As the EPS 1995 scheme is amended whereby the Excluded Employees as defined under para 2( f) of the EPF & MP Scheme 1952 on becoming a PF subscriber are not eligible to be enrolled under the EPS 1995.
Due to the exclusion from EPS membership of PF subscriber having pay more than RS 15,000/- p.m. the cases are coming up of revision of EPs contribution and/or of merging EPS contribution back to Employer share if Employee is not eligible for the EPs membership.
It is noticed that some PF offices has taken a stand not to re-adjust the contribution and ask the employer to pay the amount either in EPS or EMployer contributions. This amount to extra contributions from EMployer which also attracts penal interest and damages u/s. 7 Q and 14B.
IS any one has any EPFO circular whereby the process to re-adjust contribution for back period is provided so that such offices should follow up the procedure and re-adjust contribution instead of demanding extra contribution in the accounts as the case may be.
From India, Mumbai
15Due to the exclusion from EPS membership of PF subscriber having pay more than RS 15,000/- p.m. the cases are coming up of revision of EPs contribution and/or of merging EPS contribution back to Employer share if Employee is not eligible for the EPs membership.
It is noticed that some PF offices has taken a stand not to re-adjust the contribution and ask the employer to pay the amount either in EPS or EMployer contributions. This amount to extra contributions from EMployer which also attracts penal interest and damages u/s. 7 Q and 14B.
IS any one has any EPFO circular whereby the process to re-adjust contribution for back period is provided so that such offices should follow up the procedure and re-adjust contribution instead of demanding extra contribution in the accounts as the case may be.
From India, Mumbai
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Amendment in Employees Pension Scheme, 1995.pdf