Masterclass IV: The Code on Social Security 2020

Explore the social security code's aims, scope, and definitions for gig, platform, self-employed, wage, home, and unorganised workers, including contractors and aggregators.

Explore building workers, contract labor, interstate migrant workers, and the employee-worker relationship under the code on social security 2020, including wages definitions and registration linking to epf and maternity benefits.

Identify who governs social security under the code as appropriate government. Explain funding and calculation of the provident fund, pension, and deposit linked insurance schemes with an example.

Learn about provident fund contributions, EDLI insurance, and related deposits, loans, and transfers through the EPFO portal. The course also covers transfer on job change and applicability to 20+ employees.

Explore the employer state insurance under the Employee State Insurance Corporation, including the fund, contributions, exempted employees, and benefits for sickness, maternity, disability, and dependents.

Explore the eight ESI benefit schemes, including sickness, maternity, temporary and permanent disablement, medical benefits, confinement expenses, and occupational diseases, with contribution rules and online accident reporting.

Understand gratuity eligibility, calculation, forfeiture, continuous service rules, and nomination under the social security code, including fixed-term employment, and compulsory employer insurance up to 20 lakh.

Explore the rights and procedures for maternity benefit, claims, creche facilities, nursing breaks, and medical bonus, with coverage, duration, notice, and protections for pregnant employees.

Explain the employer's liability for compensation under chapter seven, including eligibility, coverage categories, and the calculation of permanent total/partial disablement, with notice and payment rules.

Explain social security cess for building and other construction workers, including 1–2% levy on construction costs, self‑assessment and penalties, and welfare fund funding group insurance, education schemes, and medical expenses.

The central government frames and notifies social security schemes for unorganised, gig, and platform workers, funded by aggregators and covering life and disability, health, maternity, and old age.