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I am writing for my neighbour who belongs to a poor family. He is working in an aided school in Kerala. He had been working as a part-time menial from 2005 to May 2010. Now he got promoted to a full-time menial from June 2010. His salary during part-time service was 2300 basic + 1794 DA. His promotion is yet to be approved, so he is receiving only the part-time salary. The rest of the pending amount, he said, he will receive when his post gets approved, as a lump sum.
One fine morning, he had been told that PF had not been deducted for his part-time service starting from June 2005, and they will be deducting 1500 every month for 32 months to adjust this. He is already receiving only around 4000rs a month. After deducting 1500rs, it will be even lesser. Is there PF for part-time? PF is only 10-12% of the basic salary, then for 2300 basic pay, the monthly PF would be 276rs. For 5 years, it would be rs 16560. How do they say it is 32000rs?
Please help.
Regards,
Sreepillai
From United States
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I am writing for my neighbour who belongs to a poor family. He is working in an aided school in Kerala. He had been working as a part-time menial from 2005 to May 2010. Now he got promoted to a full-time menial from June 2010. His salary during part-time service was 2300 basic + 1794 DA. His promotion is yet to be approved, so he is receiving only the part-time salary. The rest of the pending amount, he said, he will receive when his post gets approved, as a lump sum.
One fine morning, he had been told that PF had not been deducted for his part-time service starting from June 2005, and they will be deducting 1500 every month for 32 months to adjust this. He is already receiving only around 4000rs a month. After deducting 1500rs, it will be even lesser. Is there PF for part-time? PF is only 10-12% of the basic salary, then for 2300 basic pay, the monthly PF would be 276rs. For 5 years, it would be rs 16560. How do they say it is 32000rs?
Please help.
Regards,
Sreepillai
From United States
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Dear Sreepillai,
First of all, you are right that PF is 12% of Basic and DA. Hence, his calculation will be (2300 + 1794) * 12/100 = 491.28 (rounded to 491). The calculation of Rs. 1500 is a mystery; however, the company may be calculating it by marking 491 * 2 * years of service. However, the company is wrong in this. The employee cannot be made to suffer for the mistake the company has made for 5 years.
Ideally, the company should pay off the PF contribution not paid from their own pocket and regularize it henceforth. Please ask the employee to approach a Labour Office or PF Office for clarification and a solution if HR doesn't agree to this. I hope that he has received an appointment letter from the school as they will not be happy when he reports them officially. He can also approach a Citizen Journalist from CNN IBN.
Regards,
Viraj
From India, Pune
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43First of all, you are right that PF is 12% of Basic and DA. Hence, his calculation will be (2300 + 1794) * 12/100 = 491.28 (rounded to 491). The calculation of Rs. 1500 is a mystery; however, the company may be calculating it by marking 491 * 2 * years of service. However, the company is wrong in this. The employee cannot be made to suffer for the mistake the company has made for 5 years.
Ideally, the company should pay off the PF contribution not paid from their own pocket and regularize it henceforth. Please ask the employee to approach a Labour Office or PF Office for clarification and a solution if HR doesn't agree to this. I hope that he has received an appointment letter from the school as they will not be happy when he reports them officially. He can also approach a Citizen Journalist from CNN IBN.
Regards,
Viraj
From India, Pune
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Dear Sree,
What was his offer of employment saying? Is there any clear instruction for the deduction of PF? As per my view, it is not possible to remit PF for this much longer period. Please get clarified from the concerned PF Commissionerate or his PF deduction Office. If they remitted the same, he can ask for the proof of remittance of PF in his account No. Let him get clarified from his employer about the basis of deduction.
With warm regards,
S. Bhaskar
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From India, Kumbakonam
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What was his offer of employment saying? Is there any clear instruction for the deduction of PF? As per my view, it is not possible to remit PF for this much longer period. Please get clarified from the concerned PF Commissionerate or his PF deduction Office. If they remitted the same, he can ask for the proof of remittance of PF in his account No. Let him get clarified from his employer about the basis of deduction.
