Please suggest whether we can employ a person with 77 years of age and keep him under payroll?

Dear Sir/Madam,

Can anyone please suggest whether we can employ a person who is 77 years old and keep them on the payroll? What are the statutory implications such as PF and ESI?

Thank you

You can employ him, check whether he remained a member of EPFO. If so, continue the membership. However, if the wages being paid to him are above the statutory limit, there is no need to comply with PF & ESI. In the case of continuation in the PF Scheme, the entire contribution will go to PF, and there is no Pension Scheme contribution to be remitted.