Wage Boards for Working Journalists

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Will the Majithia wage board recommendations be ever implemented?

There is already a feeling among sections of the Indian journalists that the demand for a better pay check will ultimately go down the drains as the Indian Newspapers Society (owners) are “unlikely to fully implement” the recommendations even if the Centre issued a notification in the official gazette.

However, some of them choose to remain optimistic. Last night as I was chatting with a friend over the phone I could sense that she was still hopeful of the wage board. She said despite the delay the government “will ultimately” have to issue the notification “in the larger interest of the workers and freedom of the press.”

Note this:- Of all the four wage boards, so far, the Majithia wage board taken the longest period (of delay). It has lapsed six months since the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh “gifted the good news” to working journalists on New Year.

So, what is your opinion? Will the Majithia wage board recommendations be implemented? Speak out in the comment box… You can use your real name or anonymous name.

Journalists to go on strike on June 28

Journalists unions under the banner of All India Newspaper Employees Federation (AINEF) are all set to go on strike over the delay in the implementation of the Majithia Wageboard Commission Report on June 28, 2011.

Protests will be organised at major cities across the country according to AINEF sources.

The federation is “protesting against the delay” by the government and alleged “false campaign” by Indian Newspapers Society about the panel’s recommendation.

Will it make a difference?

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Who will speak for ‘exploited journalists’?

It is a known fact that working journalists are the voice of the voiceless when they filed reports about the downtrodden people. But, when it comes to their ‘fight’ for a better deal with their employers….who is there to speak up for them?

I will just mention one example. A reporter friend was called up in the middle of the night by a citizen to tell her about the power failure in her locality! My friend, also living in the same area had coolly took the power cut as “temporary” and she lighted her candles and had gone to sleep. But for the amm-admi she has to write a story early next morning after calling up the lineman and the electricity company’s office. Likewise, when my friend who is now being paid very “low” as compared to the other sectors wants a better pay package. Who will speak up for her now?

As journalists are one of the pillars of democracy their interests must be look after by their employers who make millions out of their relentless efforts. And, when they are not ready to give their staff, who are considered the champions of freedom and justice, to whom shall they turn? I think it is absolutely correct for the government to intervene and make sure that all the big newspapers adhere to the Wage Boards Recommendations. In fact it should be made mandatory!

It is not fair for newspaper managements to make millions of profits in the name of freedom of press and democracy while they exploited their staff with a meager compensation. If you ask a print media journalist his or her salary they will not tell you … out of shame for the low pay structure. Now, is it not right for the government or the readers to demand a handsome salary for journalists?

Do you think the government is trying to muzzle print media by bringing the wage board?

If you have been watching Times Now and reading The Times of India, you must have seen how the Times Group tried to “mislead” the public by giving one-sided view on the issue.

The television campaign shows big media owners speaking about “freedom of press”. There is not a single instance of real journalists speaking on the issue. Can we call this “freedom of the press” when the owners of media channels themselves “muzzled” the voices of their own staff or their own tribe who are working in the newspapers?

Did you buy the INS advertisements and the TV campaigns? Say it out in the comments box below.

Why big Indian newspapers are silent on these issues

Paid news, in which advertisements are couched as news? Silence.

Private treaties, in which vested interest is touted as ads? Silence.

Medianet, in which anybody can buy his or her way into the paper? Silence.

Cross-media ownership, which results in monopolies shutting out choice? Silence.

Dubious ownership, in which crooks, criminals and the corrupt become media barons—and underwrite major industry conventions? Silence.

Predatory pricing, which strangles small newspapers? Silence.

Dumping of copies to pump up circulation numbers? Silence.

Complicity of journalists with lobbyists? Silence.

The killing of journalists in the line of duty? Silence.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

INS advertisements on journalists wage board: Yes it makes no sense at all

The Times of India which has been “campaigning against” implementation of wage board recommendations has published an advertisement allegedly put up in the name of Indian Newspaper Society (INS) on its June 15, 2011 issue again. Remember, the INS is a society formed by newspapers owners and its interest lies in protecting their business.

Strangely, it has been and only The Times of India which has been publishing such ads…. Why it did? Is it because it is the only newspaper which is recruiting staff on ‘contract basic’ where employees are given an ‘average compensation’.? Or, has the INS decided to speak through TOI only?

