Is It Fair to Include Employer's PF Contribution in My CTC? Let's Discuss

My current employer is a private limited company with 90+ employees. In the CTC breakdown, the company includes the employer's PF contribution amount. Here is an example:

Basic: 1,60,000
HRA: 80,000
Conveyance: 9,600
Medical: 15,000
Special Allowance: 1,16,200
Employer Provident Fund: 19,200

Total CTC: 4,00,000

Is this breakdown correct? Please help me understand.

Thanks

Yes, it's correct. What is the meaning of CTC (Cost to Company)? It means whatever the company spends money on employees, that comes under CTC.

Yes, this is correct because CTC means Cost to Company, which includes all types of benefits.

Yes, this is correct. CTC means Cost To Company. But dear friends, kindly enlighten our readers whether only that part of the CTC, like the employer's contribution to PF, should get reflected in the CTC details provided to the employee? To tell you the fact, it is one of the many HR strategies to show cost-cutting/effectiveness in their personal KRAs. Otherwise, why should the other details of the employer's cost on the employee, which should feature in the CTC, not be shown or provided to the employee? Friends, do not be beguiled. Employers will continue to show (and legally correctly too - whether morally or ethically is a question mark) such scattered CTC. So in the future, do not ask for your CTC because it is not actually yours, it is the employer's CTC. Rather, ask for your THP - Take Home Pay, and you will stay benefited.

The Cost to Company (CTC) concept is being followed by all companies nowadays. It exhibits the total cost to the employee. Concerning the PF contribution, the employer's contribution towards the employee is a cost to the company. Hence, it is shown while calculating the CTC (cost to the company). Similarly, if an employee falls under the purview of the ESI Act, the employer's ESI contribution at 4.75% will be reflected in the CTC. Likewise, the gratuity to be paid will be taken into consideration for the CTC calculation, among many other factors.

It is essential not to confuse take-home pay with CTC.

Thanks,

Regards

My advice is not to get carried away by the CTC. Consider only the salary you receive, excluding the employer's expenses for PF, ESI, Gratuity, conveyance, bonus, and other perks.

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Varghese Mathew
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Clarification on Employer Provident Fund Contribution

Is the amount of 19,200 the total of both the Employee's and Employer's contributions?

For example, to make it very simple, per month, 780 is the PF contribution from the employee's side, and 780 is the PF contribution from the employer's side. So, is 19,200 calculated as (780 + 780) * 12 months, or is it 780 (only the employer's PF contribution) * 12 months?

Just need clarity, please!

Yes, it is correct. CTC stands for Cost to Company. Whatever term is used, any financial element that the employer gives to the employee will fall under CTC. There are companies where the gratuity amount, which may become applicable after five years of continuous service, shall also be portioned on a monthly basis. This will also be taken into account for the purpose of arriving at CTC.

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R K Nair

Correct. The employer contribution for provident fund is a cost to the company; hence, it can be included in the CTC.

Yes, it is correct CTC. PF Employer contribution is 12% of the basic and also includes in CTC. After 5 years, CTC may include Gratuity, Bonus, Super Annual, and LTA.

Can anyone give me a calculation of the CTC including conveyance, bonus, employer PF contribution, and gratuity?

Adding employer contributions to the CTC of an employee is correct, and there is no harm in that. CTC stands for the cost to the company for that employee. The employer's contribution to the PF on behalf of the employee represents the cost incurred by the employer or company for that employee. Therefore, it is perfectly acceptable to include the employer's contribution towards PF or ESI on behalf of the employee.

Regards.

Hello Everyone,

Can anyone tell me if Employer's PF is a part of CTC and both Employees' and Employers' PF are being deducted, as Employers' PF is a part of CTC, will it cause any issues during a PF inspection?

Please let me know.

TIA