If your company has more than 20 permanent employees - Yes.
Yes. CTC includes both Employee and Employer PF contributions
Right from day one when an employee joins, his PF benefits must begin. The PF will be paid out when the employee retires or resigns permanently and will not be taking up any job for at least 3 months. In case of a job switch, the pf account will get transferred to the new employer
If you are the employee, you can check with your employer or visit the regional epf office to find out the pf account number
An employee whose drawing wage or basic salary has upto rs 6500/- responsible to pay pf contribution 12 % from employer & employee respectively.
The account will be discontinued and the employee can withdraw the funds when he wants.
No
Are employee benefits really necessary? Why?
No. The moment they start deducting PF from your account, they are bound to disclose the PF account number to the employee. It is our right to know where our money is being deposited.
No.
Some establishments having less than 20 employees would also be required to obtain PF registration but that is voluntary registration. All the employees will be eligible for a PF from the commencement of their employment and the responsibility of deduction & payment of PF lies with the employer.
ER Stands for the Employer Contribution in your PF Amount.
Yes, if you do before 5 years of service