A new app is being launched for the retired employee's fund body by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). The retired employees who are the members of EPFO will now be able to settle their claims like EPF withdrawal via a new mobile app called as UMANG. While conferring a written reply to Lok Sabha, The Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said: “ The EPFO is developing...
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The 26 weeks of paid leave from work for Moms-to-be and 12 weeks for New moms if they adopt a baby has been a sensible and necessary move that the government has made to empower our women. But in spite of welcoming this move wholeheartedly many corporates at the back of their minds are still haunted by the fact that this move may be an...
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The Human Resources function in organizations has been undergoing tremendous change in recent years. From being largely paper pushers trying to manage the operational needs of colleagues much of the HR function of large and mid-sized organizations have been automated. Functions such as Leave management, Document management, Help desks, Performance management, Talent Management etc. have gone online and dramatically improved the efficiency of the HR...
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he past year has gone by with more of pressure and stress in the workplace which includes the economy, long work hours and job cuts. This year every organization is expected to lower the risks which were taken in the past in order to optimise their employees work. All over the world human resource (HR) teams are trying to keep up with pace. Reinventing the...
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Professionalism is not just a blend of technical and managerial skills, but it also requires a lot of other attributes to be successful at work even if the professional is a competent and skilled individual in any particular activity. Though they are many ways to define a professional but the simplest would be , To set expectations and deliver them with perfect planning by imbibing...
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The Government of India has amended paragraph 38 of the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme stating the ‘Mode of Payment of Contribution’. Prior to June 2016 this paragraph was amended whereby in addition to State Bank of India other nationalised banks were included. NOW by a Gazette of India Notification No. G.S.R.6(E) dated 4th January, 2017, paragraphs 38 and 48 of Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme have provided...
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The Human resources management team is the conduit between the employees and the management team. They help management teams analyse trends and advise them on how to manage people as business resources. They are involved in payroll services, performance appraisals, attendance management, leave management, statutory compliances, liaising with statutory bodies etc. Apart from handling queries & understanding and managing trends, Talent management, coordinating employee benefits and suggesting...
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The Employee’s Provident Fund Organisation of India (EPFO) has released version v2.0 of the PF ECR (Electronic Challan cum Return) which needs to be used effective immediately. The older version of the PF ECR is no longer accepted on the EPFO portal. The updated PF ECR requires the employer to enter Gross wages as well as PF wages. This could have important & far reaching implications. In...
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It's that time of the year when the holiday mood starts permeating the air. Along with enjoying the year-end festivities, it's time for companies to start planning their annual holiday calendar for their employees. To make this process easy for you, we would like to share a calendar which has all the holidays celebrated across India :) Here is a comprehensive list that will help you...
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Businesses need to be able to crunch all the data with efficient data management whether they collect or view them as charts & graphs to be able to understand its performance and act accordingly. Easy access to metrics is vital to the decision-making capabilities of the management. Analysis of HR data is crucial to helping an organization get a pulse on its most important asset (it’s...
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