With warm regards,
S. Bhaskar
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From India, Kumbakonam
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Dear Sreepillai, P.F is applicable for every employee from day one of joining. If he was paid other than salary then PF amount is not required to be dedcuted. regards, Aparna
From India, Pune
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Hi friends,
Thank you for the reply. Though he was working part-time, the PF they have calculated is based on full-time menial work. As a part-timer, his salary was 2300+DA. He mentions that the DA has been increasing for the past five years and currently stands at 4094 (2300+1794). However, they have calculated the PF based on his current promoted salary pay scale. Ideally, they should have considered his entire salary history, factoring in the DA increments over the years to calculate the PF accurately. This would mean his PF amount would also increase based on DA revisions. Is this practical? Perhaps this is why, to avoid such complexities and confusion, the school authorities simply calculated it based on his current salary and presented it as his part-time salary from the day he enrolled in the PF Rules.
It's distressing to see what's happening in these state government offices.
The worst part is that the individual doesn't understand the situation and is afraid to question the school authorities. He believes that if he raises any concerns, they will make things even more difficult for him, as he is already facing harassment from them.
May God help him. I advised him to approach the District Education Office, but I doubt the school authorities will allow him to do so. They seem to restrict him even from taking a leave.
Regards,
SreePillai
From United States
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Thank you for the reply. Though he was working part-time, the PF they have calculated is based on full-time menial work. As a part-timer, his salary was 2300+DA. He mentions that the DA has been increasing for the past five years and currently stands at 4094 (2300+1794). However, they have calculated the PF based on his current promoted salary pay scale. Ideally, they should have considered his entire salary history, factoring in the DA increments over the years to calculate the PF accurately. This would mean his PF amount would also increase based on DA revisions. Is this practical? Perhaps this is why, to avoid such complexities and confusion, the school authorities simply calculated it based on his current salary and presented it as his part-time salary from the day he enrolled in the PF Rules.
It's distressing to see what's happening in these state government offices.
The worst part is that the individual doesn't understand the situation and is afraid to question the school authorities. He believes that if he raises any concerns, they will make things even more difficult for him, as he is already facing harassment from them.
May God help him. I advised him to approach the District Education Office, but I doubt the school authorities will allow him to do so. They seem to restrict him even from taking a leave.
Regards,
SreePillai
From United States
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Dear Sree,
There is a very valid case for your neighbor. The Government cannot keep a person permanently on part-time employment for 5 years and deduct PF for full-time payment. The error has occurred on the government's side. I advise you to file an online complaint against the school authority on behalf of your neighbor. You may visit the below-mentioned link for any information: [Links to Kerala Government Departments and Agencies](http://cyberjournalist.org.in/links2.html).
The chances are that if the matter comes to light, the school authorities will be charged with a criminal complaint and also will be liable to pay PF and its interest, and also a penalty on the PF+interest amount.
Regards,
Octavious
From India, Mumbai
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There is a very valid case for your neighbor. The Government cannot keep a person permanently on part-time employment for 5 years and deduct PF for full-time payment. The error has occurred on the government's side. I advise you to file an online complaint against the school authority on behalf of your neighbor. You may visit the below-mentioned link for any information: [Links to Kerala Government Departments and Agencies](http://cyberjournalist.org.in/links2.html).
The chances are that if the matter comes to light, the school authorities will be charged with a criminal complaint and also will be liable to pay PF and its interest, and also a penalty on the PF+interest amount.
Regards,
Octavious
From India, Mumbai
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Hello friends,
Thank you for the replies. I have communicated the same to him and his family. I have also provided the address of the Kerala Aided School Employees PF office. I shall try my best to help him by contacting them. However, when I mentioned all this, the guy is scared of the school authorities. He says if he files a complaint against them, he won't be able to continue there. They would make his life miserable and try all ways to expel him from the job on any fraudulent grounds. Pathetic.
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SreePillai
From United States
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Thank you for the replies. I have communicated the same to him and his family. I have also provided the address of the Kerala Aided School Employees PF office. I shall try my best to help him by contacting them. However, when I mentioned all this, the guy is scared of the school authorities. He says if he files a complaint against them, he won't be able to continue there. They would make his life miserable and try all ways to expel him from the job on any fraudulent grounds. Pathetic.
Thanks and Regards,
SreePillai
From United States
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Dear sreepillaiz,
I have gone through the discussions and I appreciate the concern and solutions suggested by our helpful members, including our Super Mod, Octavious. I also understand the apprehension, worry, and fear that the person is experiencing.
I have noted that "The rest of the pending amount, he said, he will receive when his post gets approved, as a lump sum." What it implies is that the post is not yet approved, nor has he received any confirmation letter. As a prudent measure and to avoid any potential problems, I would strongly recommend that you wait until he receives his confirmation orders and then follow up on the matter as suggested above; lest it should jeopardize his regularization. I hope it will be possible to lie low until that time.
