Dear All, Can u tell me anybody....... What is Superannuation? If i resign from the company can i get the refund amount of superannuation? Please advice...
From India, Jalgaon
From India, Jalgaon
Dear Mohan, Attaining the age of retirement as per the procedure of the appointment order is called superannuation. It may be 55 years or 58 years or even 60 all depends upon appointment order balu
From India, Hyderabad
From India, Hyderabad
Dear Mohan,
Superannuation, sometimes called ‘super’, is a special way of saving to provide yourself with an income when you retire.
While there are other ways of saving for retirement, superannuation saving is different because it is linked with your employment.
Your employer may be required to make superannuation contributions on your behalf to a special fund called a superannuation fund. These funds are special because if they meet certain Government rules, they may pay less tax than if you were to put the money in a bank account. There are more tax benefits for you when you retire.
Or in other words
Simply it is a pension scheme,(where normal Pensions are not available). 15% basic salary is contributed by the employer to this scheme and most of the places LIC Group Insurance department manages these schemes.
Hope its clear...
Regards
Vinay Kumar
From India, Hyderabad
Superannuation, sometimes called ‘super’, is a special way of saving to provide yourself with an income when you retire.
While there are other ways of saving for retirement, superannuation saving is different because it is linked with your employment.
Your employer may be required to make superannuation contributions on your behalf to a special fund called a superannuation fund. These funds are special because if they meet certain Government rules, they may pay less tax than if you were to put the money in a bank account. There are more tax benefits for you when you retire.
Or in other words
Simply it is a pension scheme,(where normal Pensions are not available). 15% basic salary is contributed by the employer to this scheme and most of the places LIC Group Insurance department manages these schemes.
Hope its clear...
Regards
Vinay Kumar
From India, Hyderabad
As elucidated by Vinay, it is nothing but contributory pension fund (in most companies such contributions are part of CTC) Pon
From India, Lucknow
From India, Lucknow
Dear Mohan,
As explained by Vinay, it is a contributory pension fund made to LIC Superannuation scheme by the employer.
The employer contributes 15% of the Basic + DA of the employee every year. The employer generally gets a tax benefit of 27% (12% for PF & 15% for Superannuation contribution). The employee, on the other hand, does not receive this contribution on hand every month or year. But upon complying with certain conditions as laid down in the LIC Superannuation Scheme and agreed upon by both LIC and the employer, the employee gets benefits upon his superannuation (58 years). The contribution made by the employer is maintained by LIC similar to a savings bank account and communicated to the employer. However, the employee does not have any option to withdraw the amount directly from LIC.
In some companies, the employee is given superannuation benefits upon completing certain years of service, say 5 years of service. The superannuation benefits can be optional to certain cadres (Manager, Assistant Manager, etc.), but it cannot be for select employees in different cadres. In other words, if you decide to cover a particular cadre, you will have to extend it to all employees in that cadre.
LIC offers a wide range of options in choosing the mode of pension like Pension for life with a return of capital or without a return of capital, Guaranteed pension for 5, 10, 15, or 20 years, Joint life, etc. The capital is the amount that is available in your account on the date of your exit from employment. Based on the options chosen by you, LIC will pay a pension based on your choice to receive it monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or annually.
The employer has to process the Superannuation documents and advise LIC to make the payment.
In the event the employee does not fulfill the qualifying criteria and quits employment in the middle, then this amount can be adjusted by the employer in the subsequent year's contribution.
Please note that the capital amount vested with LIC carries interest. LIC also pays a bonus on the capital based on the size of the capital available with it for the respective employees.
Trust the matter is clear.
M.V.KANNAN
From India, Madras
As explained by Vinay, it is a contributory pension fund made to LIC Superannuation scheme by the employer.
The employer contributes 15% of the Basic + DA of the employee every year. The employer generally gets a tax benefit of 27% (12% for PF & 15% for Superannuation contribution). The employee, on the other hand, does not receive this contribution on hand every month or year. But upon complying with certain conditions as laid down in the LIC Superannuation Scheme and agreed upon by both LIC and the employer, the employee gets benefits upon his superannuation (58 years). The contribution made by the employer is maintained by LIC similar to a savings bank account and communicated to the employer. However, the employee does not have any option to withdraw the amount directly from LIC.
In some companies, the employee is given superannuation benefits upon completing certain years of service, say 5 years of service. The superannuation benefits can be optional to certain cadres (Manager, Assistant Manager, etc.), but it cannot be for select employees in different cadres. In other words, if you decide to cover a particular cadre, you will have to extend it to all employees in that cadre.
LIC offers a wide range of options in choosing the mode of pension like Pension for life with a return of capital or without a return of capital, Guaranteed pension for 5, 10, 15, or 20 years, Joint life, etc. The capital is the amount that is available in your account on the date of your exit from employment. Based on the options chosen by you, LIC will pay a pension based on your choice to receive it monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or annually.
The employer has to process the Superannuation documents and advise LIC to make the payment.
