Employee Provident Fund (EPF)
EPF registration is mandatory for all establishments-
-
which is a factory engaged in any industry having 20 or more persons, and
- to any other establishment employing 20 or more persons or class of such establishments which the Central Government may, by notification specify in this behalf.
Contribution
The PF contribution of 24% should be divided equally between the employer and employee. The employer’s contribution is 12% of basic wages, dearness allowance plus retaining allowance.
Advantages
After Registration under Employee PF Act, the employee of the company has following benefits.
-
EPF is divided into two parts which are provident fund and Employee Pension Scheme.
- The subscriber Contribution 12% of basic plus daily allowance goes to the Provident Fund.
- In the case of employer contribution, 8.33% goes to Employee Pension Scheme out of 12%, rest goes to the provident fund account.
- Considering the number of years of service and the average salary drawn by the person gets the pension.
- A retired person gets the lump sum EPS money along with PF.
- The members who complete the age of 58 years and completed 10 years of service without any withdrawal gets the benefits of a pension.
- Member can withdraw from these accumulations to cater to financial exigencies in life – No need to refund unless misused.
- On resignation, the member can settle the account. The member receives his PF contribution, Employer Contribution, and Interest.