Warm regards.
From India, Delhi
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I have gone through the discussions and I appreciate the concern and solutions suggested by our helpful members, including our Super Mod, Octavious. I also understand the apprehension, worry, and fear that the person is experiencing.
I have noted that "The rest of the pending amount, he said, he will receive when his post gets approved, as a lump sum." What it implies is that the post is not yet approved, nor has he received any confirmation letter. As a prudent measure and to avoid any potential problems, I would strongly recommend that you wait until he receives his confirmation orders and then follow up on the matter as suggested above; lest it should jeopardize his regularization. I hope it will be possible to lie low until that time.
Warm regards.
From India, Delhi
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Dear Sree,
PF is only for regular employees and not for any part-time/casual/contingent workers. So, there seems to be some corrupt move on the part of the authorities. However, if the authorities decide to regularize his services from June 2005, only then they would be entitled to deduct PF from that date and that too at the prescribed minimum rate, but not on an arbitrary basis.
In full agreement with the advice of Shri Raj Kumar Hansdah, please observe restraint until the employee is regularized. Take up the matter only after he gets the regularization letter in his hands.
Dear,
I am writing for my neighbor who belongs to a poor family. He is working in an aided school in Kerala. He had been working as a part-time menial from 2005 to May 2010. Now he got promoted as a full-time menial from June 2010. His salary during part-time service was 2300 basic + 1794 DA. His promotion is yet to be approved, so he is receiving only the part-time salary. The rest of the pending amount, he said, he will receive when his post gets approved, as a lump sum.
One fine morning he had been told that PF had not been deducted for his part-time service starting from June 2005 and they will be deducting 1500 every month for 32 months to adjust this. He is already receiving only around 4000 rs a month. After deducting 1500 rs, it will be even lesser.
Is there PF for part-time? PF is only 10-12% of the basic salary, then for 2300 basic pay, the monthly PF would be 276 rs. For 5 years, it would be rs 16,560. How do they say it is 32,000 rs?
Please help.
Regards,
Sreepillai
From India, Delhi
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PF is only for regular employees and not for any part-time/casual/contingent workers. So, there seems to be some corrupt move on the part of the authorities. However, if the authorities decide to regularize his services from June 2005, only then they would be entitled to deduct PF from that date and that too at the prescribed minimum rate, but not on an arbitrary basis.
In full agreement with the advice of Shri Raj Kumar Hansdah, please observe restraint until the employee is regularized. Take up the matter only after he gets the regularization letter in his hands.
Dear,
I am writing for my neighbor who belongs to a poor family. He is working in an aided school in Kerala. He had been working as a part-time menial from 2005 to May 2010. Now he got promoted as a full-time menial from June 2010. His salary during part-time service was 2300 basic + 1794 DA. His promotion is yet to be approved, so he is receiving only the part-time salary. The rest of the pending amount, he said, he will receive when his post gets approved, as a lump sum.
One fine morning he had been told that PF had not been deducted for his part-time service starting from June 2005 and they will be deducting 1500 every month for 32 months to adjust this. He is already receiving only around 4000 rs a month. After deducting 1500 rs, it will be even lesser.
Is there PF for part-time? PF is only 10-12% of the basic salary, then for 2300 basic pay, the monthly PF would be 276 rs. For 5 years, it would be rs 16,560. How do they say it is 32,000 rs?
Please help.
Regards,
Sreepillai
From India, Delhi
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Hello Sirs,
Thank you for all the valuable suggestions. What you said is right; we need not take any action at this present moment. We shall sit silently until his post gets approved by the government, and he starts receiving his salary. However, the guy even feels that, as they have already made a mistake regarding his PF calculation simply to torture him, they might play games to keep extending his approval. He said one of the staff in his school also mentioned that he might be receiving a salary much less than the stipulated pay scale. Everything depends on what the school authorities convey to the government. If they provide incorrect information, his salary amount might also be reduced this time.
As far as I know, his great-grandfather was the founder of the same school. He now says his colleagues make fun of him, claiming he has the meanest job there. They, including the whole management and staff, have joined forces to keep him even lower than the lowest. I believe it was a wrong decision by his father to send him to that same school.
