A tripartite body set up by the Labour Ministry has accepted the recommendations of the EPFO recommendation to club the various allowances with wages for calculating the contributions to the Employees Provident Fund. However, this proposal has been strongly opposed by the employers’ organisations. They have been opposing the recommendations on the basis that they will have to contribute more to the EPFO since it should be on the same amount that the employees are contributing.

The Labour Ministry should accept the recommendations and issue orders without any delay.