First Schedule

[See sections 1(4), (8) and 152 (1)]

APPLICABILITY

Chapter Chapter Heading Applicability

No.

(1) (2) (3)

III Employees' Provident Fund Every establishment in which twenty or more

employees are employed.

IV Employees’ State Insurance Every establishment in which ten or more persons are

Corporation employed other than a seasonal factory:

Provided that Chapter IV shall also be applicable

to an establishment, which carries on such hazardous

or life threatening occupation as notified by the Central

Government, in which even a single employee is

employed:

Provided further that an employer of a plantation,

may opt the application of Chapter IV in respect of the

plantation by giving willingness to the corporation,

where the benefits available to the employees under

that Chapter are better than what the employer is

providing to them:

Provided also that the contribution from the

employers and employees of an establishment shall be

payable under section 29 on and from the date on which

any benefits under Chapter IV relating to the Employees

State Insurance Corporation are provided by the

Corporation to the employees of the establishment and

such date shall be notified by the Central Government.

V Gratuity (a) every factory, mine, oilfield, plantation, port and

railway company; and

(b) every shop or establishment in which ten or more

employees are employed, or were employed, on any

day of the preceding twelve months; and such shops

or establishments as may be notified by the appropriate

Government from time to time.

VI Maternity Benefit (a) to every establishment being a factory, mine or

plantation including any such establishment belonging

to Government; and

(b) to every shop or establishment in which ten or more

employees are employed, or were employed, on any

day of the preceding twelve months; and such other

shops or establishments notified by the appropriate

Government.

VII Employee's Compensation Subject to the provisions of the Second Schedule, it

applies to the employers and employees to whom

Chapter IV does not apply.

(1) (2) (3)

VIII Social Security and Cess in Every establishment which falls under the building and

respect of Building and other construction work.

Other Construction Workers

IX Social Security for Unorganised sector, unorganised workers', gig worker,

Unorganised Workers' platform worker.

XIII Employment Information Career centres, vacancies, persons seeking services of

and Monitoring career centres and employers.