Voluntory Application For The Act

The employer and majority of employees of an establishment may agree for the voluntary application of the provisions of the Act in relation to that establishment. For this purpose, an application to the Central Provident Fund Commissioner, has to be made, who may, by notification, extend the provisions of the Act to that establishment, w.e.f. the date of such agreement or any subsequent date specified in such agreement. The employer is required to contribute the following amounts towards Employees’ Provident Fund and Pension Fund

1. Where the parties voluntarily get themselves covered by the Act, they are completely and fully governed by the Act. But their liability to make contribution is, in case of establishments’ employing less than 20 persons or a sick industrial (BIFR) company or ‘sick establishments’ or any establishment in the jute, beedi, brick, coir or gaur gum industry. –10% of the basic wages, dearness allowance and retaining allowance, if any.

2. In case of all other establishments’ employing 20 or more person-12% of the wages, D.A., etc.