Latest Compliance Notifications - October 1st to October 14th, 2020

The Central and State Governments continually update and upgrade laws to make them relevant, favourable, and convenient. 

We bring you a list of the compliance notifications released between October 15th and 31st, 2020. You may view the complete gazetted notification using the link provided, and access the corresponding Acts, Rules, and Schemes through our Law Library.

If you need any clarifications or details regarding these laws or anything related to labour law and compliance, do feel free to reach out.

State	Date Released	Details
Andhra Pradesh	14/10/2020	Holiday declared on 15th and 16th October due to unprecedented rains. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/APNFHR2020Oct14.pdf
Himachal Pradesh	14/10/2020	Ease of Compliance: Electronic maintenance of all records under various laws. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/HPCMR2020Oct14.pdf
Meghalaya	14/10/2020	Computerised systems for Inspections under various Acts. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/MWA2020Oct14.pdf
Central Government	21/10/2020	Revised Central Minimum Wages effective 1st October, 2020. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/CEMWA2020Dec10.pdf
Uttar Pradesh	10/10/2020	Revised Minimum Wages, 1st October 2020 to 31st March 2021. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/UPMWA2020Oct10.pdf
Karnataka	9/10/2020	Paid holiday on 3rd November for elections. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/KASAR2020Sep10.pdf
Uttarakhand	8/10/2020	Revised Minimum Wages effective 1st October, 2020. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/UKMWR2020Aug10.pdf
Puducherry	8/10/2020	Puducherry Holiday List 2021. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/WHA2020Aug10.pdf
Andaman and Nicobar	3/10/2020	Andaman and Nicobar Holiday List 2021. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/WHA2020Mar10.pdf
Gujarat	3/10/2020	Revised Minimum Wages effective 1st October 2020. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/GUMWA2020Jan10.pdf

Latest Compliance Notifications - October 15th to October 31st, 2020

The Central and State Governments continually update and upgrade laws to make them relevant, favourable, and convenient. 

We bring you a list of the compliance notifications released between October 15th and 31st, 2020. You may view the complete gazetted notification using the link provided, and access the corresponding Acts, Rules, and Schemes through our Law Library.

If you need any clarifications or details regarding these laws or anything related to labour law and compliance, do feel free to reach out.

State	Date Released	Details
Central Government	28/10/2020	ESI – contribution rates revert to original 3.75 by employer and 0.75 percent by employee. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/ESICR2020Oct28.pdf
Gujarat	28/10/2020	Gujarat Holiday List 2021. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/GUSAER2020Oct28.pdf
Central Government	27/10/2020	ESI – Increase in payable medical bonus applicable for 2 confinements, to Rs. 7,500. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/ESICR2020Oct27.pdf
Tamil Nadu	27/10/2020	Tamil Nadu Holiday List 2021. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/TNNHR2020Oct27.pdf
Haryana	23/10/2020	Maintenance of digital records under 26 different Acts. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/HACLR2020Oct23.pdf
Haryana	23/10/2020	Haryana Factory Rules: Auto-renewal of licences through online payment. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/HAFER2020Oct23.pdf
Kerala	22/10/2020	Kerala Holiday list 2021.
Haryana	21/10/2020	Contract Labour Rules: Online Renewal of Licences https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/HACLR2020Oct21.pdf
Odisha	21/10/2020	Revised Minimum Wages, effective 1st October 2020. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/OMWR2020Oct21.pdf
Odisha	20/10/2020	Odisha Holiday List 2021. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/OSER2020Oct20.pdf
Uttar Pradesh	20/10/2020	Factories Act: Special temporary exemptions to new factories for 1000 days. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/UPFR2020Oct20.pdf
Mizoram	20/10/2020	Mizoram Holiday List 2021. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/WHA2020Oct20.pdf
Karnataka	19/10/2020	Shops and Establishments: Special provisions to regulate employment of women during the night. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/KASAE2020Oct19.pdf
Central Government	16/10/2020	ESI: ABVKY – Special temporary provisions and relaxations for unemployed under the Scheme. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/ESICR2020Oct16.pdf

Latest Compliance Notifications - November 1st to November 14th, 2020

The Central and State Governments continually update and upgrade laws to make them relevant, favourable, and convenient. 

We bring you a list of the compliance notifications released between November 1st and 14th, 2020. You may view the complete gazetted notification using the link provided, and access the corresponding Acts, Rules, and Schemes through our Law Library.

If you need any clarifications or details regarding these laws or anything related to labour law and compliance, do feel free to reach out.

