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Implementation of Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 in the districts of Tamil Nadu
The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (“ESIC”) vide circular dated November 1, 2021 notified the implementation of Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 (“ESI Act”), under Section 1(3) of the ESIAct,which provides that the ESI Act shall come into force on such dates as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act,in the entire region of Thanjavur and Coimbatore districts of Tamil Nadu.
Conveyance Allowance shall not fall within the ambit of "wages" as defined under Section 2(22) of Employees’ State Insurance Act 1948
The Supreme Court vide its judgement dated March 8, 2021, upheld that conveyance allowance shall not form a part of the wages of the employees as defined under Section 2(22) of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948. A copy of the judgement (SLP No. 811/2021) was circulated for strict compliance vides notification dated November 8, 2021.
Extension of Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana Scheme
Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (“ABVKY”) scheme introduced with effect from July 1, 2018 is a welfare measure for employees covered under Section 2(9) of ESI Act, 1948, which provides relief payment up to 90 days, once in a lifetime. It offers cash compensation to insured person when they are rendered unemployed and was initially launched for a period of two years....
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