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SreePillai
From United States
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Thank you for all the valuable suggestions. What you said is right; we need not take any action at this present moment. We shall sit silently until his post gets approved by the government, and he starts receiving his salary. However, the guy even feels that, as they have already made a mistake regarding his PF calculation simply to torture him, they might play games to keep extending his approval. He said one of the staff in his school also mentioned that he might be receiving a salary much less than the stipulated pay scale. Everything depends on what the school authorities convey to the government. If they provide incorrect information, his salary amount might also be reduced this time.
As far as I know, his great-grandfather was the founder of the same school. He now says his colleagues make fun of him, claiming he has the meanest job there. They, including the whole management and staff, have joined forces to keep him even lower than the lowest. I believe it was a wrong decision by his father to send him to that same school.
Thanks and Regards,
SreePillai
From United States
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Dear Sree
PF is only for regular employees and not for any part-time/casual/contingent workers.
So, there seems to be some corrupt move on the part of the authorities.
However, if the authorities decide to regularize his services from June 2005, only then they would be entitled to deduct PF from that date and that too at the prescribed minimum rate, but not on an arbitrary basis.
BUT, In full agreement with the advice of Shri Raj Kumar Hansdah, please observe restraint until the employee is regularized. Take up the matter only after he gets the regularization letter in his hands.
As per the Employees Provident Fund Scheme 1952, the employee is defined as follows. "Employee" as defined in Section 2(f) of the Act means any person who is an employee for wages in any kind of work, manual or otherwise, in or in connection with the work of an establishment and who receives wages directly or indirectly from the employer and includes any person employed by or through a contractor in or in connection with the work of the establishment. Hence, part-time employees are also covered under EPF.
Regards,
R.Ponraj
From India, Lucknow
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Dear Sree
PF is only for regular employees and not for any part-time/casual/contingent workers.
So, there seems to be some corrupt move on the part of the authorities.
However, if the authorities decide to regularize his services from June 2005, only then they would be entitled to deduct PF from that date and that too at the prescribed minimum rate, but not on an arbitrary basis.
BUT, In full agreement with the advice of Shri Raj Kumar Hansdah, please observe restraint until the employee is regularized. Take up the matter only after he gets the regularization letter in his hands.
As per the Employees Provident Fund Scheme 1952, the employee is defined as follows. "Employee" as defined in Section 2(f) of the Act means any person who is an employee for wages in any kind of work, manual or otherwise, in or in connection with the work of an establishment and who receives wages directly or indirectly from the employer and includes any person employed by or through a contractor in or in connection with the work of the establishment. Hence, part-time employees are also covered under EPF.
Regards,
R.Ponraj
From India, Lucknow
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Hi Ponraj,
Thank you for referring to the provision of Section 2(f) of the EPF. However, are you sure that Government-aided schools fall within the purview of the EPF? Please recheck Schedule-I of the EPF and confirm if Government-aided schools are covered by the provisions of EPF.
It is definite that the staff of Government Schools, with pensionable jobs, are governed by the provisions of the General Provident Fund (GPF). Regarding Government-aided schools, if the services of any staff are pensionable, they are also governed by the provisions of GPF. Even if the services are non-pensionable, they are mostly governed by the Contributory Provident Fund Scheme (CPF).
As per the Employees Provident Fund Scheme 1952, the employee is defined as follows:
"Employee" as defined in Section 2(f) of the Act means any person who is an employee for wages in any kind of work, manual or otherwise, in or in connection with the work of an establishment and who receives wages directly or indirectly from the employer. This definition includes any person employed by or through a contractor in or in connection with the work of the establishment. Therefore, part-time employees are also covered under EPF.
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R. Ponraj
From India, Delhi
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Thank you for referring to the provision of Section 2(f) of the EPF. However, are you sure that Government-aided schools fall within the purview of the EPF? Please recheck Schedule-I of the EPF and confirm if Government-aided schools are covered by the provisions of EPF.
It is definite that the staff of Government Schools, with pensionable jobs, are governed by the provisions of the General Provident Fund (GPF). Regarding Government-aided schools, if the services of any staff are pensionable, they are also governed by the provisions of GPF. Even if the services are non-pensionable, they are mostly governed by the Contributory Provident Fund Scheme (CPF).
As per the Employees Provident Fund Scheme 1952, the employee is defined as follows:
"Employee" as defined in Section 2(f) of the Act means any person who is an employee for wages in any kind of work, manual or otherwise, in or in connection with the work of an establishment and who receives wages directly or indirectly from the employer. This definition includes any person employed by or through a contractor in or in connection with the work of the establishment. Therefore, part-time employees are also covered under EPF.
