Labour Law Gazette Notifications
Released Date: 5th Feb, 2019
Central
ESIC Health Passbook For Beneficiaries
ESIC vide notification no F.No.Z-11/12/8/2018-PR has launched "Health Passbook" for ESI Beneficiary for their use during their visit to ESIC/ESIS Hospitals/MEUD/Modified IMP clinic/Dispensary etc. The Health Passbook is a small booklet containing 100 leaflets with a system generated beneficiary credentials affixed on it. The Health Passbook may be made available by the Regional Office to the SRO(S) Hospitals(S), Branch Office, DCBO of the region for onward distribution to Insured Person (IPs)/Beneficiaries through their Employer
Effective Date: 31st Jan, 2019
Released Date: 29th Jan, 2019
Central
Maternity Benefit (Mines and Circus) Amendment Rules
Ministry of Labour and Employment vide notification no G.S.R. 57 (E), has made amendments to Rule 16 of Maternity Benefit (Mines and Circus) Rules, 1963 where Employers of every Mines and Circus shall online upload a unified annual return in Form X on the web portal of Central Government in the Ministry of Labour & Employment by providing information to the particulars as provided in respect of preceding year. During inspection the Employers are requested to produce to Inspector their accounts, books, register and other documents maintained in electronic form or otherwise and in any case if Employer of a Mine and Circus on whom this act applies sells, abandons or discontinues the working of the mine or circus then Employer within period of one month of the date of such sale or abandonment or four months of the date of such discontinuance shall upload a further unified return in Form X as mentioned in Sub-Rule 1 in respect of the period between the end of the preceding year and the date of the sale, abandonment or discontinuance
Effective Date: 29th Jan, 2019
Released Date: 29th Jan, 2019
Central
Amendment Of The Minimum Wages (Central) Rules,1950
Ministry of Labour and Employment vide notification no G.S.R.56 E, has made amendment to rule 21, for sub-rule (4A) where Employers on or before 1st day of February in each year shall upload online unified annual return in Form III on the web portal of the Central Government in the Ministry of Labour and Employment giving all information as to the particulars specified in respect of the preceding year. During inspection the Employers are required to produce to Inspector the documents like accounts, books, registers and other documents maintained in electronic form or otherwise
Effective Date: 29th Jan, 2019
Released Date: 29th Jan, 2019
Central
Unified Annual Returns Under Payment Of Bonus Act, 1965
As per Gazette notification no.GSR 58 (E), Central Government has notified that every employer shall, on or before the 1st day of February in each year, upload unified annual return in Form D on the web portal of the Central Government in the Ministry of Labour and Employment giving information as to the particulars specified in respect of the preceding year. This can accessed through the link https://return.shramsuvidha.gov.in/user/login
Effective Date: 29th Jan, 2019
Released Date: 29th Jan, 2019
Central
Amendment Of Industrial Disputes (Central) Amendment Rules, 2019
Ministry of Labour and Employment vide notification no G.S.R. 59 E, has made amendments to rule 56A of The Industrial Disputes (Central) Rules, 1957 where Employer shall on or before 1st day of February in each year shall upload online unified annual return in Form GI in the Web Portal of Central Government in the Ministry of Labour and Employment giving information as to the particulars specified in respect of the preceding year. During inspection the Employers are required to produce to Inspector the documents like accounts, books, registers and other documents maintained in electronic form or otherwise
Effective Date: 29th Jan, 2019
Released Date: 17th Jan, 2019
Central
EPFO Instructions Towards Blocked PMRPY Beneficiaries
As per notification No.CAIU/011(71)2016/PMRPY/Refund/16626, EPFO has given certain instructions to its regional offices towards the employers whose Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) beneficiaries has been blocked. As per the instructions mentioned, employers are directed to verify and certify the genuineness of the beneficiaries for availing further benefits under PMRPY Scheme and submit the information to the respective EPFO offices. A notice is being issued to all such establishments with details towards the same for further action
Effective Date: 17th Jan, 2019
Released Date: 6th Dec, 2018
Central
Non-Refundable Advance To EPFO Member In Case Of Continuous Un-Employment
As per notification G.S.R. 1182(E), the Central Government has amended Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 by adding new provision under Paragraph 68HH vide the Employees’ Provident Funds (Amendment) Scheme, 2018. As per this scheme, in a Factory or any Establishment, a member is allowed for a non-refundable advance upto seventy-five percent of the amount standing to his credit in the Fund. Provided that member has not been employed in any factory or other establishment for a continuous period of not less than one month immediately preceding the date on which he makes an application for such non-refundable advance
Effective Date: 6th Dec, 2018
Released Date: 28th Nov, 2018
Central
Online Submission Of Monthly IW 1 Returns On The EPFO Portal
As per notification No.IWU/7(30)2012/Return in R/O IWU/1191, The Employees Provident Fund Organisation has now launched facility for online submission of IW-1 (International Workers) returns by the Employers through the International Workers Portal on the EPFO website through the following link:-https://iwu.epfindia.gov.in/iwu/
Effective Date: 1st Nov, 2018
Released Date: 26th Nov, 2018
Central
Once In Lifetime Cash Compensation Upto Ninety Days To ESIC Member During Period Of Unemployment
Under Section 19 of Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 the Employees' State Insurance Corporation has introduced welfare measure for employees under Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana where Employee's in a factory or establishment as mentioned under Section 2(9) are allowed for cash compensation upto 90 days once in lifetime during period of unemployment, cash compensation can be claimed after three months in one or more time within period of unemployment subject to conditions., (1) Employee shall complete 2 Years of insurable amount and contributed not less that 78 days in each of four consecutive period of contribution before claim of relief, (2) The relief shall not be more than 25% of the average earning per day, (3) The uncertainty of unemployment shall not be result of any punishment for misconduct or superannuation or voluntary retirement, (4) The average earning per day shall be total amount of wages received in four consecutive contribution period divided by 730 days, (5) The identity shall be proved from ESIC data base having verified accordingly or with Aadhar Number, (6) The Insured person shall present claim in an affidavit through the form AB-1 and such form AB-1 shall be provided by Employee's last employer to Employee's allotted Branch Office, (7) The Scheme is effective from 01-07-2018 and payments shall be due for payments after three months. (8) The scheme is introduced on pilot basis for period of 2 years
Effective Date: 1st Jul, 2018
Released Date: 28th Sep, 2018
Central
The Central Minimum Wages Notification (Oct 2018)
As per notification File No. 1/38(1)/2018-LS-II, Minimum Wages released for the Central Sphere effective 1st October 2018
Effective Date: 1st Oct, 2018
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