Hi

Kuljit is right. In a situation like that take the total wages as consolidated single salary component and don't bifurcate. If it goes down the prescribed wages, then you have to adhere to PF/ESI fwherein employer has to contribute on their own. Alwasy when it comes to salary fixation, please don't just stick on to the base line so tight.
Advise the management to relax by little higher value to freely exercise incase of unexpected contingency due to amendment changes in Act.

Many employers do unwanted expenses and pay little or no attention when it comes to statutory compliance. It is quite difficult to change their attitude unless the respective statutory commissioners take the whip into their hands to reprimand.

Regards,
Chandru