Regards,
R. Ponraj
From India, Delhi
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Dear Sreepillai,
Your anxiety about the poor neighbor is very genuine and really welcome. It is not clear from your question whether the establishment is covered under the EPF & MP Act, 1952, or is a government establishment.
The EPF Act provides that the past dues cannot be recovered from the wages of the current month. If the employer is doing so, they are committing an offence under the law. Moreover, it is an illegal deduction under the Payment of Wages Act. Collect the documentary evidence in this connection for further action.
The answer to your basic question is affirmative. Yes, every employee, including part-time workers, is entitled to PF membership from day one, regardless of the duration of employment. This rule applies to casual, part-time, piece-rated, hourly-rated, or other types of workers. They must receive wages for the work done by them.
There is no need for concern regarding PF or the recovery process. Please confirm my doubts to solidify my opinion.
Thank you.
From India, Jaipur
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Your anxiety about the poor neighbor is very genuine and really welcome. It is not clear from your question whether the establishment is covered under the EPF & MP Act, 1952, or is a government establishment.
The EPF Act provides that the past dues cannot be recovered from the wages of the current month. If the employer is doing so, they are committing an offence under the law. Moreover, it is an illegal deduction under the Payment of Wages Act. Collect the documentary evidence in this connection for further action.
The answer to your basic question is affirmative. Yes, every employee, including part-time workers, is entitled to PF membership from day one, regardless of the duration of employment. This rule applies to casual, part-time, piece-rated, hourly-rated, or other types of workers. They must receive wages for the work done by them.
There is no need for concern regarding PF or the recovery process. Please confirm my doubts to solidify my opinion.
Thank you.
From India, Jaipur
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Dear sirs,
This is something I found when I searched online:
V. Kerala Aided School Employees Provident Fund
The Kerala Aided School Employees Provident Fund (KASEPF) Branch functioned in the office of the Director of Public Instruction, Thiruvananthapuram.
The KASEPF units are under the control of the Assistant Provident Fund Officer.
Admission: All full-time employees, either permanent or officiating, who have completed one year of service and are governed under Chapter XIV B, KER, should join the KASEPF compulsorily. However, one year of service is not a prerequisite to join the fund. An employee whose appointment is approved and is likely to continue in service for more than one year can be admitted to the fund on the condition that the controlling officer certifies that the employee is likely to continue in service for more than one year.
The application for admission with nomination in the prescribed form is to be forwarded through the head of the institution with the countersignature of the Controlling Officer, directly to the Assistant Provident Fund Officers of the concerned D.D. Offices.
Every subscriber to the fund shall subscribe not less than 6 percent of his/her basic pay rounded to the nearest rupee. The rate of subscription once fixed cannot be reduced on any account.
However, the subscriber can enhance the subscription once in the course of a year. The subscriber can stop the subscription during the last year of service immediately preceding the date of retirement if he/she elects to do so in writing. No subscription is to be recovered in the bill for the last three months of quitting the service.
It is stated above that: "Every subscriber to the fund shall subscribe not less than 6 percent of his/her basic pay rounded to the nearest rupee."
If so, his salary is 2300+DA (DA at present is 1794, but had been lesser before).
So, does it mean his PF is 6% of 2300rs, which is his basic pay?
It is also stated that: "The rate of subscription once fixed cannot be reduced on any account."
This boy has already signed all his PF application documents. Does that mean that he cannot correct it anymore now?
Regards,
SreePillai
From United States
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This is something I found when I searched online:
V. Kerala Aided School Employees Provident Fund
The Kerala Aided School Employees Provident Fund (KASEPF) Branch functioned in the office of the Director of Public Instruction, Thiruvananthapuram.
The KASEPF units are under the control of the Assistant Provident Fund Officer.
Admission: All full-time employees, either permanent or officiating, who have completed one year of service and are governed under Chapter XIV B, KER, should join the KASEPF compulsorily. However, one year of service is not a prerequisite to join the fund. An employee whose appointment is approved and is likely to continue in service for more than one year can be admitted to the fund on the condition that the controlling officer certifies that the employee is likely to continue in service for more than one year.
The application for admission with nomination in the prescribed form is to be forwarded through the head of the institution with the countersignature of the Controlling Officer, directly to the Assistant Provident Fund Officers of the concerned D.D. Offices.
