Facing PF Transfer Issues Due to UAN Date Errors: Can We Adjust Exit or Joining Dates?

Dear All,

We recruited an experienced employee who did not receive his relieving letter from his previous organization. We updated his PF with the same old UAN, where the date of exit of the previous organization was not entered at that time. Later, the date of exit was entered, but it is after the date of joining (i.e., if the employee joined the new organization on 6/1/19, the date of exit was entered as 30/3/19). Now, the employee is facing problems with the transfer of the PF account. Is there a possibility to change the date of exit of the previous organization or the date of joining of the present organization so that the employee can apply for the PF transfer? Kindly suggest the process.

Yes, you can submit a letter requesting a change to the date of exit to the regional PF office. The PF office has the authority to make changes to the date of exit.

Thank you, Mr. Krupal.

When we raised the grievance redressal, there is a reply to submit the joint declaration with the authorized employer's sign. In this case, who will be the authorized employer, the present employer, or the previous employer?

Regards,
Mars

You will change the date of exit of the previous concern, which means the previous employer is the right person for authorization. If you want to change the date of joining in the new concern, it means your new employer has the authorization.

Hope you get an idea about that.

Regards,
Gopal Pachimuthu

In my opinion, you should change the date of your exit. This is because you will need to pay the contribution for that month. It would be better to change the date of exit with the assistance of your previous employer.