Maharashtra Shops and Statutory Compliance

Introduction: –

There are number of labour laws applicable to run a business organisation. Therefore each organisation needs to know about them, so that they can be complied with. In  case of any failure, ignorance of law will not be acceptable. In the modern times, all corporate organisations therefore make every effort to ensure that all labour laws as applicable to their kind of organisation where are complied with.

Moreover the programme allows you to catch up on all developments in this filed with value for all those who need to stay on top of this area of law. It helps in creating a healthy work culture in organisation with employers and employees. With the objective of making the corporate managers aware about the most important of such Laws and their broad provisions, the programme has been organised.

Course Contents :

With Latest Amendments :

1. The Employees Provident Fund Act 1952 & Pension Scheme 1995 (With Latest Supreme Court Judgment)
2. The Maharashtra Shops & Establishment Act 1948 (With Latest Amendments)
3. The Employees State Insurance e Scheme (ESIC)
4. The Payment of Bonus Act
5. The Payment of Gratuity Act,
6. The Employee’s Compensation Act,
7. The Maternity Benefit Act,
8. The Maharashtra State Profession Tax Act,
9. The Maharashtra Labour Welfare Fund Act,

The programme will cover the following aspects for above acts :

• Recent / Latest Amendments
• Coverage & applicability
• Important highlights
• Compliance aspects
• Care to be taken by the employer to avoid penal consequences
• Important judicial pronouncements
• Practical issues in day to day

Key Points: –

Provident Fund :

1. Latest Update on PF after Supreme Court Judgment of 28thFeb, 2019 ?
2. Whether PF is applicable on regular allowance to all employees ?
3. What is coverable limit of ESI e.f from 1stJanuary, 2017?
4. Whether ESI is applicable on Gross Salary or Basic Salary?
5. ESI, PF Act is applicable to whom and what is its
6. Unemployment benefit – payable under the ESI Act? & When?
7. Whether voluntary coverage under possible under ESI & PF?
8. ESI Covered Employees after retirement – what is eligibility
9. PF / ESIC: – Documents for Registration / obtaining Code
10. ESI & PF payment has to be made before which
11. Whether ESIC Act is Applicable after attaining the 65 years of
12. What is the Magic salary / wages of 15000/- (Basic + D.A) under Provident Fund Act?
13. Whether digital signature is compulsory under PF Act?
14. Who are Excluded Employee under Provident
15. If Basic Salary is 18,500/-, Whether PF is compulsorily applicable (Newly Joined Employee)?

Maharashtra Shops & Establishment Act:

16. If number of employees are less than 10 whether under amended Maharashtra Shops & Establishment Registration Certificate is require?
17. For maximum how may years under amended Maharashtra Shops & Establishment Registration Certificate can be obtained?
18. Maximum working hours of Overtime in Quarter under amended Maharashtra Shops & Establishment Act can be done?
19. Whether Casual Leave is compulsory under amended Maharashtra Shops & Establishment Act? If yes, then how many days in a year?
20. How to calculate privilege leave under amended Maharashtra Shops & Establishment Act?
21. How many days Privilege Leave can be accumulated under amended Maharashtra Shops & Establishment Act?
22. How many National & Festival Holidays applicable under amended Maharashtra Shops & Establishment Act are compulsory?
23. What is the Penalty for non-compliance & non-production of records to Inspector under amended Maharashtra Shops & Establishment Act?
24. Whether Female Employee are allowed to work after 9:30pm to 7:00am? if yes the what are the condition applied?
25. Whether Annual Return to be filed under amended Maharashtra Shops & Establishment Act?

Other Statutory Compliances:

26. Under Employees Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme under PF what is maximum amount payable?
27. Whether Employee Deposit Link Insurance (EDLI) is applicable to all the employees who are covered under Provident Fund Act?
28. What is minimum amount payable under Employee Deposit Link Insurance (EDLI) as per recent amendment?
29. What is minimum administrative charges in the PF Challan A/c II and Ac. XXII under EPF Act. When company is n operation as well as what will be the administrative charges when company is not functioning?
30. Whether EPF member can discontinue his membership while in employment?
31. Minimum number of attendance required for eligibility of
32. Calculation and Forfeiture of Gratuity and
33. Bonus is Payable on 7,000/- or minimum wages under schedule employment when basic + DA is Rs. 21,000/-
34. Whether monthly Bonus is payable under the Bonus Act? If yes then how?
35. What is salary / wages (Basic +A) limit and on what amount Bonus is calculated.
36. When Gratuity is applicable and
37. Gratuity is payable on which components of salary ?
38. What is the maximum limit under the Gratuity Act, for which Income tax exemption can be claimed?
39. When female employee is entitled for the maternity benefit and when it can be
40. Is there limit for ex-gratia payment? Is it compulsory?
41. Whether Employer can pay more amount of Gratuity then prescribed under the Act? If yes under what Circumstances?
42. What is recent amendment in Maternity Benefit Act? Whether it is for 12 weeks are 26 weeks?
43. Minimum Number of Days attendance required is required for entitlement of Maternity under Maternity Benefit Act
44. Recent amendments / updates on PF, ESI, Bonus Act?