2. Definitions. -In this Act, unless the context otherwise
requires-
[(a)
Board” means--
(i) In
relation to working journalists, the Wage Board constituted
under Sec. 9 ; and
(ii) In relation
to non-journalist newspaper employees, the Wage Board constituted
under Sec. 13-C;]
(b)
“Newspaper” means any printed periodical work containing public
news or comments on public news and includes such other class of printed
periodical work as may, from time to time, be notified in this behalf
by the Central Government in the official Gazette;
(c) “Newspaper
employee” means any working journalist, and includes any other person
employed to do any work in or in relation to any newspaper establishment;
(d) “Newspaper
establishment” means an establishment under the control of any person
or body of persons, whether incorporated or not, for the production
or publication of one or more newspaper or for conducting any news
agency or syndicate: 2[and
includes newspaper establishments specified as one establishment under
the Schedule.
Explanation. -For the purposes of this
clause,-
(a) Different departments, branches and centers
of newspaper establishments shall be treated as parts thereof;
(b)
A printing press shall be deemed to be a newspaper establishment
if the principal business thereof is to print newspaper.)
(dd)
“non-journalist newspaper
employee” means a person employed to do any work in, or in relation
'to, any newspaper establishment, but does not include any such person
who-
(i) Is a working
journalist, or
(ii) Is
employed mainly in a managerial or administrative capacity, or
(iii) Being
employed in a supervisory capacity, performs, either by the nature
of the duties attached to his office or by reason of the powers
vested in him, functions mainly of a managerial nature;
(e)
“Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
[(ee)
Tribunal means, -
(i) In relation
to working journalists, the Tribunal constituted under Sec. 13-AA;
and
(ii) In relation
to non-journalist newspaper employees, the Tribunal constituted
under Sec. 13-DD;]
(eee)
“Wages” means all remuneration capable of being expressed in terms
of money, which would, if the terms of employment, expressed or implied,
were fulfilled, be payable to a newspaper employee in respect of his
employment or of work done in such employment, and includes
(i) Such allowances
(including dearness allowance) as the newspaper employee is for
the time being entitled to;
(ii) The value
of any house accommodation, or of supply of light, water, medical
attendance or other amenity or of any service or of any concessional
supply of food grains or other articles.
(iii) Any travelling
concession, but does not include-
(a) Any bonus;
(b)
Any contribution paid or payable by the employer to any pension
fund or provident fund or for the benefit of the newspaper employee
under any law for the time being in force
(c)
Any gratuity payable on
the termination of his service.
Explanation-In this clause, the term “wages” shall also include new
allowances, if any, of any description fixed from time to time.]
(f)
“Working Journalist” means
a person whose principal avocation is that of a journalist and 6[who
is employed as such, either whole-time or part-time, in, or in relation
to, one or more newspaper establishment], and includes an editor.
a leader writer, news- editor, sub-editor, feature-writer, copy-tester,
reporter, correspondent, cartoonist, news-photographer and proof-reader,
but does not include any such person who-
(i) Is employed mainly in a managerial or administrative
capacity; or
(ii) Being employed
in a supervisory capacity, performs, either by the nature of the duties attached to his office or by reason
of the powers vested in him, functions mainly of a managerial
nature-, (g) all words and expressions used but not defined in
this Act and deemed in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (XIV
of 1947), shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them
in that Act.
1.Subs. by Act 60 of 1974, Sec. 3.
2. Ins. by Act 31 of 1989, Sec. 2.
3.Ins. by Act 60 of 1974, Sec. 3.
4.Ins. by Act 6 of 1979, Sec. 2 (w. e. f. 3 1st January, 19
79).
5. Ins. by Act 31 of 1989, Sec. 2.
6.Subs. by Act 36 of 1981 (w.e.f. 13th August, 1981).