there is no presence of hazardous chemicals in the premises of the closed factory or the said hazardous chemicals have been shifted/disposed off in accordance with the relevant rules in force

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The Minimum Wages (Karnataka Amendment) Act, 2017

Posted by & filed under Minimum Wages-Karnataka.

New Amendment under Minimum wages act 1948 of Karnataka 

Government of Karnataka has released the Minimum Wages (Karnataka Amendment) Act, 2017, as per the Amendment Act the Karnataka Government has increased the penalties under the Section 22 and Section 22A of The Minimum Wages Act, 1948


1. Short title and commencement.
2. Amendment of section 20.
3. Amendment of section 22.
4. Amendment of section 22A

2. Amendment of section 20.- In section 20 of the Minimum Wages Act,
1948 (Central Act XI of 1948), (herein after referred to as the Principal Act,-
(i) in sub-section (1), for the words “not below the rank of Labour Commissioner”, the words “not below the rank of Assistant Labour Commissioner” shall be substituted. (ii) in sub-section (4), for the words “fifty rupees” the words “one thousand rupees” shall be substituted.

3. Amendment of section 22.– In section 22 of the Principal Act for the
words “ which may extend to five hundred rupees” the words “which shall not be
less than five thousand rupees but which may extend to ten thousand rupees” shall be substituted.

4. Amendment of section 22 A.– In section 22A of the Principal Act, for the
words “five hundred rupees” the words “ten thousand rupees” shall be substituted

Circular:-👇

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Implementation/ Extension of ESI Scheme in the Municipality and Notified Area Council (NAC) of the (3) Districts of Gajapati, Kendrapara and Nayagarh in the State of Odisha (District Hqrs)

Posted by & filed under Esic-Circulars.


Additional  district are covered from 1st Nov 2017 (Implementation/ Extension of ESI Scheme in the Municipality and Notified Area Council (NAC) of the (3) Districts of Gajapati, Kendrapara and Nayagarh in the State of Odisha (District Hqrs)

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Circular:- Extension of ESI Scheme in the Municipality in the State of Odisha District Hqrs
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Instructions for Profession Tax Registration Certificate (PTRC) TIN holder, regarding selection of period while making the payment

Posted by & filed under Profession Tax- Maharashtra.

Instructions for Profession Tax Registration Certificate (PTRC) TIN holder, regarding selection of period while making the payment.
 a)            In the SAP-TRM based system PTRC e-returns are linked with the e-payment of respective period. MGSTD is receiving many complaints in respect of the problems faced by the employers while filling PTRC e-return. Major complaints mention that even though the payments are made, the same are not being reflecting in the return.  It is noticed that many employers are making mistake while selecting period at the time of making payment. In this regard it is necessary to clarify provisions of Rule 11 of PT Rules 1975.As per Rule 11 of the Profession Tax Rules 1975; everyemployer whose Annual tax liability for the previous year or part thereof was
i)              below Rs 50,000 shall file annual return for current year.  Such return shall contain details of salary, wages and arrears paid in respect of March of Previous financial year to Feb of current financial year
ii)           Rs 50,000 or above shall file monthly return.  Such return shall contain details of salary and wages including any arrears paid in respect of the month immediately preceding the month to which the return relates.
Example: This illustration is given on the web-site www.mahavat.gov.in >> Acts & Rules >> Rules >> Maharashtra State …….. Employments Act 1975 >> Rule 11.
An employer pays salary or wages for the month of April on a date during the same month or the succeeding month i.e. May. This payment shall be shown in the return for May to be furnished on or before the 31st May.
Considering the above example, the employer should select / enter period as 1st May to 31st May while making the payments of PTRC for depositing PT deducted from the salary / wages of April of that year.
b)         As per Section 6(2) of the PT Act 1975, every return shall be accompanied by a treasury challan as the proof of payment of full amount of tax due according to the return and a return without such proof of payment shall not be deemed to have been duly filed. Therefore, the PTRC e-returns, where the balance payable is more than zero are not accepted by the system.
Selecting proper period while making payment will resolve the issue of balance payable shown in the draft PTRC e-return.
Please find attached circular specifying the procedure of e-payment under SAP system
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EPF Online Request in regards to Correction of Name Date of Birth and Gender

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

Currently if employee wants to correct his/her basic details against UAN the employee and employer are required to submit a joint request to the concerned EPFO filed office for correction of above mentioned basic details of employee.

In order to reduce the paper work and time delay  a new function has been introduce in the member interface in the unified portal for correction of basic details 

Once the member make the request the employer has to verify the same once it is approved & verified the respective changes will reflect in the UAN 

The respective circular & Process Flow is appended below 

Circular

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Name_correction_circular

Process Flow 

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Process flow for Name correction

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