Esic coverage
PRADYUMNA KUMAR BIDYADHAR
(Querist) 15 February 2014
This query is : Resolved
I have three questions related to coverage of ESI:
1) We, being principal employer, are covered under ESI and in process of registration for our on roll employees. No. of contractors are working in our plant premises. The ESI Officer informed us the contractor should individually register as per ESIC Act where the strength of manpower is 20 or more. Some of the contractors are having contract labours less than 20, say 5 or 10. Now, what about the said contractors - whether they will be covered under EISC. If yes, what is the procedure.
2) If few of our on roll employees are posted at other location, which is not coming under ESIC coverage area, then whether the ESIC is applicable to the said employees. If yes, how they will get the benefit of the ESIC as they are posted at remote location in same state.
3) If one establishment (sister concern of our organisation with different name and registration as per MOA) is not covered under ESI because of coverage area as declared by ESIC, but some employees of the said establishment are working at our location (covered under ESI). What's about the said employees - will they be covered? If yes, under which organisation's ESI registration code as the former is not covered under ESIC.
leena Sharma
(Expert) 10 November 2014
Hi,
As regards query no. 1 : The contractor's employee have to be covered under the Contractor's name only. There is no need to seek coverage under ESI or PF by the Principal employer.
Query No.2 and 3 : ESI and PF are to be paid to all the employees under the establishments' rolls irrespective of the fact of their posting. The employees of your sister concern are not to be covered under ESI as long as they belong to different organisation.
