Unions oppose move on PF cut

Trade unions will approach the Election Commission against the government’s decision to reject the proposal to club allowances with basic pay for PF deductions.

In a letter last week, the Labour Ministry has asked the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) not to go ahead with clubbing allowances with basic pay. The EPFO is expected to issue a notification in this regard. “We will definitely protest against this anti-worker move. We will soon write about this to the Election Commission as well as the Labour Ministry,” AITUC leader D.L. Sachdev told PTI.