It is also possible that other mainstream newspapers who are members of the INS have unions and they must have feared that if they publish such ads which misleads the public, they will get a tough fight from the unions.

However, let look at what the ‘INS Advertisement’ said:-

1. Wage Board is undemocratic:- Why should a wage board which caters to the welfare of the journalists be undemocratic? When the unions and the government felt that it is time journalists get ‘proper’ pay checks in view of the rising market trends, why is the INS or for that matter the Times of India trying to “oppress” their staff with such meager income ranging anywhere between Rs 8000 to Rs 30,000. ow can they expect a journalist to be independent of big business houses and big shots when their income is abysmally low? Was democratic institutions meant to work for the welfare of each and every sections of the society? By calling the wage board ‘undemocratic’, the INS is making a mockery of the very institution – the Government of Free India- which was set up for protecting the interest of the people.

2. Wage board applies only to print media:- If the INS feels that Wage board is applicable only to the print media, why the hue and cry? The primary reasons could be because the print media journalists are “poorly” paid as and when compared with their counterparts in the electronic media. An electronic media journalist at the beginning of his or her career is paid no less than Rs 18000/- whereas a print media journalist gets Rs 8000/- So, naturally, there is a big difference between print and electronic media.

3. Can journalist write fearlessly against the government when he knows it is the same government that is deciding his salary? This is perhaps the silliest and most stupid question put up by a “respectable” institution like the INS. The same question can be put it in this manner. Can a journalist write fearlessly against the very institution when he knows it is the same institution that is giving him his salary? In fact, it is not the journalist that is deciding whether to write against the government or not. This decision to follow-up a story or break news about corruption in the government is taken by the editorial board wherein the managements have a big say. If the managing editor (read usually the owner) says a word, not even the Editor or Associate Editor will open their mouth against it. Now, see how relevant or irrelevant the INS question is.

4.Peon may receive up to Rs 45,000 and driver may get Rs 50,000 a month:- Absolutely bizarre claim. When most drivers are either on contract or outsourced where is the question of drivers getting that much money. INS appears to be clueless about the drivers who ferry their employees. And for a peon, when his basic salary usually in most cases starts at Rs 4000, even a 100% hike will give him just Rs 8000. With PF and other benefits he may finally draw Rs 11000-12000.

Journalists must be self-reliant from big business houses and politicians. How can this be achieved? Give them decent salary so that they don’t have to “beg” or “bow” to politicians and businessmen. It is as simple as that. If the INS members want their staff to be really resolute and fearless pillars of democracy it is high time they give their staff a salary that proportional to the market prices. While they millions and million of profits, why are they fretting over a rather “small per cent” for their staff while even a single full page advertisement on the front page will meet one month salaries of all their employees.

INS advertisements make no sense at all for journalists who despite being poorly paid are ready to lay their their lives. Remember, it is not the “owners” of newspapers who go out in the field to get the news, no matter rain or sun.

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Why Indian journalists deserve a salary hike?

I’ll just mention a just a few reasons why Indian working journalists and non-working journalists deserve a 'massive hike’, as the newspaper and employers may called it.

1. Employers make millions of profits. While the big media houses are owned by the rich they treated their employers as if they are still living in the pre-independent era. It is time all newspapers stopped the ‘contract systems’ and go for the ‘permanent system’ of employment. Employers talk of ‘freedom of speech’ and media being the fourth pillar of democracy. Why is it then shying away from giving their staff a hike and a well-deserved status.

2. Stiff hike in advertisement rates must be proportional to staff salary. Every year there has been an increase in advertisement tariff. The full front page advertisement rate is not less than Rs 30 lakh just for a single day! Even if the cost of publication has gone up, the ad revenue of a single front page can easily make up a month’s salary of all the employees in a single organization.

3. Rising cost of living. Employers know that diesel and petrol prices have gone up and the same burden is also experienced by their staff who are the pillars of their organisation. If journalists and non-working journalists are given just some Rs 20,000 how can they lead a decent life. The meager sum they received will only encouraged them to seek extra work which will not be productive for the media house.

I’ll write again on the same issue in the coming days why journalists and non-working journalists deserved better pay packages.

