“RPFC (Regional Provident Fund Commissioner) introduce the Direct UAN allotment to any citizen at unified portal. Currently UAN can be generated by employer only and the same to be generated before ECR filing of that member and there were mismatches if in case of large of new joiners in any establishment. Keeping in view the difficulties faced by employers an open functionality is being provided at Unified Portal through which any citizen (prospective employee) can generate his /her UAN on the basis of Aadhaar.  Employee will get OTP on aadhaar linked mobile number and after verification of OTP; Employee has to fill the UAN input sheet form from UADAI. On the basis of input details UAN will be generated”.

Notification on the Uttar Pradesh List of Holidays

Please Note: This notification is under General Administration Department; however there will be Labour Department Notification on this which will be shared to you once it is officially released from the Telangana Labour Department. Department will tentatively release this Maximum by 2^nd or 3^rd Week of December 17

As per EPFO circular dated 8th November 2017, the EPFO has released new functions under the EPFO UMANG app. Functionalities include (1) Employee centric services like viewing passbook, raising claim, tracking claim; (2) Employer Centric Services like getting remittance details by establishment ID, getting TRRN status and (3) General service like search establishment, search EPFO, know your claim status. More information on the UMANG app and option for download is available in the following link: https://web.umang.gov.in/web/#/

With reference to the above circular, it is to inform that the necessary functionality required to carry out Auto Transfer of accounts of a member on change of employment  has been launced in Unified Portal/ EPFO Application Software.

Every employer has to obtain shops and establishment registration through Online Portal from the Pondicherry Labour Department effective from 9^th Nov 2017 and also department advised to follow certain provisions with respect to Minimum Wages, closing and opening of Shops, Working Hours, Appointment letters and Identity Cards to all employees under Pondicherry Shops and Establishment Act, 1964

ESIC has been extended to all 2 districts in the State of Telengana - (No. S-38013/26/2016-SS.I ) Effective from 1st September, 2016

Pondichery - Minimum Wages

Kerala - Minimum Wages

Karnataka Minimum Wages

“RPFC (Regional Provident Fund Commissioner) introduce the open functionality for correcting Name, DOB and Gender through unified portal to all EPF members. The current process of submitting joint declaration for making corrections is not accepted by the department. Employees whose basic details (like Name, DOB and Gender) can be corrected in EPFO online portal, post correction the system will verify the entered details, after successful verification this request will be automatically transferred to the employers’ login for further process”.

PGA - Upper ceiling on Gratuity Amount PGA - Upper ceiling on Gratuity Amount  20 Lakhs increased

Employee Provident Fund Organisation

Meghalaya- Minimum Wage Revised Effective 1 April 2017

Kerala - Minimum Wage Revised Effective 1 June 2017

Revision in Labour Welfare Fund

* EFFECTIVE DATE : 23rd January 2015

Andhra Pradesh rates of Wages Revised under Minimum Wages, Act 1948.

Government of Maharashtra vide Government Resolution No. MISC-2015/CR-76/Desk Lab-9.

Maharashtra Notification No. CLA-10/2014/C.R.264/Lab-10.

Extention of ESIC Scheme.