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Labour And Employment Law Newsletter - May 2025
1. EPFO FURTHER SIMPLIFIES TRANSFER CLAIM PROCESS THROUGH REVAMPED FORM 13 The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), through its Notification bearing No. WSU/Amendments in IT, 1961/E-33306/2025-26/21 dated April 25, 2025, has further simplified the provident fund (PF) transfer process to enhance ease of living for its members. Under the newly introduced Revamped Form 13, the requirement for approval from the Destination Office has been eliminated.
Labour And Employment Law Newsletter: Judicial Findings – February 2025
1. GRATUITY CANNOT BE PAID IN INSTALLMENTS Recently, the Kerala High Court, in Sadhoo Beedi Enterprises Represented by its Managing Partner Vinod P.P. Kakkad vs. Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act & Anr. reported in 2024 SCC OnLine Ker 7290, held that gratuity payment under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 ("Gratuity Act") is a statutory right ensuring socio-economic security for employees and must be paid in a lump sum within 30 days of becoming payable.
Labour And Employment Law Newsletter: Statutory Updates – February 2025
EPFO CIRCULAR REGARDING SIMPLIFICATION OF TRANSFER CLAIMS The Employees Provident Fund Organisation ("EPFO") vide its Circular No. WSU/Transfer of Claims/E-52972/2024-25/005 dated January 15, 2025, dispensed with the requirement of routing online transfer claims through past/present employer to expedite the process of transfer in the following cases: (a) Transfers between Member IDs linked with the same UAN, where the UAN was allotted on or after October 1, 2017 and linked with Aadhaar, (b)...
Update On New Labour Codes
The Ministry of Labour and Employment, in its year-end review published on December 28, 2024, highlighted that it has been consistently working for harmonization of Rules under the new Labour Codes. Several regional meetings were held between August and October 2024 to facilitate State/UT Governments for framing the Rules. All 36 States/UTs are expected to complete publication of Rules by March 31, 2025.
Labor and Employment law Newsletter - May 2024
NEWS 1. NEW LABOUR CODES: TO BE ROLLED OUT SOON The Indian Government has consolidated twenty-nine (29) central labour laws into four (4) comprehensive labour codes to simplify regulations and improve the business environment. Though these codes await final implementation, prompting businesses to proactively prepare for the impending changes, the Government is pushing for a nationwide rollout of the four (4) labour codes despite some states lagging in drafting rules for them.
Labour and Employment Law Newsletter
RECENT NOTIFICATIONS/CIRCULARS: A) The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation enhances existing eligibility limit of 68J claims for Auto Claims Processing from Rs. 50,000/- to Rs. 1,00,000/- reg.
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