What is Overtime? Overtime refers to the period for which an employee has worked more than their regular working hours. As per the overtime policies in India, the working hours are 7 to 9 hours per day and 48 hours a week. The labour laws in India state that any employee who works at overtime […]
Let’s Talk Compliance – Implementation date of SC judgment on PF wages – Retrospective or Prospective
The Apex court’s judgment on PF wages was delivered on 28-02-2019 in a case more popularly known as Surya Roshni Ltd & Ors vs Employee Provident Fund & Ors.Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of Regional Provident Fund Commissioner Vs. Vivekananda Vidyamandir and other connected appeals including Surya Roshni Ltd considered the scope of ‘basic […]
Is there any cloud-based compliance tool available?
Yes, of course, it is available. Nowadays cloud computing is an on-demand technology and many companies come forward to offer cloud-based compliance solution. Among them, I would recommend looking at Compfie, futuristic cloud-based compliance tool that enables companies to track, govern and do all the regulatory requirements on the cloud thereby preventing future risks.
Let’s Talk Compliance – Labour Code on Wages
The Second National Commission on Labour submitted its report on June 2002 and recommended that the existing set of labour laws should be broadly amalgamated into the following groups, namely:–– (a) Industrial relations; (b) Wages; (c) Social security; (d) Occupational Safety, Welfare & Working conditions. In pursuance of the recommendations of the said Commission and […]
What is Compliance ? Explained in simple terms
Simply put Compliance means abiding by rules, set guidelines or norms. Though one can relate compliance to even individual citizens, who must act in accordance to set laws for the greater benefit of the society. The term Compliance mostly and more importantly pertains to business establishments, industries, business services or products.
Employee Provident Fund (EPF) goes for incremental changes
According to the latest buzz, Employee Provident Fund deduction may increase soon for certain segments of the working population. The change does not affect employees earning more than Rs. 15000 in basic wages plus dearness allowance. All variable labour allowances linked to the employee’s efforts, such as overtime allowance, can be excluded. What’s the existing […]
Compliance in the Age of Data Security
Waking up to Data Risks Global news in recent times has tried coming to a conclusion on Data Security. And the truth is, no one has been able to conclude. From a consumer’s perspective today, if you do anything online, you give people access to your data. And while it’s impossible to not leave a […]
5 Important Factors To Check Before You Process Payroll
One of the most important and defining processes of an organization is to with payroll. A good payroll process is something that keeps everyone, from the top to the bottom, happy and content with their work lives. Studies say that employee disgruntlement factor can go up alarmingly with every complexity addition in payroll processes. That’s […]
Making Compliance Work In India
The Indian economy has been on the growth path for the past few decades. This journey began with the announcement of economic reforms in the early nineties which allowed foreign direct investment in various sectors. We started slow but the main catalyst for growth was the information technology sector which became a major revenue generator. […]