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LATEST OTHER UPDATES

ID 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
    • GRATUITY ACT
    GRATUITY MAXIMUM LIMIT INCREASED FROM RS. 350000 TO RS. 1000000 (FOR PRIVATE COMPANIES EMPLOYEES)

    THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2009
    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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    ESIC UPDATES

    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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    P F UPDATES

    P F UPDATES

  • 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.
  • Download Notification

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    Professional Tax Slabs - Statewise


    PT SLAB - STATEWISE

    ANDHRA PRADESH

    PT GROSS

    PER MONTH

    0-5000

    0

    5001-6000

    60

    6001-10000

    80

    10001-15000

    100

    15001-20000

    150

    20000 & ABOVE

    200

    ORISSA

    PT GROSS

    PER MONTH

    0 - 5000

    0

    5001-6000

    30

    6001-8000

    50

    8001-10000

    75

    10001-15000

    100

    15001-20000

    150

    20000 & ABOVE

    200

    MADHYA PRADESH

    PT GROSS PM

    PER MONTH

    0 - 10000

    0

    10001 - 12500

    83

    (March)

    87

    12501 - 15000

    125

    ABOVE 15000

    208

    (March)

    212

    KERALA

    PT GROSS

    PER MONTH

    0 - 1999

    0

    2000 -2999

    20

    3000 - 4999

    30

    5000 - 7499

    50

    7501 - 9999

    75

    10000 - 12499

    100

    12500 - 16666

    125

    16667 - 20833

    167

    20834 ABOVE

    208

    ASSAM (REVISED)

     

    PT GROSS

    PER MONTH

    0-3500

    0

    3500 -5000

    30

    5000 -7000

    75

    7000 -9000

    110

    Above 9000 

    208

    KARNATAKA

    PT GROSS

    PER MONTH

    0 - 9999

    0

    10000 - 14999

    150

    15000 & ABOVE

    200

    GUJARAT

    PT GROSS

    PER MONTH

    0 - 2999

    0

    3000 - 5999

    20

    6000 - 8999

    80

    9000 - 11999

    150

    12000 & ABOVE

    200

    WEST BENGAL

    PT GROSS

    PER MONTH

    2001 - 3000

    0

    3001 - 5000

    30

    5001 - 6000

    40

    6001 - 7000

    45

    7001 - 8000

    50

    8001 - 9000

    90

    9001 - 15000

    110

    15001 - 25000

    130

    25001 - 40000

    150

    ABOVE 40001

    200

    Pondicherry

    Monthly Income

    Tax in Rs.

    301 to 600

    1

    601 to 1200

    2

    1201 to 1800

    4

    1801 to 3000

    6

    3001 to 4800

    12

    4801 to 6000

    25

    6001 to 9000

    50

    9001 to 12000

    75

    12001 to 15000

    100

    15000 & above

    125

    MAHARASHTRA

    PT GROSS

    P.M

    0 - 5001

    0

    5001 - 10000

    175

    10001 & ABOVE

    200

    (Rs.200 except Feb, Rs.300 in Feb)

    PT TN Corporation

    PT GROSS

    REST OF THE MONTHS

    0-3500

    0

     

    3501-5000

    15

     

    5001-7500

    38

     

    7501-10000

    85

     

    10001-12500

    125

     

    12501 above

    180

     

    LEVELS FOR  CTC

    0-3000

    1

    3001-4000

    2

    4001-6000

    3

    6001-8000

    4

    8001-14000

    5

    14001-21000

    6

    21001-30000

    7

    30001&Abow

    8

    NO PT ZONE

    AGRA

    BIHAR

    CHANDGAR

    CHATTISGARH

    DELHI

    GOA

    HARIYANA

    HIMACHAL PRADESH

    JAMMU & KASHMIR

    JHARKHAN

    MANIPUR

    MIZZORAM

    PONDICHERRY

    PUNJAB

    RAJASTHAN

    UTTAR PRADESH

    UTTRACHAL

     

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