State	Date Released	Details
Himachal Pradesh	12/11/2020	Himachal Pradesh Holiday list 2021. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/HPNFHR2020Dec11.pdf
Punjab	11/11/2020	Revised Punjab Minimum Wages, effective 1st July 2020. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/HAMWA2020Nov11.pdf
Punjab	10/11/2020	Punjab Holiday List 2021. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/DNHRR2020Oct11.pdf
Punjab	9/11/2020	Punjab Amendment to Factories Act, increasing applicability threshold from 10 to 20 workers, and 20 to 40 workers in factories with and without power respectively; quarterly overtime increased from 75 to 115 hours. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/FA2020Sep11.pdf
Telangana	9/11/2020	Telangana Holidays List 2021. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/TLGSEA2020Sep11.pdf
Assam	7/11/2020	Revised Minimum Wages, effective 1st June, 2020. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/ASSMWR2020Jul11.pdf
Gujarat	5/11/2020	Directive by Supreme Court quashing earlier provisions introduced to Factories Act; mandating overtime wages to be paid to employees since date of issued notification. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/GUFR2020May11.pdf
West Bengal	5/11/2020	West Bengal Holiday List 2021. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/WBSAER2020May11.pdf
Kerala	4/11/2020	Revised Minimum Wages, effective 1st September, 2020. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/KEMWA2020Apr11.pdf

Latest Compliance Notifications - November 15th to November 30th, 2020

The Central and State Governments continually update and upgrade laws to make them relevant, favourable, and convenient. 

We bring you a list of the compliance notifications released between November 15th and 30th, 2020. You may view the complete gazetted notification using the link provided, and access the corresponding Acts, Rules, and Schemes through our Law Library.

If you need any clarifications or details regarding these laws or anything related to labour law and compliance, do feel free to reach out.

State	Date Released	Details
Karnataka	21/11/2020	Karnataka Holiday list 2021. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/KANHR2020Nov21.pdf
Bihar	18/11/2020	Bihar Amendment to Contract Labour Act, increasing applicability for establishments employing 20 or more workmen to 50 or more workmen. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/CLRA2020Nov18.pdf
Jharkhand	18/11/2020	Revised Jharkhand Minimum Wages, effective 1st October, 2020. https://www.comply4hr.com/noti/2016/JHMWR2020Nov18.pdf

Government Attempts Economic Recovery with Atmanirbhar Bharat Package

 Following the impact of Covid-19, the government is looking to build and strengthen the state of the economy, setting in place several initiatives for incentive and relief. Among them is the recently announced Atmanirbhar Bharat Package 3.0.

The Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana takes inspirations from PMRPY that offered benefits to over 1.5 lac establishments. The current scheme is intended to offer more employment opportunities to aid recovery from COVID.

The Scheme will be applicable and operational till 30^th June 2021.

Criteria for Establishments

Establishments desirous of obtaining benefits from this scheme must be registered with EPFO. Such establishments need to have:

-        Added a minimum of 2 new employees if their reference base is 50 employees or less

-        Added a minimum of 5 employees if their reference base is over 50 employees

(Note: The addition and base references are compared and estimated as in September 2020.)

All establishments registering with EPFO following the commencement of the Scheme are eligible to avail subsidy for all new employees.

Beneficiaries

Beneficiaries under this Scheme include:

• -        All new employees who have joined establishments registered with EPFO, and drawing monthly wages below Rs. 15,000.
• -        EPF members whose average monthly wage is under Rs. 15,000 and have exited their employment between 1.3.2020 and have been employed on or after 1.10.2020.

Government Support and Subsidy

The central government has committed to support eligible employees who have been engaged on or after 1.10.2020 for a period of two years. The subsidy allowed includes:

💲 Employee’s contribution (12% of wages) and employer’s contribution (12% of wages) equaling 24% of wages [for establishments with up to 1000 employees]

💲Employee’s contribution to EPF (12% of EPF wage) [for establishments with over 1000 employees]

PF Statutory Rate Reduction – An Overall Perspective

The recent notification from the central government regarding the reduction of PF contributions has had significant impact to employers and employees. The initiative, which is part of the recently announced Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan intends to provide relief to over 4 crore employees.

What the amendment offers

Vide notification No. 1513 released on 18^th May 2020, the Central government revised the PF rates from 12 percent to 10 percent. This computation is calculated on the basic wages and dearness allowance. The amendment has been effected keeping in mind the current situation and the lack of liquidity for employees and employers. It is applicable only for the months of May, June and July 2020.

How this finds application

While the amount has been reduced from 12 to 10 percent, there is a lot of flexibility that it offers. The minimum amount required to be remitted by both employer and employee is 10%. However, they may decide to contribute up to as much as 12% towards the PF fund. This allows employees a greater take-home in terms of salary, and a relief of 2% per employee for employers.

Who this applies to

The amendment covers all establishments under the EPF & MP Act. It is also extended to all exempted establishments. Those who are NOT covered under this are:

•      Classes which received an extension on 10 percent contribution through the 1997 amendment including:

1.       Establishments with under 20 employees

2.       Sick industrial units

3.       Establishments whose losses at the end of the financial year equals or exceeds its total net worth

4.       Establishments in jute, beedi, brick, coir and guar gum industries

•      Central and state public sector enterprises
•      Establishments obtaining relief from the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana

Other significant aspects

There are several other important aspects involved. Here are some pointers that may guide you better:

·         Administrative charges for EPF and EDLI contributions remain the same, and applicable

·         The remittances must be made through the ECR as usual

·         Pension contributions and benefits will continue to remain the same

·         Regardless of date of payment, the reduced rates of contributions for the said months will remain effective

·         Establishments under PMRPY can also avail reduced rates for contribution

The official gazetted notification may be viewed at https://comply4hr.com/noti/2016/EPFS2020May18.pdf