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PF to Apprentice

Sripada M (CA) (365 Points)

22 December 2008

Hi all,

Whether PF is applicable to Apprentice? what is the employee definition in Employee PF and miscellaneous provisions Act.

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Anil Sankar V (CA) (1877 Points)
Replied 22 December 2008

PF is not applicable to apperntice according to the act.

CA. Rajeev Aggarwal (Chartered Accountant) (3419 Points)
Replied 22 December 2008

Yes, Anil is right

adithyan (student) (63 Points)
Replied 22 December 2008

Trainee is not an employee unless otherwise stated. As for Apprentice the PF Act has specific guidelines as below:

a)"employee" means any person who is employed for wages in any kind of work manual or otherwise in or in connection with the work of an establishment and who gets his wages directly or indirectly from the employer and includes any person

b)employed by or through a contractor in or in connection with the work of the establishment;

c)engaged as an apprentice not being an apprentice engaged under the Apprentices Act 1961 or under the standing orders of the establishmen

B.Nagesh (MBA- CS Execuitve) (151 Points)
Replied 23 December 2008

As per Employee Provident Fund Act 1952, Para 2 (f) defines "Excluded Employees,

it means " An Apprentice means a person who, according to the certified standing oreders applicable to the factory or establishment is an apprentice, or who is declared to be an apprentice by the authority specified in this behalf by the appropriate Govt".