New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- In a move aimed at reducing compliance cost for industry and making rules more business-friendly, Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has vested the power of assessment and determination of dues from employers in officers not below the rank of Group A.

The move is in line with the new rules notified under Code on Social Security (CoSS), 2020.

In a communication to all its regional and sub-regional offices, the ESIC said that following implementation of the Code on Social Security, 2020 "all the assessment and determination of due, including pending if any, is to be done strictly as per the provisions u/s 125 of the CoSS, 2025, by officer in the cadre of Deputy Director and above."

Following a gazette not...