Poor coverage of EPF in knitwear units worries trade unions

Coimbatore | Friday | 14th December, 2018

Summary:

Many units have failed to provide contribution-12% of an employee’s wage, and record lesser wage than what was given to them. But, so far, only 2.3lakh are covered in the EPF scheme. Many units would not allow the employees to withdraw the EPF amount. “In many units, only 10-20% employees have been covered under EPF. The employees could withdraw the EPF quickly..