Foreign employees working in companies in India will now have to join the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO). They must contribute to the Provident Fund no matter how much they earn. This decision has been given by the Delhi High Court. The court has approved changes made to the Provident Fund Act of 1952 and confirmed the government’s notifications from 2008 and 2010, which made EPF contributions compulsory for foreign workers.

When will they get their EPF money?

Foreign workers will be able to withdraw their full EPF amount only when:

They retire at the age of 58, or

They are seriously ill or injured and cannot work anymore

This is seen as a disadvantage for foreign employees because most of them work in India only for 2 to 5 years.

On the other hand, Indian employees on

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