Tag: Provident Fund

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has paid over Rs 14,000 crore towards settlement of 56.79 lakh COVID-19 non-refundable advance claims, last year. Following the virus...

For two consecutive years, the Government will cover the 24 per cent that employees and their employers contribute towards the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF)...

The Government of Uttar Pradesh has decided to give its employees a Diwali bonus equal to 30 days’ wages, which will cost the treasury...

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has successfully updated its database of subscribers with the Know Your Customer (KYC) details, such as mobile numbers,...

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), has been striving to ensure timely and effective delivery of service to its subscribers. Even during the lockdown,...

As part of the stimulus package, the Government had lowered the contributions of the employers and employees, towards the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) from...

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has been doing its bit to help out its subscribers during the lockdown. It has relaxed the rule...

The statutory contributions of companies towards provident fund — one-fourth of an employee’s monthly wages — is expected to be deposited by employers within...

The Government recently made changes to the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995, as a result of which more than six lakh pensioners may benefit....

Until now, the contribution of an employer to the retirement fund of an employee was tax exempt all throughout the professional life of an...

Almost 80,000 companies have been found to have been wrongly availing the benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY), aimed at bringing...

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has been consistently trying to make life simpler for account holders. Not only has it simplified the process...

With an aim to make the inspection process simple and eliminate physical inspection as far as possible, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will...

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), the retirement fund body, has introduced amendments that now permit its subscribers to withdraw up to 75 per...

Reduction of cut from 12 per cent of basic salary to 10 per cent means a higher take-home salary.

If PF contribution is part of the CTC, don’t miss out on asking the employee to pass on those extra few bucks.

Establishments registered with EPFO will need to have a Labour Identification Number (LIN) allotted to them under the Shram Suvidha Portal to avail this scheme. 

Here is the story of a brave HR professional, who stood by his people, fought against PF evasion at MW High Tech Projects India, and paid a hefty price.

EPFO has decided to go digital for the convenience of its lakhs of subscribers and pensioners.

The Central Board of Trustees (CBT) has turned down the proposal to reduce the mandatory contributions from workers and employers to 10 per cent.

EPFO is all set to embrace technology in a major way, enabling online withdrawal of PF funds and quicker settlement of claims.

 

Employees can now withdraw their provident fund money without employers' permission.

Firms want employees to have a choice on how they are paid their salary…