Labour Law Compliance Calendar _ October, 2020

 

Compliance under Other Statutory LAws

 

Applicable Laws/Acts	Due Dates	Compliance Particulars	Forms / (Filing mode)
EPF (The Employees’ Provident Funds And Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952)	15.10.2020	PF Payment	ECR
ESIC (Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948)	15.10.2020	ESIC Payment	ESI Challan
Contract Labour (Regulation &Abolition) Act, 1970	Within 15 Days of commencement/ completion of contract work	Return/Notice within 15 days of commencement/ completion of each contract by the Principal employer	Form VI-B
Payment of Gratuity Rule	Within 30 Days of applicability of the Act & any change	Notice of applicability of the Act & any change	Form A or B

q Key Update:

1. From 15th Feb.,2020, new Companies registered through MCA Portal, www.mca.gov.in need not comply with provisions of ESI Act till they reach threshold limit of ESI coverage or initial 6 months whichever is earlier. For further details  login to ' www.esic.in . Submission of Mobile Number and Bank Account details(Bank Name, Branch Name & IFSC) shall be mandatory for registration of New employee. For more updates:  Click here

2. Labour ministry clarification: Changes in labour laws will not trigger rampant hiring and firing of workers

Parliament had last week passed the three labour bills related to industrial relation, social security and occupational safety, health and working conditions. Following this, all trade unions including the RSS-affiliate Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh have opposed the bills saying they will firm up plans to protest against these bills in coming days.

the ministry said that fixed-term employment has already been notified by the central government and 14 other states.

“The migrant workers will also be able to enjoy the benefits of portability in respect of ration and avail benefits from building and other construction cess,” it said, adding that they will also get all other benefits of ESIC, EPFO and annual medical check-up etc.

 

3. 15 states seek approval for changes in three labour laws from Centre

According to minister labour minister Santosh Gangwar, reforms in labour laws is a continuous process. Therefore, Central and State Governments strive on a regular basis to update the legislative system as per the need of the hour.

As many as 15 states have reached out to the Centre seeking approval for changes in three labour laws in order to significantly improve the ease of doing business in the country and attract more and more investors into their states.

These include Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Tripura, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

q Updates TRACKER under Labour LAws:

Sl. No.	Particulars	Link
1	670 new electric buses and 241 charging stations sanctioned under FAME scheme	Click here
2	More than a million mandays of employment generated by Indian Railways under Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan	Click here
3	Distribution of Free Foodgrains and Pulses to Migrant Labourers	Click here
4	Lok Sabha passes 3 Historic and path breaking Labour Codes Shri Gangwar elaborates several ‘Game Changer’ labour welfare provisions in the Labour Codes Social Security net of ESIC and EPFO to Widen opening up for all workers and self-employed	Click here
5	Government had endeavoured to balance the rights and obligations of employees and the employers in the Labour Codes : Shri Gangwar	Click here
6	13.63 Lakh Children Mainstreamed through Special Training Centers Set Up Under NCLP: Shri Gangwar	Click here
7	Relief Package for Unemployed Labourers	Click here
8	President Kovind gives nod to 3 farm bills cleared by Parliament	Click here
9	Package to Check Unemployment Rate	Click here
10	Launch of virtual hearing in quasi-judicial cases under EPF & MP Act, 1952 heralds an era of providing expeditious and affordable adjudication	Click here
11	Increase in Employment under MGNREGA	Click here
12	Implementation of MGNREGS during COVID-19 Pandemic	Click here
13	Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan	Click here
14	Union Government has taken unprecedented measures for labour welfare and employment generation across India during Covid-19 pandemic	Click here
15	Steps taken to ensure safety of healthcare and other health workers of hospitals	Click here
16	ESIC issues instructions for submission of claims for Unemployment Benefit under Atal Bimit Kalyan Yojana	Click here
17	Measures for welfare of Pensioners during COVID-19	Click here
18	Contract for Old Pension Scheme	Click here
19	All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural And Rural Labourers – August, 2020	Click Here
20	Job Cards to Migrant Labourers and Employed Workers	Click Here
21	Shri Gangwar Introduces Three Labour Codes in Lok Sabha Heralding The Path of Game Changing Labour Welfare Reforms in The Country	Click Here
22	Monitoring of Welfare Measures	Click here
23	Reimbursement of OPD medicines Special sanction in view of Covid 19	Click here
24	Permission for conducting Personal Hearing in the cases registered u/s 45AA through video conferencing.	Click here
25	Submission of Revised Estimates 2020-2021 and Budget Estimates 2021-2022	Click here

This article is updated till 30^th September, 2020 with all Laws / Regulations and their respective amendments.                                                           

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