Is PF Still Required for a New Employee with a Salary of 15,500 and Previous PF Membership?

PF Applicability for New Employee

A new employee is joining with a salary of 15,500/-. He had PF in his old company previously. Is PF applicable to him now?

The firm is adding ESI for him. I read somewhere that once a member of PF, always a member of PF.

Yes, PF is applicable as the employee already has an old UAN number.

Employee Disagreement on PF Deduction

But the new employee is not agreeing to the deduction of PF. What should we do now? He himself says to ignore PF and provide ESI only. What should the employer do?

Employee Benefits and Form 11 (EPF)

Employers cannot bar any employee from these benefits. The employer must provide Form 11 (EPF) to all employees to fill out. If a previous UAN is present, employees are required to participate in the membership without any ceiling or capping.

Government of India and Skill Development Register

The Government of India (GOI) maintains a register of skill development (NCS) where almost every employee's data is stored. This data is used by Shram Suvidha enforcement officers.

The employer has agreed on PF & ESI, but the employee has not agreed on PF deduction. How should the employer handle this situation?

Addressing Unethical Queries

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Once a UAN is allotted to an employee in the past, they cannot escape PF membership/contribution of the establishment covered under the EPF Act.

Regarding EPFO
An employee joins the company with a salary of 30,000/- per month. He doesn't have a UAN. Since his salary is more than 15,000/-, he is exempt from PF applicability. However, he worked only for 7 days and left the job, receiving 7,500/-, which is less than 15,000/-. As his monthly salary is more than 15,000/-, but the payment made is less than 15,000/-, will the PF be applicable for that employee?