In the event the employee does not fulfill the qualifying criteria and quits employment in the middle, then this amount can be adjusted by the employer in the subsequent year's contribution.
Please note that the capital amount vested with LIC carries interest. LIC also pays a bonus on the capital based on the size of the capital available with it for the respective employees.
Trust the matter is clear.
M.V.KANNAN
From India, Madras
Dear Friends,
Thank you, Mr. Khannan, for your extraordinary way of presenting the data. Great job, buddy. One additional piece of information is that employees under the Superannuation scheme need to submit an "Existence certificate" to LIC duly signed by a gazetted officer/class I officer from LIC or a Registered Medical Practitioner with the registration number, or the Bank Manager of the concerned bank where the amount is to be deposited.
Generally, any changes in address/bank or other related matters need to be communicated to the LIC authorities periodically.
Regards,
Kamesh
From India, Hyderabad
Thank you, Mr. Khannan, for your extraordinary way of presenting the data. Great job, buddy. One additional piece of information is that employees under the Superannuation scheme need to submit an "Existence certificate" to LIC duly signed by a gazetted officer/class I officer from LIC or a Registered Medical Practitioner with the registration number, or the Bank Manager of the concerned bank where the amount is to be deposited.
Generally, any changes in address/bank or other related matters need to be communicated to the LIC authorities periodically.
Regards,
Kamesh
From India, Hyderabad
Hi,
Nice contributions by the members. Superannuation, as described above, can be a tax-saving measure and a forced saving every month. You will get interest as per the market rate on this too. However, to get this benefit, one must serve for 5 years. If that person resigns before that, then the whole amount will be forfeited. Also, even if you complete 5 years and then resign, you cannot claim the whole amount refund. You can only get 1/3rd of the amount, and the rest of the 2/3rd amount will exist as a bond in LIC, which will mature at your superannuating age.
Regards,
Sumeet Jindal
From India
Nice contributions by the members. Superannuation, as described above, can be a tax-saving measure and a forced saving every month. You will get interest as per the market rate on this too. However, to get this benefit, one must serve for 5 years. If that person resigns before that, then the whole amount will be forfeited. Also, even if you complete 5 years and then resign, you cannot claim the whole amount refund. You can only get 1/3rd of the amount, and the rest of the 2/3rd amount will exist as a bond in LIC, which will mature at your superannuating age.
Regards,
Sumeet Jindal
From India
Differences between Superannuation and Retirement:
Superannuation refers to the act of being relieved from service upon reaching a specified age, such as 58 years old. On the other hand, Retirement also involves being relieved from service, but it may not necessarily be due to reaching a specific age. It can include Voluntary Retirement or even Compulsory Retirement. While superannuation is a form of retirement, retirement does not always equate to superannuation.
From India, Jamshedpur
Superannuation refers to the act of being relieved from service upon reaching a specified age, such as 58 years old. On the other hand, Retirement also involves being relieved from service, but it may not necessarily be due to reaching a specific age. It can include Voluntary Retirement or even Compulsory Retirement. While superannuation is a form of retirement, retirement does not always equate to superannuation.
From India, Jamshedpur
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Hi Dears.. would u pls advice me about how build quality circle team, any good Circluar if i can make to send to all my employees. How to mainten continiously these teams etc. Regards Barun
From India, Delhi
From India, Delhi
Dear Barun,
Quality Circle teams are formed to solve problems relating to issues arising in any of the following PQCDSM (Productivity, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety, and Morale). Before forming a QC, you need to advise the respective modules in your company to conduct a DWM (Daily Work Management) at the beginning of the shift. In this, issues relating to PQCDSM are discussed and captured in a Data Bank. Once the Data Bank is generated, repetitive issues for which solutions are not known are taken up by QC. The team will comprise members from a work area who can brainstorm and solve the problem in a period of, say, 12 weeks by meeting 1 hour every week. Trials and validations are conducted, and finally, they make a presentation following the 7-step QC story method (generally). Based on the presentation, the company recognizes them for their achievement based on an evaluation. Competitions are also held within the company or between group companies to encourage QC teams.
Please start a separate thread when the subject matter is different from the one being discussed.
M.V. KANNAN
From India, Madras
Quality Circle teams are formed to solve problems relating to issues arising in any of the following PQCDSM (Productivity, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety, and Morale). Before forming a QC, you need to advise the respective modules in your company to conduct a DWM (Daily Work Management) at the beginning of the shift. In this, issues relating to PQCDSM are discussed and captured in a Data Bank. Once the Data Bank is generated, repetitive issues for which solutions are not known are taken up by QC. The team will comprise members from a work area who can brainstorm and solve the problem in a period of, say, 12 weeks by meeting 1 hour every week. Trials and validations are conducted, and finally, they make a presentation following the 7-step QC story method (generally). Based on the presentation, the company recognizes them for their achievement based on an evaluation. Competitions are also held within the company or between group companies to encourage QC teams.
Please start a separate thread when the subject matter is different from the one being discussed.
M.V. KANNAN
From India, Madras
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