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

Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Shri Bandaru Dattatreya launches Digital Signature based Online Registration of Establishments 

Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, Union Minister for Labour & Employment (Independent Charge) today launched the Digital Signatures based Online Registration of Establishments (OLRE) in a function held in Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, Head Office.

Explaining the process in detail, Shri Bandaru Dattatreya informed that the online registration will be done once the applicant employer registers himself on the OLRE Portal. Subsequent to creation of User ID and password the employer will have to register his/her digital signature (class II or III). Thereafter, the PAN number of the employer would be verified online. On successful verification of PAN the employer will be able to apply online for code number which would require the employer to upload the relevant documents after digitally authenticating the same. On completion of this process the name of the applicant employer would be auto populated in the application in owner details field. All details related to the Code Number shall be available for the applicant employer on the login. The Code Number to the applicant employer shall be allotted immediately on successful submission of the application which would mean that the process is successfully completed.

Shri Bandaru Dattatreya further informed that this facility will not only reduce the workload of the employer, but will also reduce the paperwork for both employer as well as the EPFO. It will be a quick and hassle free process. The process of applying for a branch code by any employer already having the PF Code will remain unchanged and will be available through the ECR login. The validation of only one code number can be done through this facility for a given PAN number and for any subsequent code for any branch or establishments under same PAN number the application will be through the ECR Portal. As a result of this facility, the employer would have a digital signature at the time of application itself and this can be used by employer for other areas such as the Online Transfer Claim Portal and authentication of KYC details of members joining the establishment. The use of paperwork would be reduced significantly and the filing of documents would be as per the convenience of the employer.

Shri Shankar Aggarwal, Secretary, Labour & Employment also applauded the efforts made by EPFO in introducing user free services in recent past and stated that this software which is being launched today would especially be a big leap forward in fulfilling the mandate of the Government in ensuring the ease of doing business in the country which is one of the prime areas of concern for the administration today. He further encouraged EPFO to introduce more such ventures in the days to come.

Shri K.K. Jalan, Central PF Commissioner stated that EPFO is committed to strengthen the e-governance system and to provide better services to its stakeholders. EPFO has already launched a number of e-governance initiatives such as Electronic Challan-cum-Return, Member e-passbook SMS governance, payment through National Electronic Fund Transfer, electronic return to collect the missing details of members etc. This process is not going to stop and EPFO would continue its efforts to make the working more transparent and convenient for all stakeholders.

Shri Bandaru Dattatreya also honoured a few officers/officials of the Organisation for their efficiency and diligence.

Posted by & filed under Bonus-Act.

The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to double the wage ceiling for calculating bonus to Rs 7,000 per month for factory workers and establishments with 20 or more workers.
“The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to enhance the monthly bonus calculation ceiling to Rs 7,000 per month from existing Rs. 3,500 was approved by Union Cabinet here,” a source said after the Cabinet meeting.
The amendment bill will be made effective from April 1, 2015. Now the bill will be tabled in Parliament for approval.
The bill also seeks to enhance the eligibility limit for payment of bonus from the salary or wage of an employee from Rs. 10,000 per month to Rs. 21,000.
The Payment of Bonus Act 1965 is applicable to every factory and other establishment in which 20 or more persons are employed on any day during an accounting year.
The bill also provides for a new proviso in Section 12 which empowers the central government to vary the basis of computing bonus.
At present, under Section 12, where the salary or wage of an employee exceeds Rs. 3,500 per month, the minimum or maximum bonus payable to employees are calculated as if his salary or wage were Rs. 3,500 per month.
The last amendment to both the eligibility limit and the calculation ceilings under the said Act was carried out in 2007 and was made effective from April 1, 2006.
This amendment in the Act to increase wage ceiling and bonus calculation ceiling was one of assurances given by the Centre after 10 central trade unions went on one-day strike on September 2.
The government had hinted at meeting workers’ aspirations on nine out of 12 demands submitted by the unions.
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The detail Notification of the said amendment will be published very Soon  
@courtesy http://www.thehindu.com/


Posted by & filed under Minimum Wages-Delhi.

Dear all,

Delhi govt has REVISED MINIMUM RATES OF WAGES  W.E.F. 1.10.2015


Category
Rates as on 01.04.2015
(Rupees)
Dearness Allowances(pm) w.e.f 01.10.2015 (Rupees)
Rates from 01.10.2015 (Rupees)
Per-Month
Per-Day
Un-skilled
9048.00
126.00
9174.00
390.00
Semi skilled
10010.00
126.00
10136.00
429.00
Skilled
10998.00
156.00
11154.00
467.00
Non Matriculates
10010.00
126.00
10136.00
390.00
Matriculates but not graduates
10998.00
156.00
11154.00
429.00
Graduate and above                      
11986.00
156.00
12142.00
467.00
 The detail Notification will be attach as soon as possible as we receive the same 


Posted by & filed under Minimum Wages-Madhya Pradesh.

Dear all,


Please find enclosed Madhya Pradesh Minimum Wages for the period 01-10-2015 to 31st mar 2016.

Category – Basic – DA – Total

Unskilled – 6500 – 75 – 6575
Semiskilled – 7057 – 375 -7432
Skilled – 8435 – 375 – 8810
Highly Skilled- 9735 – 375 – 10110

Minimum Wages -MP- Oct’15 – Mar -16

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 & Restaurant Etc.
Rs 10.30


The respective notification is enclosed for your ready reference 

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 EMPLOYERS
www.epfindia.gov.in >> UAN Services >> UAN Helpdesk (Under EMPLOYER Column) or www.epfindia.gov.in >> OUR Services >> For Employers >> UAN Helpdesk

FOR MEMBERS
www.epfindia.gov.in >> UAN Services >> UAN Helpdesk (Under MEMBERS Column) or www.epfindia.gov.in >> OUR Services >> For EMPLOYEES >> UAN Helpdesk

YOU MAY ALSO VISIT THE FACILITY AT http://59.180.231.60:9091/UANhelpdesk/

You are requested to kindly submit your query by clicking the above link as henceforth, mails sent to uanepf@epfindia.gov.inwill not be replied to.

Status updates on any requests made at the concerned PF office WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE with this Helpdesk. You are requested to contact the concerned PF office for status updates. Contact details of the concerned PF office is available at: http://www.epfindia.gov.in/site_en/Contact_us.php

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 day (Rs.)
Unskilled
5,886.67
7,600.00
292.31
Semi skilled A
6,016.67
7,980.00
306.92
Semi skilled B
6,146.67
8,379.00
322.27
Skilled A
6,276.67
8,797.95
338.38
Skilled B
6,406.67
9,237.85
355.30
Highly skilled
6,536.67
9,699.74
373.07


The detail notification of the same will be sent seperately

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 synopsis of the said Judgement

  • The provisions of Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions act, 1952 include every person including apprentices or trainees within the purview of definition to the expression ‘employee’ except those engaged under the Apprentices Act, 1961.
  • Employer is also liable to pay EPF contributions in respect of Pre-Induction Training period of the trainees.
I am enclosing herewith the judgment copy for your kind perusal