Please read the following note and clarify the doubts mentioned below.
Note on EPFO & ESIC Registration Changes
Registration for EPFO & ESIC for new Public & Private Limited Companies and One Person Company has been stopped on the Shram Suvidha Portal from 15.02.2020. With effect from 15.02.2020, new Public & Private Limited Companies and One Person Company shall get registration numbers for EPFO & ESIC on the MCA portal (www.mca.qov.in through Spice+ and AGILE-PRO eforms) only at the time of incorporation. However, the above new companies will have to comply with the provisions of the EPF & MP Act, 1952, and the ESI Act, 1948 when they cross the threshold limit of employment under the respective Acts. New companies registered through the MCA portal w.e.f 15-02-2020 need not comply with the provisions of the ESI Act until they reach the threshold of ESI coverage or the initial 6 months, whichever is earlier.
Employees' State Insurance Corporation Eligibility
Every establishment in which ten or more persons are employed.
Clarification Needed on the Following Doubts
1. Is it mandatory to file a monthly return for ESI even if the employer's unit is situated in an ESI Non-Implemented area?
2. Is it mandatory to file a monthly return for ESI after 6 months even if employers do not have greater than or equal to ten employees?
3. If the employer has only ONE employee after 6 months, does the employer need to file an ESI monthly return for that only ONE employee after 6 months?
4. If the employer files a monthly return for that only ONE employee after 6 months, is that respective employee eligible to get ESI benefits?
5. Is the ESI eligibility criteria ten or not?
Please clarify and do the needful.
Note on EPFO & ESIC Registration Changes
Registration for EPFO & ESIC for new Public & Private Limited Companies and One Person Company has been stopped on the Shram Suvidha Portal from 15.02.2020. With effect from 15.02.2020, new Public & Private Limited Companies and One Person Company shall get registration numbers for EPFO & ESIC on the MCA portal (www.mca.qov.in through Spice+ and AGILE-PRO eforms) only at the time of incorporation. However, the above new companies will have to comply with the provisions of the EPF & MP Act, 1952, and the ESI Act, 1948 when they cross the threshold limit of employment under the respective Acts. New companies registered through the MCA portal w.e.f 15-02-2020 need not comply with the provisions of the ESI Act until they reach the threshold of ESI coverage or the initial 6 months, whichever is earlier.
Employees' State Insurance Corporation Eligibility
Every establishment in which ten or more persons are employed.
Clarification Needed on the Following Doubts
1. Is it mandatory to file a monthly return for ESI even if the employer's unit is situated in an ESI Non-Implemented area?
2. Is it mandatory to file a monthly return for ESI after 6 months even if employers do not have greater than or equal to ten employees?
3. If the employer has only ONE employee after 6 months, does the employer need to file an ESI monthly return for that only ONE employee after 6 months?
4. If the employer files a monthly return for that only ONE employee after 6 months, is that respective employee eligible to get ESI benefits?
5. Is the ESI eligibility criteria ten or not?
Please clarify and do the needful.