Nagaland

The Nagaland Minimum Wages Notification (June 2019)

The Government of Nagaland as per notification NO.LAB-1/6/2004(Pt-II) has released minimum wages effective from 14th June 2019

Central

ESI Contribution Rate Reduced From 6.5 Percentage To 4 Percentage

The Government of India after consultation with the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, vide notification no G.S.R. 423 (E), has amended Rule 51 of Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950, wherein the existing rates of employer and employee contribution of 6.5 percentage has been reduced to 4 percentage. The rate of contribution under the new amendment for employer's will be reduced from 4.75% to 3.25% and employees' contribution will be reduced from 1.75 percentage to 0.75 percentage. The amendment will be effective from 1st july 2019

Karnataka

Elimination Of Renewal Of Registration Under Karnataka Shops And Commercial Establishments Act 1961

Government of Karnataka vide order no LD 241 LET 2018 has eliminated the existing system of renewal of registration under Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, 1961 and registration of establishment shall deemed to be auto renewed after the submission of self certification and payment of renewal fees online through departmental portal

Telangana

Exemption For Shops And Establishment Towards Grant And Renewal Of Registration Certificate In Telangana

Government of Telangana vide notification no G.O.Ms.No.17 towards implementation of Ease Of Doing Business Scheme under the Telangana Shops & Establishment Act,1988 has exempted all shops and establishments from sub-section(2) of Section 3 of the Act and issuance of final registration certificate within one day from the date of uploading application mentioned. As per the scheme Government has also exempted renewal of registration mentioned under Section 4 of the Act, subject to payment of annual fee by the employer for extending the validity of registration by 1st December of every year

Central

Provision Of E-Nomination At Member Interface On Unified Portal

EPFO vide circular No NDC/2017/UAN/pt./3143 has requested all ACC (Zones) /RPFC (In charge of the Regions) to encourage the members through their employers to urgently file their e-nomination on the Unified Portal and facilitate them if required. In this regard, facility has been provided for filing of online e-nomination which is available at the Member Interface of the Unified Portal. The readily available nomination in the system also facilitates the member to file online pension claim and during demise of the member, his/her nominee will be able to file online claim based on OTP on his/her AADHAR linked mobile. In order to make this functionality compatible with online Form 10D claim to be filed by members and online composite claim Form 10D/20/51F to be filed by nominee, some modifications in functionality have been incorporated in consultation with Finance and Pension Division. The salient features of the new e-nomination functionality are mentioned below:- 1) UAN should be activated 2) Verified Aadhaar should be linked with UAN 3) Mobile number of member should be linked with AADHAR 4) Photo of member should be available in the profile of members (Member has to upload his photo in his profile section) 5) AADHAR of all the family members in e-nomination is mandatory 6) AADHAR based e-sign by the member in e-nomination is required 7) Digitally signed nomination PDF will be available in the login of the member and field office.

Maharashtra

Amendments To Maharashtra State Tax On Professions, Trades, Callings And Employments Rules, 1975

Government of Maharashtra vide notification no PFT-2019/C.R.8/Taxation-3 has amended rule 11(3) and rule 28(1) of of the Maharashtra State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Rules, 1975. The major changes have been towards the returns and payment of tax by employers in certain cases, the tax liability limit for certain people towards the submission of returns has been increased from the existing Rs.50000 to Rs.100,000. For more detailed information please refer the notification attached for reference.

Andhra Pradesh

Exemption For Shops And Establishments From Renewal Of Registration In Andhra Pradesh

Government of Andhra Pradesh vide notification G.O.Ms.No.15 towards implementation of Ease Of Doing Business Scheme under the Andhra Pradesh Shops And Establishments Act, 1988 has exempted all shops and establishments registered under section 3 of the Act from renewal of registration under section 4 and section 3(3) of the Act read with rules 3(4), 3(5), 3(6) and 3(7) with effect from the date of publication

Tripura

The Tripura Minimum Wages Notification (April 2019)

As per notification number No.F.87 (30)-LAB/ENF/MW/SHOPS/2002(A)/2984-3002, Minimum Wages released for the State of Tripura effective 1st April 2019

Central

EPFO Circular On Verification Of The Authenticity Of The Records Submitted By The Employer

EPFO vide letter no.pension-I/12/33/EPS Amendment/96/Vol.II/34007 dated 23/03/2017 has previously directed to all field offices to take necessary action in accordance with the order of Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP No.3302-33033 of 2015 as approved by the Government and as per provision of EPF & MP Act, 1952 and scheme framed there under. In this regard, EPFO vide circular no.Pension/12/33/EPS-Amendment/96/vol.II/1946 dated 4th June 2019 has further written to all in charge of field offices to verify the documents submitted by the employer along with original records to ensure that no payments is based on forged/fabricated documents for revision of pension on higher wages from 16/11/1995 or the date on which salary exceeded the ceiling limit showing the details of higher wage on which PF contribution was remitted. EPFO has further directed the field offices to ensure the authenticity of the documents submitted by the employer and also the eligibility of the concerned member before revising pension on higher wages. Note: These directions are in respect to the earlier Apex court decision dated 4th October 2016 on higher pension under EPS, 1995 and not recent Judgement (SLP D.9610/19) of the Hon'ble SC on higher pension under EPS,1995 and not recent Judgement (SLP D 9610/19) of the Hon'ble SC on higher pension pertaining to Employees Pension (Amendment),scheme 2014 wherein the EPFO has filed a review petition under Apex Court

Punjab

The Punjab Minimum Wages Notification (March 2019)

As per notification number No.ST/13591, Government of Punjab has released the minimum wages for the State of Punjab effective 01-03-2019