Introduction

Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is a retirement savings scheme that is mandatory for all salaried employees in India. It is a long-term savings plan that helps employees save for their retirement. As an employee, you are required to contribute a certain percentage of your salary towards your EPF account every month. Your employer also contributes a certain percentage of your salary towards your EPF account. It is important to understand how your EPF deductions work and how your new employer can check your previous EPF deductions. This article will provide an overview of the EPF deductions and how your new employer can check your previous EPF deductions.

Can My New Employer Check My Previous EPF Deductions

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Yes, your new employer can check your previous EPF deductions. Your new employer can request a copy of your EPF statement from the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). This statement will show your previous EPF deductions and contributions.

No, your new employer cannot check your previous EPF deductions by using your UAN number. But they can find your service history by using your UAN number in their employer PF portal.

In the below image, you can see how employers check the service history of their employees by using UAN numbers.

“If you are mentioning fake salary details then you don’t need to worry about giving your previous UAN number to the new employer, but if you have mentioned wrong experience details then it is better to not give your UAN to the new employer.”

Why Hiding Your Previous PF Details is Not a Good Idea

At present Aadhar number of the employee is mandatory to generate a UAN number. So if you already had a UAN which was linked to your Aadhar number, then it is not possible to generate a new UAN.

And the second reason is if you keep on changing UAN numbers (not possible nowadays)  then your EPF service period will break, which will hurt your monthly EPF pension amount after 58 years of your age.

Finally, any misrepresentation of previous job details will take away your peace of mind and they may hurt at any time. Now most companies made background verification very strict. So hiding your previous job details is not a good idea.

Can We Open a New PF Account When We are Absconding from Previous Company

Once your UAN is linked with your Aadhar number then it not possible to create a new UAN with the same Aadhar number. Because at present EPFO made it mandatory to submit the Aadhar number of the employee to generate a new PF account.

So you have to continue with the same UAN whenever you join in the new job.

FAQs

Can my previous employer find where I work now ?

Yes they can know in which company you are working by using your UAN. UAN provides complete service history details for both employees and employers.

How to remove previous employer from UAN ?

It is not possible to remove your previous employer from UAN, even though you withdraw your full PF and pension amounts still your new employers can see your previous company details.

My UAN is linked to my new employer, can I withdraw the PF amount from my previous employer?

First you have to transfer your previous company PF amount to new company PF account, after successful transfer whenever you leave your present job then you can withdraw both previous and present company PF amounts.

But you can withdraw PF advance amount from the previous company PF account even without transfer.

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Can My New Employer Check My Previous EPF Deductions?

Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is a retirement savings scheme that is mandatory for all salaried employees in India. It is managed by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). Every month, a certain percentage of an employee’s salary is deducted and deposited into their EPF account. This money is then used to provide a retirement benefit to the employee when they retire.

So, the question arises, can your new employer check your previous EPF deductions? The answer is yes, they can. Your new employer can check your EPF deductions with the help of your Universal Account Number (UAN). Your UAN is a unique 12-digit number that is provided to you by the EPFO. It is linked to all your EPF accounts, so your new employer can easily access your EPF deductions.

Your new employer can also check your EPF deductions by requesting a statement from the EPFO. This statement will provide details of all your EPF deductions, including the amount, date, and employer. Your new employer can then use this information to verify your EPF deductions.

It is important to note that your new employer cannot access your EPF account directly. They can only access the information provided by the EPFO. This means that they cannot make any changes to your EPF account or withdraw any money from it.

In conclusion, your new employer can check your previous EPF deductions with the help of your UAN or by requesting a statement from the EPFO. However, they cannot access your EPF account directly or make any changes to it.