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Rules for faster full and final settlement, annual leave encashment & other provisions are already effective under new labour code even without state government notification, know what it meansNew labour code provisions are now effective across India from November 21, 2025. Employee benefits like faster full and final payments and...
EPFO overhauls PF trust rules: Risk-based audits, 2% interest cap on exempted establishmentsNew rules are set for companies managing their own provident fund trusts. Mandatory annual audits are replaced by a risk-based system. Inte...
NPS Swasthya: A cushion, not fill-in, for health coverCan the NPS Swasthya scheme be an effective substitute for a comprehensive health insurance plan that covers hospitalisation and related ex...
Will EPFO cut PF interest rate in its central board meeting next month? Check detailsEPFO is reportedly considering reducing the EPF interest rate for FY2025-26 to 8-8.20% to protect its corpus, though political factors migh...
EPFO may ease PF interest rate to 8-8.2% in FY26The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is set to consider a slight reduction in the interest rate for provident fund deposits fo...
EPFO wage ceiling hike 2026: Will government raise EPF wage limit from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000?The government is looking at raising the Employees' Provident Fund wage ceiling from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000. This move aims to bring more w...
Government weighs raising EPFO wage ceiling to Rs 25,000 a monthThe government is considering a significant increase in the EPFO wage ceiling to Rs 25,000 from Rs 15,000, aiming to extend social security...
Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge protest in Parliament complex against new labour codesBesides Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, TMC's Dola Sen, DMK's K Kanhimozhi and A R...
Four Labour Codes come into force: Who benefits, what changes, and what workers must knowFour Labour Codes: India has ushered in a new labour era with the implementation of four comprehensive Labour Codes, effective November 21,...
Four Labour Codes implemented in India in one of biggest workforce reformsIndia has officially implemented four new Labour Codes, consolidating 29 existing laws to modernise its labor governance. This historic mov...
EPFO makes a New Year resolution to better service delivery"The EPFO will be a paperless organisation by August 15, 2018, with complete digitisation of its operations. Moreover, our focus would be o...
EPFO aims to cover all workers under PF, pension by 2030Central Provident Fund Commissioner VP Joy called a meeting of EPF officers Association and All India EPF Staff Federation yesterday to dis...
Government wants PF cover in 10-worker unitsThe pro-worker move was approved by Central Board of Trustees during UPA's tenure, but it could not be implemented.
Karnataka government wants rice loaders to get Provident FundFor the first time, the state has made Employees State Insurance (ESI) coverage and Provident Fund (PF) mandatory for hamalis the loaders a...
EPFO settles 11 lakh claims in July, 43 lakh since AprilRetirement fund manager EPFO has settled over 11 lakh claims, including transfer and withdrawal of provident fund, last month.
EPFO orders probe if Sahara paying the statutory retirement savings of its employeesPF offices have also been asked to take immediate action wherever there is no compliance, by invoking the penal provisions of the Employees...
Construction sector workers may be kept out of PF netIndustry says use and withdrawal from PF trusts by beneficiaries is near absent.
Delhi PF department finds G4S guilty of not paying PF dues, asks to pay Rs 133 croreG4S' final nationwide liability could rise to Rs 1,900 crore, if all other provident fund offices in the country come to a similar conclusi...
With higher wages, workers slip out of social security netThe weakest sections of the workforce now earn more money with state governments hiking minimum wages.
- Pension fund deficit swells to Rs 54K crore
The Employees’ Pension Scheme of 1995, where up to a third of workers’ provident fund contributions are parked, is facing a shortfall of Rs...