CODE ON SOCIAL SECURITY, 2020

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Preliminary [Act No. 36 of 2020]

S.1 Short title, extent, commencement and application

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Registration and cancellation of an establishment

S.4 Constitution of Board of Trustees of Employees' Provident Fund

S.5 Constitution of Employees' State Insurance Corporation

S.6 National Social Security Board and State Unorganised Workers' Board

S.7 Constitution of State Building Workers' Welfare Boards

S.8 Disqualification and removal of a member of any Social Security Organisation

S.9 Procedure for transaction of business of Social Security Organisation, etc

S.10 Executive Heads of Central Board and Corporation

S.11 Supersession of Corporation, Central Board, National Social Security Board or State Unorganised Workers' Board or the Building Workers' Welfare Board

S.12 State Board, Regional Boards, local committees, etc

S.13 Entrustment of additional functions to Social Security Organisations

S.14 Appointment of officers of Central Board

S.15 Schemes

S.16 Funds

S.17 Contribution in respect of employees and contractors

S.18 Fund to be recognised under Act 43 of 1961

S.19 Priority of payment of contributions over other debts

S.20 Chapter not to apply to certain establishments

S.21 Authorising certain employers to maintain provident fund accounts

S.22 Transfer of accounts

S.23 Appeal to Tribunal

S.24 Principal Officers and other staff

S.25 Employees' State Insurance Fund

S.26 Purposes for which Employees' State Insurance Fund may be expended

S.27 Holding of property, etc

S.28 All employees to be insured

S.29 Contributions

S.30 Administrative expenses

S.31 Provisions as to payment of contributions by employer, etc

S.32 Benefits

S.33 Corporation's power to promote measures for health, etc., of Insured Persons

S.34 Presumption as to accident arising in course of employment

S.35 Accidents happening while acting in breach of law, etc

S.36 Occupational disease

S.37 References to medical board

S.38 Dependants' benefit

S.39 Medical benefit

S.40 Provision of medical treatment by State Government or by Corporation

S.41 General provisions as to benefits

S.42 Corporation's rights when an employer fails to register, etc

S.43 Liability of owner or occupier of factories, etc., for excessive sickness benefit

S.44 Scheme for other beneficiaries

S.45 Schemes for unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers

S.46 Exemption of factories or other establishments belonging to Government or any local authority

S.47 Contributions, etc., due to Corporation to have priority over other debts

S.48 Constitution of Employees' Insurance Court

S.49 Matters to be decided by Employees' Insurance Court

S.50 Powers of Employees' Insurance Court

S.51 Proceedings of Employees' Insurance Courts

S.52 Appeal to High Court

S.53 Payment of gratuity

S.54 Continuous service

S.55 Nomination

S.56 Determination of amount of gratuity

S.57 Compulsory insurance

S.58 Competent authority

S.59 Employment of, or work by, women prohibited during certain period

S.60 Right to payment of maternity benefit

S.61 Continuance of payment of maternity benefit in certain cases

S.62 Notice of claim for maternity benefit and payment thereof

S.63 Payment of maternity benefit in case of death of a woman

S.64 Payment of medical bonus

S.65 Leave for miscarriage, etc

S.66 Nursing breaks

S.67 Creche facility

S.68 Dismissal for absence during pregnancy

S.69 No deduction of wages in certain cases

S.70 Forfeiture of maternity benefit

S.71 Duties of employer

S.72 Power of Inspector-cum-Facilitator to direct payments to be made

S.73 Reports of fatal accidents and serious bodily injuries

S.74 Employer's liability for compensation

S.75 Compensation in case of death of or injury in plantation

S.76 Amount of compensation

S.77 Compensation to be paid when due and damages for default

S.78 Method of calculating monthly wages for purposes of compensation

S.79 Review