SUBRAMANIAN GOPALAKRISHNAN

"Greetings Mr. P SELVAPAND, What you have quoted is only a Press Note from the concerned Minister. The final Notification is silent about the optional clause. Hence, all employees whose salary is equal to or less than Rs 21,000 should be covered under the ESI Act with effect from 01-01-2017." ... (more)

"Greetings CWPL, An employer can pay employees whose salary exceeds Rs 21,000, but it cannot be accounted for under the head of Bonus. This payment can be accounted for as Ex-Gratia." ... (more)

"Greetings Mr. Pijush, Your comments on the Notification dated 26-12-2016 are fine. However, the Government of India has provided an opportunity to present our objections to the amendment from affected parties. Did we take advantage of this opportunity either as individuals or as a group? If so, we ma" ... (more)

"Greetings Mr. Sumitpant, CTC is a term which denotes the cost the company is going to incur because of your employment, i.e., it includes the salary, Employer’s contribution towards EPF & ESI, Bonus, Gratuity, etc. Hence, there is nothing wrong in deducting the EPF/ESI contributions of the compan" ... (more)

"Greetings Mr. M. Bhandari, Vide Notification dated 10th November 2014, Rule 5 of the Principal Rules (i.e., Payment of Bonus Rules, 1975) has been substituted with Sec 5(1) and (2). It pertains to the submission of the Annual Return in Form D (Unified Annual Return Form) before 1st February in each yea" ... (more)

"Yes, only the proviso to Section 5(1) is omitted and not the entire Section 5(1). Hence, the annual return in the prescribed format needs to be uploaded." ... (more)

"Greetings Mr. Sumit, It is immediate in case the injury is serious (i.e., it is likely to cause death or permanent disablement or loss of a member); and in any other case within 24 hours after receipt of notice under Regulation 65." ... (more)

"Greetings Mr. Amit, Can you provide a breakdown of your exact salary so that your doubts can be clarified properly? Thank you." ... (more)

"We need not cover the employees whose salary/wages are between Rs 15,000 and Rs 21,000 per month as the October 6, 2016 Gazette Notification is only inviting objections from the public within a 30-day period. After the government’s consideration of the objections, the final notification will b" ... (more)