Is the EPF Act, 1952 Applicable to My Diverse Workforce of 25 Employees?

Sir,

My organization has 25 employees. The breakdown of these employees is as follows:

a) 12 are on deputation (all are contributing towards GPF).
b) 8 are hired through a contractor (the contractor is covered under the EPF Act, 1952).
c) 4 are retirees of the government reemployed (aged over 60 years and are receiving a pension from the government department).
d) 1 is a contingent worker (on DC approved rates).

Question:
My question is, whether the EPF Act, 1952 is applicable in my case based on the facts given above.

Hi,

Friend,

This is at your discretion whether you agree to provide this social benefit to your employees or not. On the other hand, some of your employees may not wish to avail of this benefit. Simultaneously, some of your employees may exceed the ceiling limit of EPF benefits.

Regards,
Bhagwan
Senior HR
TM Group

Hi Friends,

If anyone has read the latest news related to EPF, before that, it was applicable to 20 employees in the company. But today, I saw on TV that now it is applicable to 10 members in the company. If anyone has the notification related to that, please email me or reply to me.

Thanks,
Surbhi Arora
HR

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