I had joined a startup company X through campus placement in May and left the company through a resignation email due to the following reasons within 45 days:
- The company only provided 69% of the promised first-month salary.
- They did not issue payslips.
- They failed to create a PF Account.
- Working conditions, such as toilet sanitation and drinking water, were very poor and unhygienic.
- The CEO insulted me in an unprofessional manner during a meeting.
After leaving company X, I worked at a small startup Y for 4 months before receiving a job offer from a larger company, Z, where I have been working for a month now. Recently, I received a message indicating that company X has linked to my PF account. However, I did not sign Form 11 or provide my UAN when I joined X; only my Aadhar and PAN details were given.
I am uncertain why company X has done this and how I should resolve the issue, especially as I do not want any complications with my current employer, Z.
From India, Chennai
- The company only provided 69% of the promised first-month salary.
- They did not issue payslips.
- They failed to create a PF Account.
- Working conditions, such as toilet sanitation and drinking water, were very poor and unhygienic.
- The CEO insulted me in an unprofessional manner during a meeting.
After leaving company X, I worked at a small startup Y for 4 months before receiving a job offer from a larger company, Z, where I have been working for a month now. Recently, I received a message indicating that company X has linked to my PF account. However, I did not sign Form 11 or provide my UAN when I joined X; only my Aadhar and PAN details were given.
I am uncertain why company X has done this and how I should resolve the issue, especially as I do not want any complications with my current employer, Z.
From India, Chennai
Do you have a PF account with the current organization? If not, then forget about the PF account created by Company X, your first employer. You can log in and check whether contributions are being made by X for you since your joining. Also, see what your salary was when you joined X. Obviously, with that selection being a campus selection, the salary would be more than Rs 15,000. In that case, you could be an excluded employee. There is no obligation on the part of the employer to provide PF for an employee whose salary at the time of joining exceeds Rs 15,000, and I don't think that such a company would create a PF account after many months of the employee leaving. If the employer is attempting to get the incentive declared by the government under the ELI scheme, you should complain against it.
If you have been transparent with Company Z, then why should you worry? You can disclose things to the present organization very genuinely. At the same time, if you had hidden the service of X and Y, then never disclose the act of Company X creating a PF account after you left that company. Ignore it altogether.
From India, Kannur
If you have been transparent with Company Z, then why should you worry? You can disclose things to the present organization very genuinely. At the same time, if you had hidden the service of X and Y, then never disclose the act of Company X creating a PF account after you left that company. Ignore it altogether.
From India, Kannur
Yes, sir, my current organization has PF and has already contributed. However, company X has only linked it but had not made many contributions. I did not reveal about X to Z as they were not willing to provide an experience certificate, relieving letter, or payslip because they had offered a salary of 69k instead of the promised 1lpm.
Also, I'm eligible for EPF, not ESI, for a pay above 15k. Correct me if I am wrong.
From India, Chennai
Also, I'm eligible for EPF, not ESI, for a pay above 15k. Correct me if I am wrong.
From India, Chennai
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(Fact Checked)-Your understanding is accurate. Generally, EPF is for those who earn above 15k. It's good to consult legal advice for company X's actions. (1 Acknowledge point)