Esi And Pf On Probation Period

Hi Getsie, I am taking the liberty of being a little specific:i) An employer has to start deducting and contributing PF right from day one if an employee's salary (basic and DA) is less than Rs. 6,500 per month for sure; otherwise, it is optional, and the employ...

HiWe have 13 staff only in our company; we all started working from 2 Feb’2011\. We have fixed the salary for Rs5000/- it’s a new company, do we have to deduct PF and ESI for our staffs in the first months salary.M. Govardhan

My Dear Friend,First of all, immediately correct your company policy and start the deduction of PF without delay. Secondly, calculate the arrears of all employees currently on the payroll and those who have left the services, especially those who were on probati...

Dear Getsie Jesse,Anyone who joins the company, even if they are on probation, is entitled to PF (from day one) and ESI (from day one if gross salary is less than Rs. 15,000 or if the unit is covered under ESI as per the ESI act). Income tax, professional tax, e...

Dear Jestsie,PF, ESI, and tax are applicable to employees from the date of joining. During the probation period, employees are considered employees but not permanent employees. The employer and employee have entered into a contract, which is the employment contr...

Kindly search in CiteHr for samples of employee handbooks that are available. The key word to use is "Employee handbook."Regards,Getsie Jesse

Yes, my learned professionals have given the right advice. PF and ESI deductions have to be made from the day the employee joins the company; otherwise, it would be a legal non-compliance and could lead to prosecution for violating the provisions of the law. You...

If the salary is more than 15000, then only tax is applicable (PF is not applicable if salary is more than 6500/month and ESI is not applicable if the salary is more than 15000 per month). All the above benefits should be provided to your employees from day 1, w...

Hi,This is to get clarified on a point regarding ESI deduction as mentioned in the answer. If the head office of the company is in Chennai and it has multiple centers across India, and it deducts PF but does not deduct ESI amounts from any employee earning below...