how to know that employee is covered under the payment of gratuity act 1972 ?
CMA Prabhat Shaw (Working in a Chartered Accountants firm) (30 Points)
30 July 2012how to know that employee is covered under the payment of gratuity act 1972 ?
Ravi Shankar Dubey
(zindagi ek sangharsh)
(100 Points)
Replied 30 July 2012
Gratuity is a part of salary that is received by an employee from his/her employer in gratitude for the services offered by the employee in the company. Gratuity is a defined benefit plan and is one of the many retirement benefits offered by the employer to the employee upon leaving his job. An employee may leave his job for various reasons, such as - retirement/superannuation, for a better job elsewhere, on being retrenched or by way of voluntary retirement.
As per Sec 10 (10) of Income Tax Act, gratuity is paid when an employee completes 5 or more years of full time service with the employer.