This discussion addresses whether Employees' State Insurance (ESI) and Provident Fund (PF) should be deducted from a company secretary's salary, despite their monthly pay exceeding the typical threshold for mandatory deduction. The consensus is that employees can opt out of these deductions by formally notifying their company in writing.
06 June 2022
I am appointed as CS in company @25000 per month. Company is saying me that PF, ESI will be deducted from your salary. Company is saying that they will show basic salary less than ₹15000. I do not want PF, ESI to be deducted. How can I opt out of PF , ESI applicability ?