Full-Day Classroom Seminar
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) & EPFO Compliance Training Programme 2026
Latest EPFO updates, Employees' Provident Fund Scheme compliance, PF contributions, EPS, EDLI, contract labour PF, principal employer liability, and audit readiness.
A practical compliance-focused programme to help HR, payroll, finance, and compliance teams manage EPF and EPFO obligations with greater clarity.
The Programme
Programme Overview
Introduction
Course Overview
EPF and EPFO compliance continues to evolve with latest EPFO notifications, amendments, compliance changes, digital requirements, and the linkage with the Social Security Code. Employers need to understand PF coverage, wage ceiling, UAN, KYC, contribution obligations, employee benefits, contractor compliance, inspections, audits, and statutory documentation.
This programme helps participants understand the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, EPFO provident fund compliance, Employees’ Pension Scheme, EDLI, gratuity, maternity benefits, contract labour PF, principal employer liability, EPFO audits, PF inspections, and latest regulatory updates. The programme focuses on practical compliance priorities, reconciliation, documentation, and organisation-wide PF compliance action planning.
Outcomes
What You Will Learn
- Understand latest EPFO notifications, amendments, and compliance changes.
- Review the linkage between the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme and the Social Security Code.
- Understand EPFO applicability, employee eligibility, PF coverage, and wage ceiling.
- Calculate employer and employee PF contribution obligations.
- Manage UAN, KYC, and digital EPFO compliance requirements.
- Understand Employees’ Pension Scheme, EDLI benefits, and employee benefit administration.
- Review gratuity, maternity benefits, fixed-term employee benefits, and social security obligations.
- Manage EPF compliance for contract labour and principal employer liability.
- Prepare for EPFO inspections, audits, notices, assessments, and compliance reviews.
- Develop an organisation-wide PF compliance action plan.
Methodology
How We Teach
- Practical explanation of EPF Scheme 2026, EPFO updates, and employer impact.
- Compliance-focused discussion on membership, wage ceiling, UAN, KYC, and PF contributions.
- Payroll and PF reconciliation error review.
- Employee benefit administration discussion covering EPS, EDLI, nominations, KYC, and claims.
- Contract labour PF compliance and principal employer liability review.
- EPFO audit, inspection, records, notices, and digital compliance readiness discussion.
- Organisation-wide PF compliance action planning.
The Outcome
Impact & Audience
For the Organization
Organizational Impact
- Improve readiness for EPFO compliance under the revised framework.
- Reduce payroll and PF reconciliation errors through clearer understanding of wage ceiling and contribution requirements.
- Strengthen digital EPFO compliance through better UAN, KYC, and documentation practices.
- Improve employee benefit administration for EPS, EDLI, gratuity, maternity benefits, and claims.
- Reduce contractor-related PF compliance risks through stronger onboarding, verification, ECR, challan, and wage reconciliation controls.
- Build audit readiness for EPFO inspections, notices, assessments, statutory records, and digital documentation.
For the Individual
Personal Impact
- Gain clarity on Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme and latest EPFO compliance updates.
- Build confidence in handling PF applicability, coverage, wage ceiling, and contribution calculations.
- Improve your ability to manage UAN, KYC, employee claims, nominations, and benefit administration.
- Understand contract labour PF compliance and principal employer responsibilities.
- Strengthen your ability to prepare for EPFO audits, inspections, notices, and compliance reviews.
- Develop practical understanding to create a PF compliance action plan for your organisation.
Audience
Who Should Attend
- HR Professionals: To manage EPF coverage, employee benefits, documentation, KYC, claims, and HR policy alignment.
- Payroll Professionals: To handle wage ceiling, PF contribution calculations, statutory deductions, and reconciliation errors.
- Finance Teams: To understand employer impact, contribution obligations, challans, payroll compliance, and audit readiness.
- Compliance Officers: To prepare for EPFO inspections, audits, notices, statutory records, and digital documentation.
- Contract Labour Compliance Teams: To manage contractor onboarding, monthly ECR, PF challans, wage reconciliation, and contractor defaults.
