But Does Not Include
But Does Not Include
But Does Not Include
All remuneration paid or payable in cash to an employee, if the terms of the contract of employment,
express or implied, was fulfilled.
And includes any payment to an employee in respect of any period of authorised leave, lockout, strike
which is not illegal or lay off.
And other additional remuneration, if any, paid at intervals not exceeding two months.
Any contribution paid by the employer to any pension fund or provident fund, or under ESI Act.
Any travelling allowance or the value of any travelling concession.
Any sum paid to the person employed to defray special expenses entitled to him by the nature of his
employment or
Any gratuity payable on dischar
Dear All,
Q1) What is the Contribution for Provident Fund both by the Employer & Employee ?
Ans : The Employee contributes 12% of his /her Basic Salary & the same amount is contributed by the Employer.
Q2) Is it Compulsory for the all the employees to contribute to the Provident Fund ?
Ans : Employees drawing basic salary upto Rs 6500/- have to compulsory contribute to the Provident fund and
employees drawing above Rs 6501/- have an option to become member of the Provident Fund .
Q3) Is it beneficial for employees who draw salary above Rs 6501/- to become member of Provident Fund ?
Ans Yes because provident fund contribution by the employer & employee is not a taxable income for Income Tax
purpose.
Q4) What if an employee while joining establishment has a basic salary of Rs 4200 and after some period of time his
basic salary increases above Rs 6501/-, does he have an option to terminate his member ship form the Provident
fund act?
Ans : Employee who while joining the organisation has a basic salary above Rs 6501/- have an option to either
become or avoid becoming member of Provident fund but employees whose basic salary while joining the
organisation is less then Rs 6501/- but after some period of time their basic increases above Rs 6501/- have to
compulsorily continue to be member of provident Fund.
Q5) What is the contribution percentage to the Provident fund and Pension Scheme ?
Ans : Employers contribution of 12% of basic salary is totally deposited in provident fund account Whereas out of
Employees contribution of 12% , 3.67% is contributed to Provident fund and 8.33% is deposited in Pension scheme.
Q6) Which form has to be filled while becoming member of provident fund ?
Ans : Nomination Form No 2 has to be filled to become a member of the Provident fund, form is available with HR
department .
Q11 ) When can an employee avail the benefit of Employee pension fund scheme which he has contributed during
his ten years of continues service /
Ans : An employee can avail the benefit after completion of 58 years of service.
Q12 ) What happens to the provident fund & Employee Pension fund if an employee who wants to resign from the
service before completion of ten years of continues service?
Ans : Employee can withdraw the PF accumulations by filling Forms 19 & 10 C which is available with the HR
department.
Q14 ) Do we get any interest on the amount which is deposited in the Provident Fund account?
Ans : Compound interest as declared by the Govt. is given for every year of service.
Q16 ) What are the benefits provided under Employee Provident Fund Scheme?
Ans : Two kinds of benefits are provided under the scheme-
a) Withdrawal benefit
b) Benefit of non -Refundable advances
Q19 ) How much time does it take to receive P.F & pension money if an employee resigns from the Service?
Ans : Normally the procedure for receiving P.F & Pension money is , the employee has to fill 19 & 10 c Form and
submit the same to PF Desk , which is then submitted to the P.F office after two months, this two months is nothing
but a waiting period as the rules are that an employee should not be in employment for two months after resigning if
he has to withdraw his P.F amount. After completion of two months the form is submitted to the regional provident
fund Commissioner office after which the employee receives his amount along with interest within a period of 90
days.
Q23 ) In case after registering the establishment at any point in time, the number of employees working in it becomes
less than 20 then will the Act apply ?
Ans : Any establishment which has been covered under the Act once shall continue to be governed by the Act even if
the number of persons employed therein at any time falls below 20.
Q24 ) Is the Act applicable to a factory which is closed down but is employing a few employees to look after the
assets of the establishment ?
Ans : No, Where the establishment is closed down and only four security men are employed for keeping a watch over
the assets and properties of the establishments, the Act would not be applicable.
Q26) Is it possible to appeal the orders of the Central Government or the Central Provident Fund Commissioner ?
Ans : Yes, there is a body called as Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal where an employer can appeal.
Q29 ) Are the persons employed by or through a contractor covered under the Scheme ?
Ans : Persons employed by or through a contractor are included in the definition of “ employee ” under the
Employee's Provident Finds Act, 1952, and as such, they are covered under the Scheme.
Q30 ) In case the Contractor fails to deduct and submit the PF amount from the contract workers then what is to be
done ?
Ans : The Company being the Principal employer is responsible for the PF to be deducted from the Contract workers
as well. In case the Contractors fails to deduct and submit the PF dues then the Company has to pay the amount and
can later on recover the amount from the Contractor.
Q31 ) Could the employer be punished in case the remittance of contribution by him is delayed in a Bank or post
office ?
Ans : Employer cannot be punished or penalized in case there is a delay in the remittance of the contribution on
account of delay in Bank or post office.
Q32 ) What happens in case there is a salary revision and a raise in the basic salary of the employee and arrears
need to be paid, Do we need to deduct PF from the arrears as well ?
Ans : Arrears are considered to be emoluments earned by the employee and PF is to be deducted from such
arrears.
What is Industrial Dearness Allowance IDA ? What is its present point ? At what interval time its rate will be
increased ? It calculate on pay & what else ?
/ industrial sector... i.e. you need to multiply the basic pay with inflation rate percent to get the DA to be paid...When
the DA is merged with the Basic pay then the calculation of next DA should be calculate
Lta
Hi all Recently i have come across the following. The government will not sanction any
Leave Travel Allowance LTA for an employee who uses personal car or taxi as mode of
transport. However the rule shall not be applicable to employees with a handicap or
disability of self or dependent family member. According to a government notification
the employees can avail the LTA only if they travel by Indian Railways or Air India and
state transport corporation buses. The order issued by Department of Pe.
2.Leaves:
Working Days: LWP(leave without pay)Days:
Leaves: Leave Arrear:
3.Earning: (suppose)
Basic:13500 Personal Allowance: 9500
HRA: 5400 Uniform Washing: 1000
Conv.Allowance: 1200 Pocket Allowance: 5000
Spl.Allowance: 1000 Bonus: 2700
TOTAL EARNING : RS.38300.00
4.Deduction:
PF : should be 12% on Basic 1848.00
advanc (if any): 1413
Income Tax: 6500.00
TOTAL DEDUCTION :rs.8489.00