We are an establishment covered under PF, ESI, and other labor laws, deducting PF/ESI for all employees. Now, if we hire approximately 10 people to sell our financial products and both parties agree that we will pay them a fixed amount based on the sales they generate. In other words, there is no pre-fixed amount; the payment is entirely performance-based.
Clarification on PF and ESI Provisions
Please clarify if the payments made in this scenario are subject to the provisions of PF and ESI.
Employer-Employee Relationship
Also, does an employer-employee relationship exist in this case? If not, what is the nature of the payments made?
From India , Delhi
Clarification on PF and ESI Provisions
Please clarify if the payments made in this scenario are subject to the provisions of PF and ESI.
Employer-Employee Relationship
Also, does an employer-employee relationship exist in this case? If not, what is the nature of the payments made?
From India , Delhi
1. Sir, as per the ESI Act of 1948 and the rules/regulations framed thereunder, payments such as incentives or performance-based on sales are considered wages, and contributions are required to be paid on such wages.
2. It is irrelevant whether the incentive or sales incentive amount is pre-fixed or not. The only relevant factor is that these payments are related to or associated with the factory/unit to which the said Act applies.
From India, Noida
2. It is irrelevant whether the incentive or sales incentive amount is pre-fixed or not. The only relevant factor is that these payments are related to or associated with the factory/unit to which the said Act applies.
From India, Noida
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