An employee is entitled to membership in the ETF from the first day of his employment. It is the employers’ responsibility to sent contributions to the ETF on behalf of the employee and it is also the employees’ responsibility to persuade him to do so.
Who is eligible for membership?
The nature of the job is irrelevant. All employees are entitled to membership whether they are permanent, temporary, apprentice, casual or shift workers. Employees working on piece rate, contract basis, work performed basis or any other manner what so ever are eligible for membership.
Forms to be filled for membership
These are no forms to be filled for membership like in the case of EPF
Once the employee is registered with the EPF, contributions can be sent under such EPF No. in respect of the employees. Employers who have their private provident funds can send contributions under private Provident Fund nos.