Every subscriber to the fund shall subscribe not less than 6 percent of his/her basic pay rounded to the nearest rupee. The rate of subscription once fixed cannot be reduced on any account.
However, the subscriber can enhance the subscription once in the course of a year. The subscriber can stop the subscription during the last year of service immediately preceding the date of retirement if he/she elects to do so in writing. No subscription is to be recovered in the bill for the last three months of quitting the service.
It is stated above that: "Every subscriber to the fund shall subscribe not less than 6 percent of his/her basic pay rounded to the nearest rupee."
If so, his salary is 2300+DA (DA at present is 1794, but had been lesser before).
So, does it mean his PF is 6% of 2300rs, which is his basic pay?
It is also stated that: "The rate of subscription once fixed cannot be reduced on any account."
This boy has already signed all his PF application documents. Does that mean that he cannot correct it anymore now?
Regards,
SreePillai
From United States
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Dear Sree,
As per the extract of provisions of the KASEPF provided by you, the rules for V. Kerala Aided School Employees Provident Fund are very clear. The School authorities cannot arbitrarily deduct any amount on their own, especially without the application of the employee. The minimum of 6% is a condition, and any amount more than that is discretionary on the part of the employee and not enforced by the school authorities. Moreover, the controlling officer has to certify that the employee is likely to continue in service for more than one year ONLY after the employee makes an application to join the fund. There is no question of the employee joining on their own without becoming regular. Whatever is being done is only by the school authorities arbitrarily. Naturally, something is fishy.
So, as earlier suggested, for the present, observe restraint. Do not point out anything at this time. Let the employee be regularized first, and only thereafter should the matter be taken up seriously with the school authorities and the fund commissioner.
From India, Delhi
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As per the extract of provisions of the KASEPF provided by you, the rules for V. Kerala Aided School Employees Provident Fund are very clear. The School authorities cannot arbitrarily deduct any amount on their own, especially without the application of the employee. The minimum of 6% is a condition, and any amount more than that is discretionary on the part of the employee and not enforced by the school authorities. Moreover, the controlling officer has to certify that the employee is likely to continue in service for more than one year ONLY after the employee makes an application to join the fund. There is no question of the employee joining on their own without becoming regular. Whatever is being done is only by the school authorities arbitrarily. Naturally, something is fishy.
So, as earlier suggested, for the present, observe restraint. Do not point out anything at this time. Let the employee be regularized first, and only thereafter should the matter be taken up seriously with the school authorities and the fund commissioner.
From India, Delhi
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Dear Sir,
It is stated in the rule that: "Every subscriber to the fund shall subscribe not less than 6 percent of his/her basic pay rounded to the nearest rupee." If so, his salary is 2300+DA (DA at present is 1794, but had been lesser before). So, does it mean his PF is 6% of 2300rs, which is his basic pay? Or is it 2300+1794=4094, so PF is 6% of 4094, which is 246rs? Please reply.
It is also stated that: "The rate of subscription once fixed cannot be reduced on any account." This boy has already signed all his PF application documents. Does that mean that he cannot correct it anymore now?
Regards,
SreePillai
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It is stated in the rule that: "Every subscriber to the fund shall subscribe not less than 6 percent of his/her basic pay rounded to the nearest rupee." If so, his salary is 2300+DA (DA at present is 1794, but had been lesser before). So, does it mean his PF is 6% of 2300rs, which is his basic pay? Or is it 2300+1794=4094, so PF is 6% of 4094, which is 246rs? Please reply.
It is also stated that: "The rate of subscription once fixed cannot be reduced on any account." This boy has already signed all his PF application documents. Does that mean that he cannot correct it anymore now?
Regards,
SreePillai
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I hope the situation might have been settled for good. Please remind the PF Commissioner to ensure the updating of PF rules of the school in line with those of the EPF Act. The private PF rules should not be less beneficial in any case. This means that the employee must receive his PF benefits right from Day 1, at a rate of 12% of his Basic + DA. The minimum 6% stipulation is simply 'illegal.'
Please confirm.
Regards,
Satish Kumar Bhargava
RPFC Gr I (Retd.)
A Faculty with NATRSS & a Practicing Lawyer.
From India, Jaipur
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Please confirm.
Regards,
Satish Kumar Bhargava
RPFC Gr I (Retd.)
A Faculty with NATRSS & a Practicing Lawyer.
From India, Jaipur
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