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Contract Worker? Check That Your PF Is Being Paid

By Kusum · Reviewed by Harish, Labour Consultant, Delhi on · Updated

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Independent guide by India Customer Care. We are not EPFO. Use only the official EPFO portals and the UMANG app for your account, and never share your password or OTP with anyone.

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  1. Check every month
  2. If PF is not deposited
  3. Frequently asked questions
  4. Sources

If you work through a contractor or agency, the contractor must enrol you and deposit PF every month. If it doesn't, the principal employer (the company where you actually work) is responsible. Check your passbook every month; if deposits are missing, complain on EPFiGMS naming both.

Check every month

  1. Get your UAN from the contractor
  2. Activate it on UMANG
  3. Check the passbook after each salary month
  4. Missing months: grievance to EPFO

If PF is not deposited

  1. Ask the contractor for the payment proof (TRRN) for the missing months.
  2. Inform the HR or admin team of the principal employer in writing.
  3. File a grievance on EPFiGMS giving the contractor's and the company's names, the months, and your payslips. See PF not deposited.

Frequently asked questions

My contractor changed. Do I need a new UAN?

No. Give the same UAN to the new contractor; it adds a new member ID, and you transfer the old balance.

Can I complain against the company where I work, not the contractor?

Yes. Name both in your grievance. The principal employer is responsible if the contractor fails to pay.

Sources