Haryana

Declaration Of Paid Holiday On Occasion Of Panchayat Bye Election In Haryana

The Government of Haryana vide notification No. Elec-2020/IR-II/PSCE/Hol/2264 declared close day on 09th February 2020 that is Sunday for all shops and commercial establishment falling in the jurisdiction of all the Gram Panchayats and Panchayat Samitis

Haryana

Extension Of Time Limit To Deposit Labour Welfare Fund In The State Of Haryana

The Government of Haryana, vide circular No HLWB.REVE/678-83 has extended the last day to deposit the Labour Welfare Fund pertaining to the year 2019, without any interest, till 31st March 2020

Telangana

Declaration Of Paid Holiday On Occasion Of Municipality And Municipal Corporation Election

Government of Telangana vide notification no G.O.RT.No.27 has declared paid holiday on 22nd January 2020 or 24th January 2020 as the case maybe to all the employees / workers working in the Factories, Shops & Establishments and Industrial Undertakings / Establishments located in the areas notified by the Telangana Sate Election Commission vide notification No.3038/TSEC-ULBs/2019, dated 07.01.2020 and vide notification No.3038/TSEC-ULBs/2019, dated 09.01.2020, so as to enable the electorate to exercise their vote on the day of polling for the ordinary elections to the Municipalities and Municipal Corporations, as the case may be, if there is no existing holiday on the given day. Please refer to the notification for detailed information

Haryana

Circular On Offline Payment Of Labour Welfare Fund Contribution In Haryana

The Government of Haryana, vide circular No:HLWB/REVE/380-591 with reference to receipt not being generated in certain cases in the department website, has decided that receipts of all contribution shall be accepted from concerned establishment through offline mode till the website run smoothly and draft shall be issued in favour of Welfare Commissioner Haryana payable at Panchakula. Therefore, date of such offline receipts will be uploaded in online mode and BIP no of each establishment is compulsory for accepting such receipts. The data of such contributions shall be accepted in enclosed format. Please refer format attached in the circular

Central

EPFO Circular On Auto-Settlement Of Online Form 31 And Other Claims

EPFO vide circular No NDC/13(12)2019/Auto Settlement/29 has introduced pilot project of auto settlement (partial) of Form 31(Illness) through EPFO application software at RO-Delhi (South), RO-Delhi (West), RO-Gurgaon, RO-Bandra, RO-Khandivali, RO-Thane, RO, Karnal and RO-Pune. All claims will be processed from 8.00 pm to 8.00 am by the system and system would validate the claims received online (Form 31) and filter for auto processing. In order to facilitate the claims processing and enabling the approving authorities with an insight in relation to a claim and thereby supporting them to take due caution while dealing with such claims based on such observations system will pre-validate Form-19, 10C, 31, 20, 5(IF) on certain parameters. The pre-validation would be implemented in the remaining offices in due course by the EPFO after the pilot results. Please refer circular for detailed information

Jammu and Kashmir

Extension Of Time Period For ESIC Contribution In Union Territory Of Jammu And Kashmir

ESIC vide notification No. P-11/12/Misc./1/2019 (M) - Rev.II, has extended the time limit to file and deposit monthly contribution / submit Return till 29th February 2020 by an employer of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the contribution period ending September 2019 in view of the ban / restriction on Internet Services in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The payment of contribution will be accepted only through online mode, no other mode of payment will be accepted. Please refer the notification for further details

Meghalaya

The Meghalaya Minimum Wages Notification (Oct 2019)

As per notification no. LBG 75/2012/Pt.II/143 the Government of Meghalaya has declared the minimum rates of wages in the state of Meghalaya effective 1st October 2019

Central

Circular On Late Registration Of Employee By Employer

Esic vide circular no: P-11/12Misc./SST Misuse/2019-Rev.II directed RO/SRO to issue necessary order of date of appointment for submission of necessary documents by Employer instead of visit/inspection by SSO/Branch Manager. In case of late registration RO/SRO will verify the records submitted by employer and issue an order regarding acceptance or rejection of the date of appointment of each employee. Therefore, in all case, date of appointment shall not be prior to 1st day of previous contribution period. The employer can submit the documents to concerned RO/SRO through email, post messenger. In this case, employer fails to submit the necessary documents for the verification of appointment date of employee within stipulated time period the date of registration of employee will be deemed as date of appointment

Chandigarh

Chandigarh State List Of Holidays 2020

As per notification No.6/1/1-IH(I)-2019/18735 the Government of Chandigarh has declared the List of General Holidays in the State of Chandigarh for the calendar year 2020

Central

Enhancement Of Wage Ceiling Limit Under The Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923

The Government of India vide notification no S.O. 71(E) has enhanced the wage ceiling under the Employees Compensation Act, from rupees eight thousand to rupees fifteen thousand per month with effect from 3rd January, 2020. Therefore, employers are advised to take note that the amount of compensation to be paid to the employee under the Act shall be calculated on the increased wage ceiling of rupees fifteen thousand