Dear All,
Does Other Allowance in Salary Statement attract Provident Fund Payments?
Ex:
Basic
HRA
Conveyance
Uniform
Medical
Provident Fund (E'er)
ESI (E'er)
Others - ?
Total Gross Salary
Regards,
Sravan
From India, Mumbai
Does Other Allowance in Salary Statement attract Provident Fund Payments?
Ex:
Basic
HRA
Conveyance
Uniform
Medical
Provident Fund (E'er)
ESI (E'er)
Others - ?
Total Gross Salary
Regards,
Sravan
From India, Mumbai
PF will be deducted on Basic + DA + Retained Allowance (An allowance payable for the time being to an employee of any factory or other establishment during any period in which the establishment is not working, for retaining his services)
From India, Hyderabad
18From India, Hyderabad
Dear Sravan, PF contribution attarcts for Basic, DA and if any Special Allowance in statement of salary. Regards, Shivnendra K
From India, New Delhi
From India, New Delhi
Go for definition of wages, wherein you could find that basic wages includes all emoluments except HRA, retaining allowance, Cash for concessional food expenses. They have excluded Retaining allowance and cash for concessional food in the meaning of basic wages because it had been separately explained pf workings.
PF would be calculated on Basic wages, Retaining allowance, cash for concessional food. Hence I feel conveyance, medical, uniform allowances would attract PF.
From India, Velluru
PF would be calculated on Basic wages, Retaining allowance, cash for concessional food. Hence I feel conveyance, medical, uniform allowances would attract PF.
From India, Velluru
As per my knowledge, PF from both employee and employer side is calculate on (Basic + DA).
From India, Delhi
From India, Delhi
Dear Sravan,
The issue - Apart from Basic and DA, whether other allowances are to be considered for PF recovery, - is pending in Madras High Court and SC.
Based on the final judgement it can be viewed.
ANBALAGAN.
From India, Tiruchchirappalli
The issue - Apart from Basic and DA, whether other allowances are to be considered for PF recovery, - is pending in Madras High Court and SC.
Based on the final judgement it can be viewed.
ANBALAGAN.
From India, Tiruchchirappalli
Dear Mr.Kumar Sravan.
What is ‘Basic Wages’ for the purpose of PF
contributions?
The definition of ‘Basic Wages’ has been defined under Section
2(b) of the EPF & MP Act, 1952 as below:
Section 2(b) “basic wages” means all emoluments which are earned by an employee
while on duty or on leave or on holidays with wages in either case in accordance
with the terms of the contract of employment and which are paid or payable in cash
to him, but does not include
i. the cash value of any food concession;
ii. any dearness allowance (that is to say, all cash payments by whatever name
called paid to an employee on account of a rise in the cost of living), houserent
allowance, overtime allowance, bonus, commission or any other
similar allowance payable to the employee in respect of his employment or
of work done in such employment;
iii. any presents made by the employer;
From the above definition it is clear that all the emoluments which
are earned by an employee other than those
From India, Madras
What is ‘Basic Wages’ for the purpose of PF
contributions?
The definition of ‘Basic Wages’ has been defined under Section
2(b) of the EPF & MP Act, 1952 as below:
Section 2(b) “basic wages” means all emoluments which are earned by an employee
while on duty or on leave or on holidays with wages in either case in accordance
with the terms of the contract of employment and which are paid or payable in cash
to him, but does not include
i. the cash value of any food concession;
ii. any dearness allowance (that is to say, all cash payments by whatever name
called paid to an employee on account of a rise in the cost of living), houserent
allowance, overtime allowance, bonus, commission or any other
similar allowance payable to the employee in respect of his employment or
of work done in such employment;
iii. any presents made by the employer;
From the above definition it is clear that all the emoluments which
are earned by an employee other than those
From India, Madras
This is what the problem that all organizations face today with EPFO. EPFO has started issuing notices under Sec 7(A) of EPF & MP Act, 1952, that except HRA, (HRA is totally an excluded allowance from the eyes of EPFO) all allowances form part of Basic Wages.
This means, whatever allowances you pay to employees without any distinction, are construed to be part of Basic Wages. For exmple, if you pay conveyance allowance to all employees - irrespective of levels and cadres - then this also is considered as basic wages.
On the other hand, if you pay heat and dust allowance to certain employees who are attached to Moulding and casting section (and not to other emplyees of other departments), then this allowance is excluded.
So, EPFO see all allowances separately and see whether any such allowances is paid to all at all times. If so, then all such allowances form part of the Basic wages and issued 7(A) order accordingly. They rely on various Supreme Court order in various cases.
therefore as per EPFO the allowances paid or payable to all employees (except HRA) form part of basic wages. However, this is being challenged by certain organizations. A couple of cases are pending in Supreme Court.
V. Balaji
From India, Madras
This means, whatever allowances you pay to employees without any distinction, are construed to be part of Basic Wages. For exmple, if you pay conveyance allowance to all employees - irrespective of levels and cadres - then this also is considered as basic wages.
On the other hand, if you pay heat and dust allowance to certain employees who are attached to Moulding and casting section (and not to other emplyees of other departments), then this allowance is excluded.
So, EPFO see all allowances separately and see whether any such allowances is paid to all at all times. If so, then all such allowances form part of the Basic wages and issued 7(A) order accordingly. They rely on various Supreme Court order in various cases.
therefore as per EPFO the allowances paid or payable to all employees (except HRA) form part of basic wages. However, this is being challenged by certain organizations. A couple of cases are pending in Supreme Court.
V. Balaji
From India, Madras
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