Salary slip says PF amount is deducted but nowhere in EPF account? DO THIS

 

Provident Fund deductions are made from salaried individuals by employers every month and the amount is deposited in Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) account of the employee. However, if your EPF account shows that there has been no contribution for a few months, it is highly possible that your employer is not depositing your EPF deductions to your account.

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Several media reports have been doing the rounds about companies failing to deposit money in the EPF Accounts of employees.

So, what should you do if find yourself in a situation where EPF contributions are missing from you EPF accounts.

Here’s what you can do

Well, if EPF contributions have been deducted from salary and not deposited to EPF account then an employee can approach the Employees’ Provident Fund authorities and lodge a complaint.

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Documents required to file a complaint

To lodge a complaint on EPFO’s grievance website, an employee is required to provide proof that EPF deposits have been deducted but not deposited in the EPF account. To lodge a complaint, an employee can provice the salry slips and EPF statement to indicate that the deduction was made by the employer but the same was not deposited in the EPF Account.

How to file a complaint?

To file a complaint the employee will have to log on to the EPFIGMS portal. According to the EPFO’s grievance register website, the employee should keep the Universal Account Number (UAN) and the establishment number concerned ready for speedy grievance redressal.

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What if Complaint is true?

If the complaint is found to be true and the contribution haven’t been made then the employer, then they would have to pay the contribution along with the interest and may also be penalised. The EPFO can then take further action against the employer and recover the amount along with damages.

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