If you are a journalist or employer and want to write your views on the issue, mail it to indian6009@gmail.com

Wage boards challenged in Supreme Court

The Majithia wage board recommendations for the newspaper industry has been challenged in the Supreme Court in a writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution by ABP Pvt Ltd, publishers of leading dailies Anandabazar Patrika and the Telegraph.

PMO to bring Majithia wage board recommendations before Cabinet

New Delhi, June 9: The Prime Minister’s Office would take steps to bring recommendations of the wage board for journalists and non-journalists for approval before the Union Cabinet, Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge said here today.

“I have already got comments from all the Ministries and I have submitted them to the PMO. The PMO will definitely take action and bring it (the issue) before the Cabinet,” Mr. Kharge said when asked about the status of the Justice G.R. Majithia wage board for newspaper industry employees.

The recommendations were submitted to the government on December 31 last year.

The employees have been on the path of agitation protesting the delay in implementing the proposals. PTI

Scribes to hold massive rally against delay in wage board notification

Journalists under Agitated Confederation of Newspaper and News Agency Employees’ Organisations will hold massive rally in front of the Labour Ministry and Indian Newspaper Society (INS) in New Delhi on Friday against efforts to deny the much-needed wage hike for employees.

The CNNAEO leaders threatened to intensify their agitation by organising stir across the country if the government did not promptly act in the interest of the news organisations’ workforce and notify the Majithia wage boards recommendations immediately.

Scribes protest delay in notifying wage board recommendations

Journalists across India hold protest against the delay in the implementation of the Majithia Wage Board recommendations.

Agitated workers have warned of stronger action if the newspaper owners do not relent and accept the government's appointed committee suggestions.

Manisana Wage Board Recommendations

Report of the Wage Boards for Working Journalists and Non-Journalists & News Agency Employees Manisana Wage Board - Volume I & II

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THE WORKING JOURNALISTS (FIXATION OF RATES OF WAGES) ACT, 1958 ACT NO. 29 OF 1958 1

THE WORKING JOURNALISTS (FIXATION OF RATES OF WAGES) ACT, 1958 ACT NO. 29 OF 1958 1*

[16th September, 1958.]

An Act  to provide  for the  fixation of  rates of wages in respect of working journalists and for matters connected therewith.

      BE it  enacted by Parliament in the Ninth Year of the Republic of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />India as follows:--

1. Short title.

 1. Short title.- This  Act may  be called the Working Journalists Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act, 1958.

2.  Definitions.

2.  Definitions.- In  this  Act,  unless  the  context  otherwise requires,--

 (a)  "Committee"   means  the  Committee  constituted  under section 3;

 (b) "prescribed"  means prescribed  by rules made under this Act;

 (c) "Wage  Board" means the Wage Board constituted under the working Journalists Act by notification No. S.R.O. 1075 of the  Government of  <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />India in the Ministry of Labour,dated the 2nd May, 1956;

(d) "Wage  Board decision"  means the  decisions of the Wage Board published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, dated the 11th May, 1957;

(e)  "Wages"  means  wages  as  defined  in  the  Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947);

 f) "Working  Journalists Act" means the Working Journalists (Conditions of  Service) and Miscellaneous  Provisions Act, 1955 (45 of 1955);

 g) words  and expressions used but not defined in this Act,and defined  in the Working Journalists Act, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act.

 3.Constitution of Committee.

 3. Constitution of Committee.- (1) For the purpose of enabling the Central Government  to fix  rates  of  wages  in  respect  of  working journalists in  the light  of the Judgment of the Supreme Court, dated  the 19th  day of March, 1958, relating to the Wage Board decision, and in  the  light  of  all  other  relevant circumstances,  the  Central Government shall, by

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 1.   Extended to the Union <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />territory of Pondicherry by Act 26 of 1968, S.3 and Schedule. 332 notification  in   the  Official   Gazette,  constitute   a  Committee consisting of the following persons, namely:--

(i) an  officer of the Ministry of Law not below the rank of Joint Secretary,  nominated by  the Central Government, who shall be the Chairman of the Committee,

(ii) three  persons nominated by the Central Government from among the  officers of  each of  the Ministries of Home Affairs, Labour  and  Employment  and  Information  and  Broadcasting,

 (iii)  a  chartered  accountant  nominated  by  the  Central Government.

