Hi all, I worked in a small IT company with a staff of 150 employees. However, there was no ESI or PF provided; only Professional Tax (PT) and TDS were deducted from the salary. Is it possible for a company to not offer PF and ESI benefits? Are PF and ESI not mandatory for all companies? Please clarify my doubts.
Regards, Sai Sowmya
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Once the workforce strength crosses 20, the organization is covered under the EPF Act. However, for ESI, organizations with 10 or more employees within the specified area limits are covered.
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S. Sethupathy, Erode
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S. Sethupathy, Erode
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Hi Sethupathy, Thanks for your reply.. Even i know that eligibility criterias for PF and ESI, my question is whether an organisation can skip these two like my previous organisation did?
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It is not possible to skip this. Even in later years, they will be issued a coverage notice, and then they will have to pay the arrears from the date they are actually coverable. Try to explain this to them.
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Regards, S. Sethupathy, Erode
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All the best,
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Thanks, Sethupathy. Actually, I am not working there currently. It's been running for more than 3 years, and yet they don't have PF or ESI. Recently, when I went for a few interviews, I was asked how come there was no PF or ESI in a company of 150 employees. They just have PT and TDS.
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