On 7 December, 25 people lost their lives to a fire accident in a Goa night club. Twenty of them were employees, and for their families, that wasn’t the only tragedy that struck them.

The business, Birch by Romeo Lane, (also called “establishment” in provident-fund parlance) had been defaulting on its contributions to the Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), failing to pay any dues for its employees.

“Securing the provident fund, pension, and insurance benefits for their families now presents a challenging task for........

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