EMPLOYEES PF ORGANISATION

1 EMPLOYER SERVICESEMPLOYEES PF ORGANISATIONEMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIESNEW ESTABLISHMENTS Register establishment with EPFO on crossing the eligibility threshold 20 or more EMPLOYEES of specified establishment types. Other establishments -not statutorily required to register -can register voluntarily. Registration is on-line, free of cost and hassle free. No requirement of visiting EPF office. PAN is mandatory for registration. Digitally sign and upload requisite ESTABLISHMENTS Update establishment/owner particulars online (FORM 5A). Register digital signature for facilitating e-enabled on-line services. Visit For Employers, for RESPONSIBILITIES RETURN & REMITTANCE TimelypaymentofEPFduesisinbusinessintere stofestablishments. ReserveBankofIndiahad,on16thApril2012iss ueddirectiontoallScheduledCommercialBank stoensureonanannualbasisthat allstatutorydues,includingEPFdueshavebee npaidbytheborrower.

2 EstablishmentsusingBankcreditfromanySche duledCommercialBankarerequiredtofurnisha nannualcertificatetotheirauditorstothise ffect. RESPONSIBILITIES EPFO solicitscooperationofallestablishmentsin ensuringadecentpostretirementlifeforallw orkers. EPFO solicitsadviceandsuggestionsfromemployer sandestablishmentsinfacilitatingachievem entofthisgoal. Enrolmentofalleligibleemployeesonitsroll s(regularorcontractual) wagesuptoRs15,000atthetimeofjoiningthees tablishment. NewemployeealreadyamemberofEPFfromhis/he rpreviousemploymentwouldcontinuetoremain EPFmember. Confirmremittancestatusofcontractualempl oyeesbelongingtoanEPFregisteredestablish mentbeforereleasingpaymenttosuchcontract ors. Enroll EMPLOYEES drawing wages more than 15,000, if they so desire. VerifyandconfirmthatallemployeeshaveKYC( Aadhaar,BankAccount,PAN)compliantUAN(Uni versalAccountNumber).

3 EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES RETURN & REMITTANCE Generate UAN for new employee and upload KYC information. Update family particulars and nomination of all EMPLOYEES who are EPF members. Deduct employee share from employee wages, add matching employer contribution, EDLI contribution and administrative charges and remit to EPF along with prescribed return immediately after disbursement of salary. (last date 15thof the month). Beforemakingpaymenttocontractor,Principa lEstablishmentshouldverifywhetherEPFremi ttanceshavebeenmadebycontractors( >OurServices ForEmployers ImportantLinks EstablishmentSearch) Ifremittanceisnotmade,deducttheamountfro mpaymentsbeingmadetocontractorsandpaytoE PFO{Section8A,EPF&MPAct1952}DIGITAL INDIA & EASE OF DOING BUSINESS Filingsforestablishmentshavebeensimplifi edthroughasinglewindow.

4 On-lineservicesfacilitateconvenience,red ucecost,maketransactionsrulebasedandelim inatearbitraryresponsetoestablishments servicerequests. EPFestablishmentservicesareallon-line,di gitallyenabledandwithoutanhumaninterface . Establishments filingoftheiremployees EPFclaimsarepresentlypaperbased. EMPLOYEES EXPECTATIONS FROM EMPLOYERS Forallnewemployeesjoininganestablishment ascertainifs/heishavinganUAN. Ifyes,whetherUANisKYCenabled?Ifyesthenco llecttheKYCfurnishedearlierbyemployeetop reviousemployerandconfirmthesametoEPFO. IfemployeeishavingUANbutnoKYC,collectand uploadKYC. IfemployeenothavingUANthencertifythesame forgenerationofUANbyEPFO,collectKYCandup load. Ifcontractorestablishmentsareengagedbyth ePrincipalestablishment,ensurethatEPFdue sforallcontractualemployeesarepaid.

5 Ifnotpaidbycontractor, EXEMPTED ESTABLISHMENTS StatutoryEPFcontributionshouldbededucted fromalleligibleemployees. EPFcontributiondeductedshouldbetransferr edtotheTrustwellintimeanditshouldnotbeke ptwiththePFexemptestablishments. TheamounttransferredtotheTrustshouldbein vestedbytheTrustinaccordancewithprescrib edpatternofinvestment. Noinvestibleamountshouldbelyingun-invest edwiththeTrust. Settlementofclaimsandbenefitsdisbursemen tbytheTrustshouldbeinaccordancewithcondi tionsofexemption. EXCLUDED ESTABLISHMENTS RESPONSIBILITIES Section 16 of the EPF & MP Act 1952 excludes certain classes of establishments from EPF. These primarily include ; Establishmentshavingemployeesnotcoveredb y(ii)abovearerequiredtobeenrolledunderEP F. EXCLUDED ESTABLISHMENTS RESPONSIBILITIES Excluded establishments having contractual EMPLOYEES employed directly or through a contactor, or both, are required to be enrolled under the EPF & MP Act, 1952.

6 Contract details are to be furnished by all Principal employers to EPFO to ascertain & follow up compliance status of all contractual EMPLOYEES . GovernmentofIndiaCPWDW orksManual2012specifies ResponsibilitiesofContractor :- (1)Thecontractorshallcomplywithallthepro visionsoftheMinimumWagesAct,1948,Contrac tLabour(RegulationandAbolition)Act,1970a ndrulesframedthereunder,andotherlabourla wsaffectingcontractlabourthatmaybebrough tintoforcetimetotime. YOU