Can PF Be Optional ????

Can the employer decide not to give PF benefit? Can an employee refuse for PF benefit?
Pls clarify.

Hi,
The organisation whose employees strength is 20 or more and the basic+da salary is 6500 or less Pf act applies. employeer and employee dosent have any option to opt or not to opt for PF , it will be compulsory for both.
Regards,
Harshad

What if employee strength is more than 20 & salary + DA is more than 6500/mth.
regards
Khushi

during joining of an org, an employee basic salary is Rs.6500 per month then it is mgt decision to give PF or not but this is at the time of joining only, an employer cannot say no to give pf, who has got increment above 6500 basic salary on continuation of service.
pl correct me if i am wrong
jai

hi,
First, it is a statutory compliance to deduct PF if the employee of an organisation whose strength is 20 or more, is getting 6500/- or less per month(Basic + DA only). Noone can opt any decision contrary to that.
Secondly, If an employee is already covered under PF then it does not matter what his salary is this time.
The case will remain same if he comes from another companies where he was covered ,to a company where PF Applies whether he crosses the limit of 6500/- per month.
Last, If a new employee joins who was not covered before(may be a fresher or whoever) & his Basic + DA is more than 6500/- per month then it is the employer who may decide whether to include him in PF or not.

thanks Mr. Jain for your valuable info. Pls clarify one more thing. What if an employee joins from a company where PF was offered to a company where PF is not covered?
Does it still call for legal compliance.

if employees are only 3-5 and employee want to apply PF.. then ? what can be done according to law ? please reply

can anyone help me ?
I want the complete list of rate of interest on PF contribution from FY2000-01 to till now?

Employer have to deduct 12% of the basic + D.A. for th PF contribution if more than 20 employees are working in the organisation but if the employee does not want to take this benefit then he will have to fill form-11 and submit to RPFC

Could you please clarify the second point of the employee coming from "A" organisation where he/she was covered under PF now joining organisation "B" (basic above Rs.6,500 and employee strength of over 20), will the organisation "B" be required to cover the person under PF?