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Updated on: Feb 2020

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Senior Citizen Pensioners under EPFO can submit their life certificate online anytime

Feb 24, 2020

EPFO to start e-inspection to monitor voluntary compliance of EPF scheme

EPFO will launch an e-inspection system across the country for monitoring voluntary compliance of th...

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Feb 22, 2020

Latest news: EPFO to start e-inspection to monitor voluntary compliance of EPF scheme - SightsIn Plus

EPFO, ESIC related grievances will be resolved quickly Labour minister, S K Gangwar

The Labour and Employment Ministry said procedures and policies are being streamlined to ensure spee...

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Feb 21, 2020

Latest news: EPFO, ESIC related grievances will be resolved quickly Labour minister, S K Gangwar - SightsIn Plus

ESIC increases confinement expenses to Rs , for pregnant women

The ESI Corporation has decided to increase Confinement Expenses paid to pregnant women, who are not...

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Feb 18, 2020

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EPF will soon be taxable for those with high salaries

While the government has decided to rejig the tax structure by introducing new slabs and reducing tax rates in almost all categories, your contribution towards employees provident fund, national pension system, and other investment instruments might become taxable. “Employer’s contribution to provident fund, NPS and superannuation worth more than 7.5 lakh a year will be […]

Feb 4, 2020

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Fraud: EPFO blocks accounts of over 9 lakh employees

The government has found 9 lakh beneficiaries in as many as 80,000 companies took benefit of the Centre’s job formalization scheme, Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY), even though they were not eligible, leading to around Rs 300 crore loss to the exchequer. According to a report published in the Business Standard, These companies allegedly […]

Jan 31, 2020

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Labour Law Reforms- Major Steps Taken in 2019

Ministry of Labour and Employment has taken a number of initiatives for bringing transparency and accountability through reforms and enforcement of Labour Laws, with the objective of strengthening the safety, security, health, social security for every worker and bringing ease of compliance for running an establishment to catalyze the creation of employment opportunities. These initiatives […]

Jan 30, 2020

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ESIC- Major Steps Taken in 2019

Ministry of Labour and Employment has taken a number of initiatives for bringing transparency and accountability through reforms and enforcement of Labour Laws in 2019. Based on data received from The Ministry of Labour and Employment, below are major steps taken by ESIC in 2019. Rate Reduction in ESI Contribution The ESI Corporation has reduced […]

Jan 29, 2020

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EPFO: Major Steps Taken in 2019

Ministry of Labour and Employment has taken a number of initiatives for bringing transparency and accountability through reforms and enforcement of Labour Laws in 2019. Here are the major initiatives were taken in EPFO. Three new apps to improve service delivery of subscribers were launched by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (I/C) for […]

Jan 28, 2020

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A glimpse of the proposed Social Security Code 2019

Reformation of labour legislations in India is continued after notifying the Code on Wages as an Act. The Code on Social Security, The Code on Industrial Relations and The Code on Occupational Health and Safety are introduced in Lok sabha and expected to be implemented in early 2020. The Code on Social Security will amend […]

Jan 24, 2020

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EPFO added a new online feature to make Transfer and Claim process simpler

According to a Livemint report, The EPFO has launched a new online feature ‘date of exit’ on the EPF portal wherein employees can update their date of exit for the previous organizations they have worked with. The date of exit needs to be updated on the EPFO portal for employees to transfer the funds online […]

Jan 23, 2020

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Contractual employees are entitled to the benefit of Provident Fund -Supreme Court

The benefits of the provident fund should be extended to contractual employees, the Supreme Court has held in a recent judgment. A Bench of Justices U.U. Lalit and Indu Malhotra has held that employees who draw wages or salaries directly or indirectly from a company are entitled to provident fund benefits under the Employees Provident […]

Jan 20, 2020

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Millions of gig workers set to get health coverage and other benefits soon: PSC

The inclusion of “gig workers” in new labour laws, offering millions of informal workers of companies like Uber, Ola, Zomato, Swiggy, Dunzo, etc benefits such as health insurance and other schemes, is set to be okayed by Parliament’s standing committee on labour which concluded its discussions on 9th Jan 2020, Thursday. In its brief to the committee, headed […]

Jan 10, 2020

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EPFO likely to reduce the interest rate by end-January 2020

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) may reduce the interest rate to its subscribers by 15-25 basis points, leading to lower returns for the financial year ending March 31, 2020. This comes in the wake of EPFO offering its subscribers an interest of 8.65% in 2018-19 fiscal after taking seven months to convince the finance ministry of […]

Jan 7, 2020

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Labour Ministry plans to launch ‘SANTUSHT’ portal in Jan for the speedy resolution of the grievances

The labour ministry plans to launch a new portal ‘Santusht’ in Jan 2020 for the speedy redressal of worker as well as employer grievances and ensuring effective implementation of labour laws at the grassroots level. Initially, Santusht (Hindi for satisfied) would monitor all services provided by retirement fund body EPFO and health insurance and services […]

Dec 30, 2019

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Labour Ministry to enforce EPFO’s move to restore pension commutation from Jan 1, 2020

The labour ministry will enforce the retirement fund body EPFO’s decision to restore pension commutation, or advance part-withdrawal, under the Employees’ Pension Scheme from January 1, 2020, a move which will benefit 6.3 lakh pensioners, PTI reports. These 6.3 lakh pensioners had opted for commutation of their pension and got a lump sum amount at […]

Dec 30, 2019