In India the importance of welfare legislations, especially in the field of labour laws cannot be over emphasized. The Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 is one of the most practiced and regularly invoked legislations in the field of labour laws. This also means that there are a large number of cases delivered by the various courts in the country which are continuously interpreting the provisions of the Act in newer light and contexts.
The employees Provident Fund Act and schemed framed thereunder along with pension scheme has been a subject of continuous learning and updation for all involved be it employers, employees or Govt. Authorities responsible for effective implement of the Act which provides a very strong social security network for the employees at the time of retirement.
The application of the act to establishments, definition of basic wages, contributions, extension of the benefit to contract, casual and indirect manpower, pension and related compliance have been points of debate, confusion, complexities and clarifications by EPFO and Courts.
It was due to large number of cases as well as the various interpretations to the different provisions of this Act given by these cases that the Authors felt the need to revise and updater this book Commentaries on Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 with the latest case laws ad amendments.
The Parliament has passed the new Code on Social Security, 2020 although it has still not been made effective. However, for the benefit of readers the authors have provided in this book the entire Code on Social Security, 2020 as well as a Comparative Table comparing the provisions of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1952 with the Code on Social Security, 2020. The book contains cases reported till March, 2024 from the major labour journals of the country and also contains the major rules and regulations such as the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952’ the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995; the Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, 1976 and the Employees’ Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1997 as amended till July, 2024.
The book will be extremely useful for Employers, Employees, Trade Unions, Lawyers, Industrial Tribunals, Labour Court and all those dealing with Labour Laws.
Authors : V.K. Kharbanda & Vipul Kharbanda
Publisher : Law Publishing House, 39, Sheo Charan Lal Road, Allahabad-211 003
Price : Rs. 3000/-
Website : www.lphindia.com
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