Provident Fund Contributions Under the New Labour Codes

Introduction The new labour Codes have brought in several changes to India’s labour law framework by codifying numerous Central laws. Amongst these is the Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 which establishes three national social security programs, those being as follows:- Employees’ Provident Fund Employees’ Pension Scheme Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme The Act has been subsumed under Chapter-III of the Code on Social Security, 2020 which must be examined with the definition…

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The Impact of the Code on Social Security, 2020 on Aggregators

Introduction The advent of app-based services operating on an aggregator model has ushered in a new era of convenience and choice for the Indian consumer. Additionally, it has helped small and medium business owners compete with veterans of the industry on online platforms. A key characteristic of this business model is that the end consumer as well as the provider of the service act as customers of the brand, there is also the partnership model…

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