Provident fund

Bharat (Querist) 19 April 2014 This query is : Resolved
1. Whether employees engaged on daily wages(cash basis) comes under purview of the Provident Fund Act?

2. For Provident Fund does an employee has to work for minimum period/days in an year? If yes, how many days at least he is required to work in an year?

The main problem we are facing is we hire few persons(gang)for work for a day or for few days, sometimes through contractor or sometimes directly, so the point is employees in a gang are not certain; anybody can come for work or we might hire a different gang for the other day. Now does such employees are entitled for provident fund and other benefits like ESI, etc??? Thanks

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Kumar Doab (Expert) 19 April 2014
This query is discusseed at:

http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/forum/Provident-fund-100980.asp#.U0_dzEeBmXU

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Expert) 21 April 2014
Yes you may visit the link suggested by expert Mr. Kumar Doab for further opinions.

Bharat (Querist) 21 April 2014
Thank you for your response...but the query is still not resolved....kindly give your opinion on it...Thanks

Raj Kumar Makkad (Expert) 22 April 2014
1. Yes

2. No. There is no such requirement of minimum days of work in a year.

You are liable for the FPF liability as it has been made compulsory now to cover an employee, even if he is engaged for a single day..