ESI scheme is a type of social security scheme for employees in the organized sector. The employees registered under the scheme are mainly entitled to medical treatment for themselves and their dependents, cash benefit for unemployment in certain contingencies, and maternity benefit in the case of women employees. Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) of India is a significant multifaceted...
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The Act applies to: Every factory, engaged in industry prescribed by the Act and employs 20 or more persons. Every establishment and its departments and branches, in which 20 or more persons are employed. Educational Institutions are also considered as establishments. The Act is applicable to establishments with less than twenty employees, by notification...
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