- Business Leaders and Employers: To understand key employer responsibilities, risks, and practical compliance priorities under the revised framework.
Curriculum
Course Outline
Session 1: Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme – Latest Changes, EPFO Updates & Employer Impact
- Understand the evolution of the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme under the New Labour Codes.
- Review latest EPFO notifications, amendments, and compliance changes.
- Understand the linkage with the Social Security Code.
- Assess the business impact on HR, Payroll, and Finance.
- Identify key employer responsibilities under the revised framework.
- Understand practical compliance priorities for organisations.
Session 2: EPFO Provident Fund Compliance – Membership, Wage Ceiling, UAN & PF Contributions
- Understand the applicability of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation.
- Review employee eligibility and PF coverage requirements.
- Understand wage ceiling and contribution calculations.
- Review employer and employee contribution obligations.
- Manage UAN, KYC, and digital EPFO compliance.
- Identify common payroll and PF reconciliation errors.
Session 3: Employees’ Pension Scheme, EDLI & Employee Benefits Administration
- Understand the Employees’ Pension Scheme.
- Review EDLI benefits and employer obligations.
- Understand pension eligibility and service requirements.
- Manage nomination, KYC, and family declaration requirements.
- Process employee benefit claims efficiently.
- Avoid common EPFO claim rejections.
Session 4: Gratuity, Maternity Benefits & Social Security Compliance under the New Labour Codes
- Understand gratuity provisions and recent developments.
- Review fixed-term employee benefits.
- Understand maternity benefit compliance requirements.
- Integrate social security obligations into HR and compliance practices.
- Align HR policies and documentation with compliance requirements.
- Manage employee benefits effectively.
Session 5: Contract Labour PF Compliance & Principal Employer Liability under EPFO
- Understand EPF compliance requirements for contract labour.
- Review principal employer responsibilities and liabilities.
- Manage contractor onboarding and compliance verification.
- Review monthly ECR, PF challans, and wage reconciliation.
- Manage contractor defaults and compliance risks.
- Build an audit-ready contractor compliance system.
Session 6: EPFO Audit, PF Inspections, Digital Compliance & Latest Regulatory Updates
- Prepare for EPFO inspections and audits.
- Maintain registers, statutory records, and digital documentation.
- Handle notices, assessments, and compliance reviews.
- Apply PF reconciliation and internal audit best practices.
- Review latest EPFO circulars, notifications, and judicial updates.
- Develop an organisation-wide PF compliance action plan.
Faculty & Inclusions
Your Trainer
Faculty
Instructors Details
The programme is designed to be led by instructors with practical knowledge of Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, EPFO compliance, Social Security Code linkage, PF contributions, UAN and KYC compliance, EPS, EDLI, gratuity, maternity benefits, contract labour PF, principal employer liability, EPFO audits, PF inspections, statutory records, digital compliance, and regulatory updates.
What's Included
Certificates & Inclusions
Certificates & Inclusions
- Certificate and inclusions to be confirmed as per programme format.
- Compliance-focused learning material.
- Practical discussion on EPF, EPFO, EPS, EDLI, contractor PF, audits, and inspections.
- PF compliance action planning support.
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Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
This programme is designed for HR, payroll, finance, compliance, contract labour compliance teams, employers, and business leaders responsible for EPF and EPFO compliance.
Yes. The programme covers latest EPFO notifications, amendments, compliance changes, circulars, judicial updates, and regulatory developments available at the time of training.
Yes. The programme covers EPFO applicability, employee eligibility, PF coverage, wage ceiling, contribution calculations, employer and employee obligations, and common payroll and PF reconciliation errors.
Yes. The programme covers EPF compliance for contract labour, principal employer responsibilities, contractor onboarding, compliance verification, ECR, PF challans, wage reconciliation, contractor defaults, and audit-ready systems.
Yes. The programme covers EPFO inspections, audits, registers, statutory records, digital documentation, notices, assessments, compliance reviews, reconciliation, and internal audit best practices.
