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Obligations |
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Obligations of the Employers under the ESI Act and Rules and Regulations made there under are summarised as under:- |
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Get your factory/establishment registered within 15 days after the Act becomes applicable. Submit 'Form 01' to the Regional Office & Obtain Employer's Code No. |
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In respect of newly appointed employees, fill up the Declaration Form soon after appointment of such employees and submit the same to the Branch Office. |
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In order to facilitate a newly insured person to avail medical benefit under the Scheme in the absence of an identity certificate/identity card, a 'certificate of employment' may be issued person in Form 86. This certificate,'issued by the employer, remains valid for three months. Pending receipt of identity cards/identity certificates you may issue 'certificate of employment' in Form 86 to the covered employee(s) enabling them to avail cash/medical benefits. |
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On re-entry of a person into insurable employment or, where an insured person had been disentitled to medical benefit due to non submission of contribution returns, the employer may issue a 'Certificate of re-employment' or 'continuing employment' to such person in Form ESIC-37. This certificate will enable him/her to avail medical benefit from the date issuance. Pay ESI contributions (Employers' share @ 4.75% of the wages and the employees' share @ 1.75% of the wages) within 21 days of the month following in which the wages fall due. |
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If an insured employee needs a change of dispensary due to any circumstances an application may be made in Form 'ESIC-53'. |
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Maintain an 'Accident Book' as prescribed under the Factory Act/ESI Act. Accident Report of an insured employee may be submitted within 24 hours of an accident. For this Form 16 be filled up in triplicate and one each forwarded to the Branch Office and Dispensary. Form 32 may be submitted along with the accident report in case an accident has occurred prior to the commencement of the Benefit period/completion of first wage period to enable the Branch Office to determine the rate of Disablement Benefit. |
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Grant leave to insured employees on the basis of sickness certificates issued by any authorised ESI doctor. Whenever an insured person goes of station on duty or leave he may be issued a certificate in Form ESIC-105. This will enable him and his family to avail medical treatment in ESI Dispensaries/hospitals elsewhere. |
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If any insured person is in need of a duplicate identity card, an application may be made to the Branch Office Manager in Form ESIC-72-A. |
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Furnish requisite information promptly as and when required by the Regional Office/Branch Office/any Office under ESI Act. |
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Facilitie proper inspection of factory/establishment by an authorised oficer of the Corporation and produce before him all relevent records on demand. |
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Intimate the date of closure (temporary or permanent) or shifting of the factory/establishment to the Regional Office/Branch Office within seven days of its closure/shifting. |
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Promptly report any change in the activities of the business or ownership/management. |
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Ascertain the liability towards ESI dues while taking over the ownership of a factory/establishment by purchase, gift, lease or licence or in any other manner whatsoever, as the new owner is liable to discharge the past liabilities under Section 93-A of ESI Act. |
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