EPFO Higher Pension Calculation 2023 Employees, who have been EPF members before 1st September 2014, will get an option to contribute 8.33% of their actual Basic+DA payments towards EPS. PF Member will soon have the opportunity to pay 8.33% of basic salary and dearness allowance (if applicable) to the Employee Pension Scheme (EPS) if joined the EPF before to 1 September 2014. Soon, further information about this choice and an online form to request a higher pension is now available on the website of the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO). The maximum amount that a Member can currently contribute to EPF account is 12% of Basic Salary plus Dearness Allowance. The employer makes an equal 12% contribution, of which 8.33% goes to EPS and 3.67% goes to the employee's EPF account. The statutory wage ceiling of INR. 15,000/- determines the employer's 8.33% contribution, thus only INR. 1,250/- (8.33% of INR. 15,000) is deposited into EPS account each month. Members who have b...
Clarification regarding Leave Encashment (under Maharashtra S&E Act 2017) Query 1:- How many Leaves Accumulation is allowed / permitted under the Maharashtra Shops and Establishment Act, 2017? Response:- As per Maharashtra S&E Act, 2017, under section 18 (5), Every worker shall be permitted to accumulate earned leave upto a maximum of forty-five (45) days. Query2:- Whether Leave Encashment is to be calculated on Basic or Gross Wages? Response:- As per Maharashtra S&E Act, 2017, under section 18 (10), Every worker shall be paid for the period of his leave earned under sub-sections (3) and (4) at a rate equivalent to the daily average of his wages for the days on which he actually worked during the preceding three months, exclusive of any earnings in respect of overtime. In simple words, It's on the fixed gross salary - Other than variable pay and Bonus if any. Note that The provision of Leave Encashment is allowed only in two scenarios:- Employer refuses to...