 (2) If  for any  reason a vacancy (other than a vacancy by reason of temporary  absence) occurs  in the  office of  the Chairman  or any  other member  of the  Committee, the  Central Government  may  appoint another person in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) to fill the  vacancy,  a nd  the  inquiry  before  the  Committee  may  be continued from  the stage  which had  been reached  when  the  vacancy arose.

      (3) The  Central  Government  may  appoint  a  Secretary  to  the

 Committee, and may also provide the Committee with such other staff as

 may be necessary.

      (4) The  Secretary shall  perform such functions of a ministerial

 or other nature as the Committee or the Chairman thereof may assign or

 delegate to him.

 4. Functions of Committee.

      4. Functions  of Committee.- (1) The  Committee shall,  by notice

 published in  such manner  as  it  thinks  fit,  call  upon  newspaper

 establishments and working journalists and other persons interested in

 the Wage Board decision to make such representations as they may think

 fit as  respects the  Wage Board decision and the rates of wages which

 may be fixed under this Act in respect of working journalists.

      (2) Every  such representation  shall be  in writing and shall be

 made within  such period  not exceeding  thirty days, as the Committee

 may specify in the notice, and shall state--

           (a) the  specific grounds  of objection, if any, to the Wage

                Board decision,

           (b) the  rates of  wages which, in the opinion of the person

                making the  representation, would be reasonable, having

                regard to  the capacity of the employer to pay the same

                or  to  any  other  circumstance,  whichever  may  seem

                relevant to  the person  making the  representation  in

                relation to his representation,

           (c) the  alterations or modifications, if any, which, in the

                opinion of the person making the representation, should

                be made  in the  Wage Board  decision and  the  reasons

                therefor.

      (3) The  Committee shall  take  into  account  the  representions

 aforesaid, if any, and after examining the materials placed before the

 Wage Board  and such  further materials as have since been obtained by

 or made  available to it under this Act, make such recommendations, as

 it thinks  fit, to the Central Government for the fixation of rates of

 wages  in   respect  of   working  journalists,   whether  by  way  of

 modification or  otherwise, of  the Wage  Board decision; and any such

 recommendation may  specify, whether  prospectively or retropectively,

 the date from which the rates of wages should take effect.

      (4) In  making any recommendations to the Central Government, the

 Committee shall  have regard to all the matters set out in sub-section

 (1) of section 9 of the Working Journalists Act.

      (5)  The   Committee  may,   if  it   thinks  fit,  take  up  for

 consideration   separately    groups   or    classes   of    newspaper

 establishments, whether  on the basis of regional classification or on

 any other  basis, and make recommendations from time to time in regard

 to each such group or class.

5.

 Powers of Committee.

      5. Powers  of Committee.- (1) Subject to the provisions contained

 in sub-section  (2), the  Committee may  exercise all  or any  of  the

 powers which  an industrial tribunal, constituted under the Industrial

 Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947),  exercises for the adjudication of an

 industrial dispute referred to it and shall, subject to the provisions

 contained in  this Act  and the  rules, if  any, made thereunder, have

 power to regulate its own procedure.

      (2) Any  representations made  to the Committee and any documents

 furnished to  it way  of evidence,  shall be  open  to  inspection  on

 payment of  such fee as may be prescribed, by any person interested in

 the matter.

      (3) If  in the  course of any inquiry it apperas to the Committee

 that it  is necessary  to examine  any accounts or documents or obtain

 any statements  from any  person,  the  Committee  may  authorise  any

 officer of  the Central  Government (hereinafter  referred to  as  the

 authorised officer)  in that behalf; and the authorised officer shall,

 subject to  the directions  of the  Committee,  if  any,  examine  the

 accounts or documents or obtain the statements from the person.

      (4) The  authorised officer may, subject to the directions of the

 Committee, if  any, exercise  all  or  any  of  the  powers  which  an

 industrial tribunal  may exercise under sub-section (2) or sub-section

 (3) of section 11 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947).

      (5) Nothing  in sub-section  (1) of  section  54  of  the  Indian

 Income-tax Act,  1922 (11 of 1922),  or in any corresponding provision

 in any  other law  for the time being in force relating to the levy of

 any tax  shall apply  to the  disclosure of  any  of  the  particulars

 referred to  therein in  any  report  made  to  the  Committee  by  an

 authorised officer.

