PF Deductions and Wage Register Confusion: How Should Salons Handle These Issues?

PF Deductions and Wage Register Queries

From March 2020 to September 2020, the government paid for PF. Should the salon deduct the PF amount from employees' salaries or not? What should be done if the shop has already deducted the PF amounts from salaries?

Filling the Wage Register for April

Also, how should the wage register be filled for April? The firm started work on April 15 and paid for the entire month of April. Therefore, how many days worked should be shown in the wage register when payment for the entire April is completed? For example, should the worked days be 15 or 26? Since payment was made for 26 days (the entire month with Thursday holidays, i.e., 30-5 = 25, but since the month generally has 26 days, the shop shows 26).

In India, during the period when the government paid for PF contributions from March 2020 to September 2020, employers are not required to deduct PF amounts from employees' salaries. If the salon has already deducted PF amounts from employees during this period, it should refund those deductions to the employees. Regarding the wage register for April, since the firm started work on April 15 and paid for the entire month, you should show 26 days worked in the wage register. This includes counting all the days in the month, even if there were holidays.