Retuns to be filed by the Employer

 
 
 

Form No

Due Date

Details to be filled up

Remarks

Initial Returns to be filed on receipt of Coverage notice

Form 5A

Immediately on receipt of coverage notice

Name of the establishment, its legal set up (ie. Company / Partnership/ Proprietorship / Society etc.), Name of owner/occupier, name of the person responsible for the day-to-day affairs of the establishment etc duly signed by the employer.

Fresh Form-5A is required when there is change of ownership or legal set up of the establishment

Form 9

Within 15 days of receipt of coverage notice

This form is available in a book format. Two copies to be filled. One copy to be submitted to EPF Office and one copy to be retained by the employer. The details of employees enrolled upto the date of submission of this form to EPF office to be filled up.

The details of the persons subsequently enrolled are to be informed to EPF Office through Form-5 and the office will update the information. The employer is required to keep his copy of Form-9 also updated.

Form 2

Within 15 days of receipt of coverage notice for all the employees on roll. For the employees subsequently joining, the Form is to be sent along with Form-5

Details of nominee / family members of the employee. All the columns should be filled up with one ink and no correction is allowed.

This form is very important to avoid disputes in case of death of an employee. Therefore, proper care should be taken in filling up the form and sending it to EPF Office in time.

Monthly returns

Form 12A

25th of the subsequent month (i.e. the due date for the wage month of October is 25th Nov)

This is a consolidated information of a particular month. The total number of employees on roll, additions/deletions during the month, the wages and contribution under each Scheme  and date of remittance

 

Form 5

15th of the subsequent month (i.e. the due date for the wage month of October is 15th Nov)

Details of employees newly enrolled during the month. The details to include the previous service also.

Employer to update his copy of Form-9 with the details. Form-5 should invariably accompanied by Form-2 (nomination form)

Form 10

15th of the subsequent month (i.e. the due date for the wage month of October is 15th Nov)

Details of employees left service during the month.

Employer to update his copy of Form-9 with the details.

Triplicate copy of chalan

15th of the subsequent month (i.e. the due date for the wage month of October is 15th Nov).

No of employees, wages, contribution and charges under each Scheme calculated separately

Contribution to be remitted in State Bank of India on or before 15th.

Annual Returns

Form 3A

30th April every year

Monthly wages and Contribution (employees and employer)

One form for each employee. Form 3A in respect of employees applying for settlement during the year to be submitted along with claim form

Form 6A

30th April every year

Consolidation of Form 3A

Details of employees who settled their accounts during the year also to be furnished with appropriate remark.

 
 
 
 
P F Act

P F Act

  • EPFO Launched new Grievance Management Portal


    • Enhancement of the cash benefit on Pension:

  • Enhanced the cash benefit payable to the family of EPF subscribers on their death in service from present maximum of rs.60,000 to rs.1.00 lakh. Published in the gazette of india, part ii, section 3, subsection (i), vide number g.s.r. 523(e), dated the 18th june, 2010
  • Download Notification


    • EPF(Amendment) Scheme, 2011


    MINISTRY’ OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
    NOTIFICATION
    New Delhi, the 15th January, 2011

    G.S.R. 25(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5, read with sub-section (1) of Section 7 of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952), the Central Government hereby makes the following Scheme, further to amend the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952. namely

    1. (1) This Scheme may be called the Employees’ Provident Funds (Amendment) Scheme, 2011.

       (2) It shall come into force from the 1st day of April, 2011

    2. In the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952, (hereinafter referred to as the said Scheme), in paragraph 60, after sub-paragraph (5), the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted, namely:—

    “(6) Interest shall not be credited to the account of a member from the date on which it has become Inoperative Account, under the provisions of sub-paragraph (6) of paragraph 72”

    3. In the said Scheme, in paragraph 72, in sub-paragraph (6):—

       (a) for the words “but no claim has been preferred” the words “but no application for withdrawal under paragraphs 69 or 70 or transfer, as the case may be has been preferred ” shall he substituted:

       (b) for the words “three years”, at both the places where they occur, the words “thirty six months” shall be substituted.

        [F. No. S-35012/01/2010-SS-1I]
    S. K.. DEV  VERMAN, Jt. Secy.

    For more details :
    The PF old balance will stop earning interest. After three years of inactivity.
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    • ESIC

    Employees’ State Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2010.


    Following are the some salient feature of the ESI (Amendment) Act, 2010.
    Extension Of The ESI Scheme To The Construction Site WorkerS :

  • The Construction site workers who were kept out of coverage of ESI act till date, Now covered with the implementation of it roll out "any time, anywhere". esic services will be available to these mobile and migratory workers with no geographical barrier.


    • APPRENTICES COVERED:

  • Benefits under the scheme have also been extended to apprentices and trainees employed under Apprentice Act and Standing Order Act.


    • POWER TO APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT;

  • The appropriate Government is empowered to extend the provisions of ESIC Act 1948 to any other establishment or class of establishments, industrial, commercial, agricultural or otherwise after giving one month’s notice of its intention of doing so by notification in Official Gazette instead of notice period of six months.


    • DEFINITION OF DEPENDENT EXPANDED:

  • Definition of “dependents” as contained in clause 6A of section 2 of the Act has been extended to enlarge the number of beneficiaries under the act such as:
  • A widow, a legitimate or adopted son below the age of 25 years and an unmarried legitimate or adopted daughter. The age limit of the dependants has been enhanced from 18 to 25.

