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Payment of Welfare Fund Contribution by Recruitment and Placement Service (RPS) Providers - reg.
Applicable to:
Recruitment & Placement Service (RPS) Providers, Shipowners, Employers, and Seafarers
Effective Date:
29.10.14
Superseded Circulars:
None
Key Changes and Requirements
1. Welfare Fund Contribution Expansion
The Director-General of Shipping has directed that catering/hospitality staff and other such staff engaged on board foreign flag passenger ships/cruise liners are now covered under the welfare fund contribution guidelines.
- Contribution Rate: As prescribed in the Gazette notification no. GSR 33(E) dated 16.01.14
- Payment Frequency: Quarterly, to the Seafarers’ Welfare Fund Society
- Effective Date: 01.01.2015
2. RPS Providers' Obligations
RPS providers are required to ensure payment of the stipulated welfare fund contribution for the engagement of catering/hospitality staff and other such staff on board foreign flag passenger ships/cruise liners.
- Compliance: RPS providers must deposit the contribution on a quarterly basis to the Seafarers’ Welfare Fund Society
- Notification: RPS providers are advised to inform shipowners/employers about these directives
II/4 Seafarers are entitled to benefits under the new welfare schemes notified vide DGS Order No. 16 of 2014 w.e.f 01.01.2015
Important Note
Non-compliance may result in penalties under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958
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