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Yes. At present the PF  account automatically transfer from old company into new one. The permanent number is given for every employee. The acccount can be check up time to time in www.pfindia.org

Yes the PF account can be transferred from old company to new company, need not be withdrawn after resigning from previous company to start new account.

It is always better to keep the PF a/regular and be eligible for pension and other benefits.

You may log onto the website and also meet the APFC/PRO in nearest PF office.

Even if the company has declared employee as absconding/abstaining/absenting in its record it can not decline to attest the PF forms be it transfer/withdrawal.

The declinature to attest PF forms is offence.

The company has to attest the PF forms and submit to concerned PF office and supply the acknowledgment issued by PF office to employee.

If you want to transfer you may submit PF transfer forms to next employer  under proper acknowledgment.

If you want to withdraw you may submit PF transfer forms to past employer  under proper acknowledgment, preferably by redg. post and demand to supply you the PF a/c slips/passbook of whole tenure of service and acknowledgment issued by PF office for employee to you by redg. post only.

PF can't be attached even by a decree from court.

If the company does not comply then you may lodge complaint with RPFC in nearest PF office under proper acknowledgment by attaching POD of submission of PF forms to company and request to depute PF Inspector and penalize the company. You can also submit PF forms to RPFC attested by any of the authorities specified by EPFO e.g; BM of your bank and RPFC shall help you to get you the payment of PF in your bank a/c.

It shall be appropriate to approach a competent and experienced labor consultant/service lawyer with all docs and records and get the abscondment removed from your personnel file forever.