  • Dependent parents as per definition of “family” has been substituted so as to include;

    • “A minor brother or sister wholly dependent upon the earnings of the insured person in case the insured person is unmarried and his or her parents are not alive”. It has been also clarified that dependent parents to include “Dependent parents, whose income from all sources does not exceed such income as prescribed by the Central Government”.

    SMALL FACTORIES ALSO ARE COVERED:

  • The definition of Factory under Section 2(12) has been amended to expand coverage of smaller factories. The amended Act covers all factories, which employ 10 or more persons irrespective of the fact whether the manufacturing process is being carried out with the aid of the power or without the aid of the power.


    • INSPECTORS RE-DESIGNATED AS SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICERS:

  • The designation of Inspector has been re-designated as “Social Security Officer” to enroll them as facilitator of the Scheme rather than to act as mere inspectors.


    • VRS EMPLOYEES ALSO COVERED:

  • Medical benefits to the insured person and his spouse have been extended under circumstances where insured person retires under Voluntary Retirement Scheme or takes premature retirement. In the earlier Act the benefit was applicable only on attaining the age of superannuation. Proviso to sub section 3 of section 56 has been substituted to provide the same.


  • NOTIONAL EXTENSION OF PREMISES:

  • Accident occurring to an insured person while commuting from his residence to the place of employment and vice-a-versa shall be deemed to have arisen out of and in the course of employment for the purpose of benefit under the Act. A new section 51-E has been added for this purpose.


    • UNORGANIZED SECTOR EMPLOYEES COVERED:

  • A new Chapter V-A has been added to enable provision for extending medical care to non insured persons against payment of user-charges to facilitate providing medical care to the below poverty line (BPL) families and other un-organized sector workers covered under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY).


  • Exemption of a factory or establishment or class of factories or establishments from the operation of this Act will be granted only if the employees in such factories or establishments are otherwise in receipt of benefits substantially similar or superior to the benefits provided under this Act.


  • Section 91 A of the Act is amended to removing. retrospective grant of exemption from the provision of the Act
  • Download ESI (Amendment) Act 2010


    • ESIC ONLINE PORTAL:

  • ESIC Launched New Online Portal for Submitting Application and Returns


    • ESI WAGE CEILING:

  • ESI WAGE CEILING ENHANCED FROM Rs. 10000 TO Rs. 15000 w.e.f 01-05-2010
  • Download ESI Wage Ceiling Notification

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    Minimum Wages

    AP MINIMUM WAGE

    SECURITY SERVICES :
  • Zone I:All Municipal Corporations
  • Zone II : All Municipalities
  • Zone III : Rest of the area


  • Highly Skilled :
    • (Security Supervisor/ Officer/ Field Officer)

    Z-I: 7500, Z-II: 6500,Z-III: 5000

  • Skilled :
    • (Security Inspector/ ASO/ Intelligance and Fire Fighting Personal, Head Gaurd)

    Z-I: 7000, Z-II: 6000, Z-III: 4500

  • Semi-Skilled :
    • (Asst. Security Inspector /Security Gaurds with Arms)

    Z-I: 6500, Z-II: 5500, Z-III: 4250

  • Un-Skilled :
    (Security Gaurds without Arms)

    • Z-I: 5000, Z-II: 4250, Z-III: 4000


    CONTRACT LABOUR :

    Andhra Pradesh contract labour minimum wages are revised w.e.f 18 aug'09 as:
  • Un-Skilled: Rs. 155 per day, Rs. 4030 per month

  • Semi-Skilled: Rs. 195 per day, Rs. 5070 per month

  • Skilled: Rs. 235 per day, Rs. 6110 per month
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    I D Act 2010

  • Enhancement of wage ceiling of a workman from Rs. 1600/- pm to Rs. 10000/- pm under section 2(s) of the Act

  • Direct access for the workman to the Labour Court or Tribunal in case of disputes arising out of section 2A of the Act

  • Expanding the scope of qualifications of Presiding Officers of Labour Courts or Tribunals under sections 7 and 7A of the Act
  • Establishment of Grievance Redressal Machinery in every Industrial establishment employing twenty or more workmen for the resolution of disputes arising out of individual grievances

  • Empowering the Labour Court or Tribunal to execute the awards, orders or settlements arrived at by Labour Court or Tribunal
  • Link to ID Act (Amnd) Act, 2010

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    HR Info.in

    Hr Info.in

    Workmen's compensation Act, 2010

    Given below are the synopsis of the changes.

  • THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2009 is now renamed as THE EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2009 and wherever "workman" or "workmen" is mentioned in the entire Act the same needs to be read as "Employee" to make it gender sensitive.


  • The compensation payable on death from the injury, is (i) minimum of Rs.80000 is increased to Rs.120000 or (ii) 50% of the monthly wages of deceased multiplied by the relevant factor.


  • The compensation payable on Permanent Total Disablement from the injury, is (i) minimum of Rs.90000 is increased to Rs.140000 or (ii) 60% of the monthly wages of deceased multiplied by the relevant factor.


  • actual reimbursement of medical expenses incurred on account of injury caused during course of employment.


  • Empower the Central Government to specify monthly wages for the purpose of compensation. It is 50% of Rs.8000/-. This amendment is notified vide Central Government Notification No. S.O. 1258(E) vide Ministry of Labour & Employment dated 31st May 2010.


  • Definition of workmen replaced by "Definition of Employee"- also now includes CLERICAL employees.


  • The Commissioner shall dispose compensation cases within a time period of 3 months.
  • Download Emploee's Compensation (Amnd) Act, 2010
  • Download Emploee's Compensation Wage Limit Notification

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