Employees’ State Insurance Act 1948 - ESI Act 1948

1. ESI Act, 1948
Employees’ State Insurance Act 1948

2. Introduction
◆ The ESI Act provides for certain benefits to
employees in case of sickness, maternity, injury
during employment, and related matters. The
Act applies to all factories, other than seasonal
factories, that run with power and employ 20 or
more persons.
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3. Introduction
◆ The coverage of the Act has been extended to several
classes of establishments, viz., electrical power-using
factories employing 10 or more workers and non-power
factories employing 20 or more workers, shops, theatres,
cinemas, hotels, restaurants, etc. employing 20 or more
persons, in several states.
◆ It covers all employees whose remuneration in aggregate
does not exceed Rs 6.500 a month. (From 01.01.2017 it isRs.
21000/-)
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4. Introduction
◆ The administration of the Employees’ State
Insurance Scheme (ESIS) , framed under the Act,
has been entrusted to' the Employees’ State
Insurance Corporation ( ESIC) , an autonomous
body set up by an Act of the Parliament. The
ESIS Board consists or representatives of
central and state governments, employers,
employees, medical professionals, and the
parliament.
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5. Introduction
◆ The ESIS has set up regional boards in all states
including a network of offices at various levels
and it operates from over 520 centers
throughout the country. About 75lakh persons’
family units ( i .e., insured employee
households) have been covered under the
scheme.
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6. 1.
Benefits of ESI Act
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7. ◆ The scheme provides the following social
security benefits admissible under ESI Act, 1948
and financed through contribution form
concerned employers and employees.
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8. ◆ Sickness cash benefits About half the wages up
to 90 days’ sickness.
◆ Maternity benefits All insured women are
entitled to benefits which are equal to full
wages for leave up to 12 weeks, of which not
more than six weeks must precede the expected
date of confinement.
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9. ◆ 3. Dependents benefits These are also provided
under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. If a
person dies from employment injuries, the
dependents are entitled to compensation to be
paid in a certain ratio to the widow and the
minor children and any other dependents.
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10. ◆ Funeral benefit When an insured person dies, during the
period he or she is insured, the eldest member of the
family or other dependant or friend as the case may be, is
entitled to Rs.lOO to meet funeral expenses.
◆ The Act contains deterrent provisions including fine and
compulsory imprisonment for any default in payment of
contribution by the employer
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11. ◆ The Act contains deterrent provisions including
fine and compulsory imprisonment for any
default in payment of contribution by the
employer
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12. The main provisional of the Act are:
1. Regulate the working conditions of labor in factories.
2. Ensure basic minimum requirements for the safety,
health and welfare of workers.
3. Enforce compulsory approval, licensing and registration
of factories to regulate the establishment and growth of
factories.
4. Provide guidelines on the health measures, safety
measures and welfare measures to be taken by the
management.
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13. The main provisional of the Act are:
5. Regulate the working hours of employees to provide for
adequate rest.
6. Regulate the employment of women and young persons.
7. Provide guidelines to the management for employee
benefits like annual leave provision.
8. Provide guide lines to prevent and deal with accident or
occupational diseases and also, for handling dangerous
operations
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