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...
22 May, 2026, 11.37 AM IST
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...
07 May, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
Mother's Day Special: How AI, apps are empowering women to manage finances, improve health, build careerWomen are learning to keep pace with the ubiquitous apps and AI, shrugging off dependence on their kids for financial transactions, online ...
04 May, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Higher EPS Pension: EPFO can’t use the excuse of employer’s deficient system of recordkeeping as a ground to deny higher pension to employees, rules Bombay HCBombay High Court ruled in favour of six employees seeking higher pensions. The court stated the Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO...
23 Apr, 2026, 04.39 PM IST
India Inc salary restructuring: How new labour codes and income tax rules will impact take-home pay and retirement savingsSalaried employees face uncertainty as new labor codes and tax rules loom. Companies are preparing for changes, but widespread implementati...
20 Apr, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Changes in EPF website: EPFO updates Form 13 to ease PF account transfer process, to show taxable PFEmployees Provident Fund Organisation has made some changes. A new version of Form 13 simplifies PF transfers. The EPF website now clearly ...
25 Apr, 2025, 05.20 PM IST
EPFO issues new rules for inoperative, inactive EPF accounts to stop frauds: Check the latest detailsEPF inoperative inactive accounts unblock: The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has issued new guidelines to make the inoperati...
05 Aug, 2024, 12.54 PM IST
You could lose section 80C tax benefit on EPF contribution; here's whySection 80C tax benefit on EPF: Many salaried individuals claim Section 80C tax benefit on their own Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contrib...
17 May, 2024, 12.36 PM IST
New EPF auto-settlement claim rules for medical, education, marriage, housing: How to use this facility, eligibilityEPF auto-settlement of withdrawal claims: The EPFO in a press release has announced extending the coverage of auto-settlement of withdrawal...
16 May, 2024, 11.43 AM IST
Have multiple EPF account UANs? Here’s how to merge more than two UANsThe UAN is constant throughout your career; even if you change jobs over the years, your UAN will remain the same. With the use of the Univ...
13 Feb, 2024, 11.42 AM IST
EPFO issues new process for EPF accounts updation to correct name, Aadhaar, date of birth, 8 other detailsThe Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has issued a new circular on August 23, 2023, to standardise the process of correcting de...
11 Sep, 2023, 12.53 PM IST
Will your EPF account earn tax-free interest even after you leave job?Many salaried workers make monthly contributions to the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) account knowing that the account will mature at the...
10 Aug, 2023, 04.51 PM IST
EPF transfer on job change to become automated from next fiscalEPFO subscribers won't require to file provident fund claims from next fiscal when they change jobs.
10 Mar, 2019, 06.14 PM IST
No tax relief on EPF interest if not employed: ITATI-T laws provide that interest credited to EPF account after an individual ceases to be in employment is taxable in his hands in the year o...
16 Nov, 2017, 04.56 PM IST
Now, even idle EPF account will earn interestThe dilution in the definition of inoperative accounts means that from Nov 11, more account holders will get interest against funds lying i...
16 Nov, 2016, 06.58 PM IST
EPFO services soon at 2 lakh common service centres of IT DepartmentAccording to the data available at EPFO website, as many as 2.93 crore UAN's have been activated by subscribers, which are now portable for...
11 Oct, 2016, 10.14 AM IST
Dormant employee provident fund account may earn interestThe age limit for withdrawal on retirement has been increased from 55 years to 58 and only partial early withdrawal is now permitted.
28 Feb, 2016, 11.10 AM IST