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Plantation workers may get ESIC benefits

February 26, 2021 | by C-Quel Legal Research Team

The Ministry of Labour and Employment plans to extend ESI benefits to plantation workers.
The Plantation Labour Act, 1951 has been subsumed in the new Labour Code on Occupational, Safety, Health and Working Conditions, 2020 and Social Security Code, 2020.

This will provide multiple benefits to the temporarily engaged tea garden workers and other plantation workers. The ESIC covers sickness benefits, unemployment allowance, maternity benefit, and various other medical benefits to its members and their families.

Important News for EPF Pensioners Digital Life Certificate date extended to end of Feb’21

EPFO Pensioners can now submit their Jeevan Pramaan Patra (Digital Life Certificate) till the end of Feb 2021. For the comfort of 35 lakhs EPFO Pensioners, the last date for the submission of DLC is extended up to 28-02-21.

Gratuity Becomes Mandatory for Fixed Term Employees

February 24, 2021 | by C-Quel Legal Research Team

Under the new Social Security and OSH Codes, gratuity now becomes mandatory for fixed-term employees, irrespective of five-years tenure. The code also allows fixed term employees to avail leave encashment, resulting in an increase in their take home salary.
Employers will need to review their existing salary structure to comply with these new codes.

Breaking News! Government to make PF contributions for 2 years for these categories of employees

November 21, 2020 | by C-Quel Legal Research Team

New employees recruited by such companies will be those who have either lost job between March 1 and September 30 or those who didn’t have employee provident fund number earlier Hurry !
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