Compliance Checklist

Following is a list of Compliance Activities that one needs to adhere to on a regular basis. The list is dividied into different sections based on timeframe and situation for easy reference

Monthly Compliance

Date	Activity	Applicable Act	Applicable Form	Payment Means
15	Remittance of Contributions	EPF & MP Act, 1952	Challan to be generated ‘online’	Pay ‘online’ or by submission of challan with cheque in the authorised banks like SBI
15	Entitlement of every international worker with nationality and wages (I.W.)	EPF & MP Act, 1952	Statement IW-1 Form 5 & 2	Concerned Regional Office
21	Remittance of Contributions	ESI Act, 1948	Challan to be generated ‘online’	Pay ‘online’ or by submission of challan with cheque in the authorised banks like SBI

Yearly Compliance

Month	Date	Activity	Applicable Act	Applicable Form	Authority
JAN	15	Annual Returns	Factories Act ,1948	Form as prescribed in State Rules	Chief Inspector/Director or other competent authority of the area
JAN	21	Annual returns & details of payment ending 31st Dec	Maternity Benefit Act, 1961	Forms L, M, N, & O: Rule16(1)	Competent Authority under the Act
JAN	30	Half yearly return by contractor (in duplicate)	Contract Labour ( R & A) Act, 1970 & Rules	Form XXIV: Rule 82(1)	Concerned Licencing Officer
JAN	31	Annual information about factory/ establishment covered	Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948	Form 01A: Regulation 10C	Regional office (RO) or Sub.RO or Divisional Office
FEB	1	Annual Return	Minimum Wages Act, 1948	Form III :Rules 21 (4A)	Concerned Inspector
FEB	15	Annual return by Principal Employer	Contract Labour ( R & A) Act, 1970 & Rules	Form XXV Rule 82(2)	Concerned Registering Officer
FEB	15	Annual return by Principal Employer	The Building and Other Construction Workers (RE&COS)	Form XXV Rule 242	Regional Labour Commissioner
JUL	15	Half-yearly Return	Factories Act, 1948	Form as prescribed in State Rules	Concerned Director/Inspector
JUL	30	Half-yearly Return, by Contractor (in duplicate)	Contract Labour ( R & A) Act, 1970 & Rules	Form XXIV: Rule 82(1)	Concerned Licencing Officer
NOV	30	Bonus Payment to Eligible Employees	Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 & Rules	NA	NA
DEC	30	Annual Return, within 30 days after the expiry of 8 months from the close of the accounting year	Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 & Rules	Form D: Rule 5	Concerned Inspector under the Act
DEC	30	Annual Return, in such form and at such time as may be prescribed	Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(PD&R) Act, 2013	As may be prescribed	Employer/District Officer (yet to be notified)

Situation Based

Situation	Action	Applicable Act	Applicable Form	Authority
Accident	Report immediately if fatal/death & within 48 hrs in ordinary cases	ESI Act, 1948	Form 12 or online also	Concerned Local Office/Dispensary of ESI
Accident/dangerous occurrence	Notice Forthwith of occurrence	The Factories Act ,1948	as prescribed in State Rules	Inspector/Director of Factories
Accident	Report within 12 hours of occurrence	The Factories Act ,1948	as prescribed in State Rules	Director/Inspector of Factories
Serious bodily injuries/fatal accidents	Report within 7 days of accident	The Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923	Form EE	Concerned Commissioner of Employees’ Compensation
Accident	Notice of accident within 4 hours in case of fatal accident and 72 hours in case of other	The Building and Other Construction Workers (RE&COS) Act & the Rules, 1966	Form XIV, Rule 210 (7)	Regional Labour Commissioner