OSHWC Form XVIII: contractor half-yearly return

Contractor’s January–June or July–December return of workforce, wages, overtime, bonus, wage bills and contribution references.

See rule 72(5) and 98(7) · Central Rules 2026 · appropriate-government scope

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Fictional completed contractor half-yearly return; the selected facts and alternative branches are stated explicitly. It is not a genuine submission or official output.

Fictional, unsigned completed illustration. It demonstrates this form’s fields; it is not a filed return, medical opinion, official order or proof of an actual transaction.

When and how this form is used

Rule 98(7) requires the contractor’s half-yearly return within 30 days after the half-year closes. Form XVIII’s title permits July–December although its printed row labels show January–June: the selected months are labelled explicitly in this model.

Rule 72(5) also mentions Form XVIII in its calendar-year return language. That does not justify losing the specific half-yearly contractor deadline; the example plans January filing within both stated windows.

Separate wage amounts from the principal employer’s total bill, which can include genuine employer costs and service fees. Use genuine EPF/ESI contribution references where applicable, not fabricated receipts.

The completed fields

Header and work

Prescribed field / section	Completed fictional entry
1. Contractor / address	Illustration Staffing Ltd (fictional), 22 Example Road, New Delhi 110001
2–4. Principal employer / LIN / contractor LIN / licence	Illustration Central Construction Ltd (fictional), 14 Example Works, New Delhi 110001; all LIN/licence identifiers [synthetic DEMO-CONTRACT-01]; assume legally issued for 60 persons
5. Work / location / half-year	Depot extension at 20 Example Site, New Delhi 110001; July–December 2026 selected, work starts 1 November; whole return prospective

6. All six selected half-year months

Prescribed field / section	Completed fictional entry
July 2026	No labour on this particular work order: count 0; wages/OT/bonus/bill ₹0; date, ECR and wage-due fields N/A
August 2026	No labour on this particular work order: count 0; wages/OT/bonus/bill ₹0; date, ECR and wage-due fields N/A
September 2026	No labour on this particular work order: count 0; wages/OT/bonus/bill ₹0; date, ECR and wage-due fields N/A
October 2026	No labour on this particular work order: count 0; wages/OT/bonus/bill ₹0; date, ECR and wage-due fields N/A
November 2026	60 workers; normal wages ₹18,00,000 (₹30,000 each), overtime ₹0, bonus ₹0 on stated eligibility assumptions; wage-bill ₹20,00,000 received 3rd next month [synthetic]; wages paid 5th next month [prospective], Yes within stated due date; EPF ECR [synthetic], ESIC N/A on established selected coverage facts; bill includes separately documented employer costs/service fee, not all wages
December 2026	60 workers; normal wages ₹18,00,000 (₹30,000 each), overtime ₹0, bonus ₹0 on stated eligibility assumptions; wage-bill ₹20,00,000 received 3rd next month [synthetic]; wages paid 5th next month [prospective], Yes within stated due date; EPF ECR [synthetic], ESIC N/A on established selected coverage facts; bill includes separately documented employer costs/service fee, not all wages

Execution

Prescribed field / section	Completed fictional entry
Signature / date / recipient	Kavita Shah, authorised contractor representative; prospective 20 January 2027; Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), competent jurisdiction; Unsigned fictional illustration; no actual signature, DSC, seal, certification, approval or acknowledgement

Supporting records and reconciliation

Contract/work order, actual monthly worker count, payroll/OT/bonus, wage/bill bank receipts, member ECR/coverage and genuine electronic submission record.

Worked calculation: 2 months × 60 × ₹30,000 = ₹36,00,000 normal wages; two bills total ₹40,00,000, difference ₹4,00,000 separately supported employer costs/fees, not worker deductions. 20 January is within 30 days after 31 December.

Official source and version

Official Gazette, OSHWC (Central) Rules 2026, Form XVIII, PDF pages 303–303

OSHWC Code 2020: governing Act; the form is read with its applicable section and 2026 Central Rule

Download the official source pages containing this form. Adjacent prescribed forms can share a source page; use the heading and rule identified above.

The Central Rules have their stated jurisdiction. The corresponding appropriate-government rules and any later amendment must match the real establishment and event.

Practical questions

Can I submit the sample as my own completed form?

No. Replace the fictional facts with accurate records, use the competent filing or record-keeping route described above and complete genuine signatures or certifications where required.

What makes the example specific to this form?