* Fourteen existing acts related to employees will be scrapped for small scale industries
* They will be replaced by Small Factories (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Services) Bill, 2014
* Industries say 50% more money will have to be spent on employees
* Benefits for SSI employees will be at par with big industries in many respects
* Benefits include PF, insurance, leaves, bonus, maternity benefits, gratuity and creches
* Minimum number of employees for payment of PF will be 10 instead of 20
* Wages will be inclusive of all allowances, which will increase PF amount
* Employees of ancillary industries will be considered employees of main company
* Penalty for not paying PF increased manifold
* Wage ceiling and voluntary contribution for PF won't be applicable to industries except those specified
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