CYNEP
CONSULTANTS
YOUR EMPLOYEES'
SOCIAL SECURITY
"An Act to provide for certain benefits to employees in case of sickness, maternity and employment injury and to make provision for certain other matters in relation thereto."
ESI Registration
Employees’ State Insurance Scheme of India,is a multidimensional social security system tailored to provide socio-economic protection to worker population and their dependants covered under the scheme. Besides full medical care for self and dependents.
ESI compulsory for entities employing 10 or more person. Earlier it was 20 revised to 10. For all employees earning ₹21,000 or less per month as wages, the employer contributes 4.75 percent and employee contributes 1.75 percent, total share 6.5 percent. S This fund is managed by the ESI Corporation (ESIC) according to rules and regulations stipulated there in the ESI Act 1948, which oversees the provision of medical and cash benefits to the employees and their family. ESI scheme is a type of social security scheme for employees in the organised sector.
This scheme also entitles employees to medical treatment for themselves and their dependents, unemployment cash benefit in certain contingencies and maternity benefit in case of women employees. In case of employment-related disablement or death, there is provision for a disablement benefit and a family pension respectively. In addition, several state government hospitals also have beds for exclusive use of ESI Beneficiaries.
Benefits for Employees
01
MATERNITY BENEFIT
ESIC provides 100% of average daily wages in cash up to 26 weeks in confinement and 6 week in case of miscarriage, during maternity leave and 12 weeks for commissioning mother and adopting mother.
03
DEPENDANTS' BENEFIT
ESIC provides monthly payment apportioned among dependants in case of death due to employment injury.
02
DISABLEMENT BENEFIT
ESIC provides continuous monthly payment till injury lasts for temporary disablement and for whole life for permanent disablement.
04
UNEMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE
ESIC Provides monthly cash allowance for a duration of maximum 24 months in case of involuntary loss of employment or permanent invalidity due to non-employment injury.
