Labour Law Gazette Notifications
Released Date: 20th May, 2020
Central
EPFO in its notification No.1513 dated 18th May 2020 had declared regarding reduction In the statutory rate of EPF contribution from Twelve per cent to Ten per cent. Therefore, EPFO has released Frequently Asked Questions to bring more clarity on the notification for the reduction in the statutory rate from twelve per cent to ten per cent for three months that is during May, June, July 2020. Please refer to the FAQ for more details
Effective Date: 20th May, 2020
Released Date: 18th May, 2020
Central
ESIC vide circular No.P-11/12/Misc/1/2019(M)-Rev. II has extended time of filing return of contribution for the contribution period October 2019 to March 2020 under Employees State Insurance (General) Regulations, 1950 to 11th June 2020
Effective Date: 18th May, 2020
Released Date: 18th May, 2020
Central
Amendment Of Maternity Benefit Forms Under Employees State Insurance (General) Regulations, 1950
ESIC vide notification No. N-12/13/1/2016-P&D has amended The Employees' State Insurance (General) Regulations, 1950 to bring following changes as mentioned, (1) Revised Form 17 (Certification/Notice of Pregnancy) and Form 19 (claim for Maternity Benefit and Notice of work) (2) Under Regulation 87, which regulates notice of pregnancy by an insured woman, newly inserted Regulation 87A shall now provide for Notice of Commission Mother to be submitted in the amended Form 17 to the appropriate branch office (3) Under Regulation 88, which regulates the claim for maternity benefits commencing before confinement, newly inserted Regulation 88A shall require submission of a declaration by an insured woman of her surviving child or children (4) Under Regulation 89 which provides for a claim for maternity benefit only after confinement or for miscarriage, (a) Newly inserted Regulation 89C shall require submission of a claim for Maternity Benefit by Commissioning Mother in the amended Form 19. Provided further if commissioning mother and another woman both are insured, the claim will be provided only to the commissioning mother. Claim against miscarriage will not be payable to the commissioning as well as to the other woman (b) Newly inserted regulation 89 D shall require submission of a claim for Maternity Benefit by Adoptive mother in the amended Form 19 as well
Effective Date: 18th May, 2020
Released Date: 18th May, 2020
Central
EPFO Reduces The Contribution Rate To Ten Per Cent From Existing Rate Of Twelve Per Cent
Government of India vide notification S.No.1513 has amended the earlier notification dated S.O.320 (E) dated the 9th April 1997 which retained the rate of contribution at Ten per cent to (i)Any establishment in which less than twenty persons are employed, (ii) Any sick industrial company, (iii) Any establishment which has at the end of any financial year accumulated losses equal to or exceeding its entire net worth and (iv) Any establishment in Jute, Beedi, Brick, Coir and guar gum industry. As per the new notification Government has amended by adding new Clause which refers to; "Any establishment other than Central public sector enterprises and state public sector enterprises and other establishments owned by, or under the control of the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, in respect of wages payable by it for the months of May, June and July 2020". Provided that this clause shall not be applicable to the establishments eligible for relief under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna guidelines issued by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). Therefore for the establishments registered under the Act other than Government enterprises/establishments and establishments already seeking relief under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna, the contribution which shall be paid by the employer to the EPF shall be Ten per cent and the employee's contributions shall be equal to the contribution payable by the employer in respect of wages payable to employees for the months of May, June, July 2020
Effective Date: 18th May, 2020
Released Date: 15th May, 2020
Central
Exemption For Establishment And Factories From Penal Damages Under EPF
EPFO vide notification No.C-I/Misc/2020-21/Vol/III2 has exempted employer from the provision of Section 14B (Power to recover damages) of The Employees' Provident Funds And Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952 in regard to the difficulty faced by the establishments in the timely deposit of contribution during the period of lockdown due to operational and economic reason. Therefore, EPFO has decided that for any delay in remittance of any contributions or administrative charges due for any period during the lockdown, no proceeding shall be initiated for levy of penal damages against the employer.
Effective Date: 15th May, 2020
Released Date: 15th May, 2020
Central
EPFO Considering the difficulty faced by the establishments in the timely deposit of contributions or administrative charges due for any period during the lockdown, the EPFO has decided that such delays due to operational or economic reasons shall not be treated as default and penal damages should not be levied for such delay. Circular dated 15.05.2020 has been issued to Field Offices of EPFO containing instructions to the effect that no proceeding shall be initiated for levy of penal damages in such cases which is available under TAB “COVID-19” on the home page of EPFO website
Effective Date: 15th May, 2020
Released Date: 8th May, 2020
Central
The Central Minimum Wages Notification (April 2020)
As per notification No. 1/VDA(3)/2O2O-LS-II, Government of India has released Minimum Wages for the Central sphere effective 1st April 2020
Effective Date: 1st Apr, 2020
Released Date: 6th May, 2020
Central
Employers DSC e-Sign Registration Of Authorised Signatories In The Lockdown Period
EPFO vide press note, keeping in view the COVID situation and to further ease the compliance procedure has decided to accept KYC attestation, transfer claim attestation etc through email also. An employer can send the scanned copy of the duly signed request letter to the concerned Regional Office through the mail. Official email addresses of the Regional Offices are available at www.epfindia.gov.in. Please refer notification for more details
Effective Date: 6th May, 2020
Released Date: 3rd May, 2020
Central
Frequently Asked Questions On Filing Of ECR And Payment Of Contributions Under EPF
As per the earlier notification, the Ministry of Labour & Employment has informed about the EPFO making filing of ECR easier for businesses. The ECR can now onwards be filed by an employer without the need of simultaneous payment of contributions and contributions may be paid later by the employer after filing the ECR. The above change will entail convenience to the employers as well as the employees covered under the Act and schemes. In this regard, EPFO has further released an FAQ to employers by addressing various scenarios. Please refer to the FAQ for more details
Effective Date: 3rd May, 2019
Released Date: 30th Apr, 2020
Central
EPFO Enables Filing Of ECR By An Employer Without Simultaneous Payment Of PF Contributions
The Ministry of Labour & Employment has informed about the EPFO making filing of ECR easier for businesses. The ECR can now onwards be filed by an employer without the need of simultaneous payment of contributions and contributions may be paid later by the employer after filing the ECR. The above change will entail convenience to the employers as well as the employees covered under the Act and schemes. Filing of ECR by the employer in time is indicative of employers intent to comply, will not, therefore, attract penal consequences, if the dues are paid within the extended time as announced by the government. Filing of ECR in time shall help in credit of employers and employee share of contributions, totalling 24% of wages by Central Government in EPF accounts of low wage earners in establishments eligible under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana package. Please refer the press release for more details
Effective Date: 30th Apr, 2020
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