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Updated on: Jun 2020

Labour Law

EPFO launches multi-location claims settlement facility

Jun 16, 2020

EPF contribution reduced to for the next months

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced details for the total Rs lakh crore stimulus ...

Labour Law

May 14, 2020

EPF contribution reduced to for the next months

Government plans to merge CMPFO with EPFO

The Centre Government plans to merge Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation CMPFO with the Employe...

Labour Law

May 7, 2020

Government plans to merge CMPFO with EPFO

Labour Ministry to collect data on layoffs, pay cuts, report to PM

EPFO and ESIC have been advised to collate the data on job losses and wage cuts. As soon as informat...

Coronavirus

Apr 17, 2020

Labour Ministry to collect data on layoffs, pay cuts, report to PM

Labour Law

EPFO extends challan filing date for employers

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has extended the date of filing Electronic Challan Cum Return (ECR) for wage month March 2020 extended up to 15.05.2020 from 15.04.2020, The EPFO also decided to waive off any interest liability and penalty in this extended period. This would give some relief to employers stuck with closed establishments following a nationwide […]

Apr 15, 2020

Labour Law

Govt notifies EPF scheme under PM Gareeb Kalyan Yojna

The labour ministry on 10th April, Friday notified the special scheme wherein the government will contribute 24% of the employee and employer provident fund share per month for three months to PF accounts of employees earning less than Rs 15,000 to tide over the impact of Covid-19 on small establishments. “EPFO puts in place Online […]

Apr 13, 2020