ESI Registration Dilemma: Which Date Should I Use for Employee Appointment?

Dear Members,

An entity crossed 10 employees on 15th Feb 2021. It was registered with ESI on 22nd March 2021. While entering the details of employees, we need to enter the date of appointment. The employee's date of joining (DOJ) with the company was in 2020; however, there was no liability to register with ESI as of that date. Therefore, is it better to show the date of appointment as 15th Feb 2021, which is the date on which the company crossed the 10 employees threshold? Or is it better to show the date of registration with ESI on 22nd March 2021? Or should I show the actual DOJ in the year 2020? Please advise.

Please read the help files on the portal. In fact, ESIC has issued video recordings/YouTube videos explaining how it is to be used. I think you are allowed to set the date of applicability of the act to the company as the date of joining.

The Date of Appointment (DOA) when registering an employee refers to the date from which they are covered under ESI. Specifically for your company, the DOA should be 22/03/2021 for the purpose of registering under ESI.