      (6) Any  information obtained  by an  authorised officer  in  the

 exercise of  any of  his powers  and any  report made  by  him  shall,

 notwithstanding  anything   contained  in  this  Act,  be  treated  as

 confidential, but  nothing in  this sub-section  shall  apply  to  the

 disclosure of any such information or report to the Central Government

 or to  a court  in relation  to any matter concerning the execution of

 this Act.

      (7) The authorised officer shall be deemed to be a public servant

 within the  meaning of  section 21  of the  Indian Penal  Code  (45 of

 1860).

6.

 Power of Central Government to enforce recommendations of Committee.

      6. Power  of Central  Government to  enforce  recommendations  of

 Committee.- (1)   As  soon  as  may  be,  after  the  receipt  of  the

 recommendations of the Committee, the Central Government shall make an

 order  in   terms  of   the  recommendations   or  subject   to   such

 modifications, if any, as it thinks fit, being modifications which, in

 the opinion  of  the  Central  Government,  do  not  effect  important

 alterations in the character of the recommendations.

      (2) Notwithstanding  anything contained  in sub-section  (1), the

 Central Government may, if it thinks fit,--

           (a) make  such modifications  in  the  recommendations,  not

                being modifications  of the  nature referred to in sub-

                section (1). as it thinks fit:

           Provided that  before making  any  such  modifications,  the

                Central Government  shall cause  notice to  be given to

                all persons  likely to  be  affected  thereby  in  such

                manner as  may  be  prescribed,  and  shall  take  into

                account any representations which they may made in this

                behalf in writing, or

           (b) refer  the recommendations  or any  part thereof  to the

                Committee, in  which case  the Central Government shall

                consider its  further recommendations and make an order

                either in  terms of  the recommendations  or with  such

                modifications of  the nature referred to in sub-section

                (1) as it thinks fit.

      (3) Every order made by the Central Government shall be published

 in the  Official Gazette  together with  the  recommendations  of  the

 Committee relating  to the  order,  and  the  order  shall  come  into

 operation on  the  date  of  publication  or  on  such  date,  whether

 prospectively or retrospectively, as may be specified in the order.

7.

 Working journalists  entitled to  wages at  rates not  less than thosespecified

 in the order.

      7. Working  journalists entitled  to wages at rates not less than

 those specified in the order.-  Subject to the provisions contained in

 section 11,  on the  coming into  operation of an order of the Central

 Government, every  working journalist  shall be entitled to be paid by

 his employer  wages at  a rate which shall in no case be less than the

 rate of wages specified in the order.

8.

 [Repealed.]

      8. [Review  of order of Central Government.]- Rep. by the Working

 Journalists (Amendment) Act, 1962, s. 10 (w.e.f. 15-1-1963.).

9.

 Recovery of money due to working journalists.

      9. Recovery  of money  due to working journalists.- (1) Where any

 amount is due under this Act to a working journalist from an employer,

 1*[the working journalist himself, or any other person  authorised  by

 him  in  writing  in  this  behaf  or  in the cash of the death of the

 working journalist, any member of his family may],  without  prejudice

 to  any  other  mode  of  recovery,  make  an application to the State

 Government for the recovery of the money due to him, and if the  State

 Government,  or  such authority as the State Government may specify in

 this behalf, is satisfied that any money is so due, it shall  issue  a

 certificate  for that amount to the Collector, and the Collector shall

 proceed to recover that amount in the same manner as an arrear of land

 revenue.

       2*[(2) If any question arises as to the amount due under this Act

 to a  working journalist  from his employer, the State Government may,

 on its  own motion  or upon application made to it, refer the question

 to any  Labour Court  constituted by  it under the Industrial Disputes

 Act, 1947  (14 of  1947)  or  under any  corresponding law relating to

 investigation and  settlement of  industrial disputes  in force in the

 State and  the said  Act or  law shall  have effect in relation to the

 <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Labour Court  as if the question so referred were a matter referred to

 the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Labour Court for adjudication under that Act or law.]

      (3) The  decision of the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Labour Court shall be forwarded by it to

 the State  Government which  made the  reference, and any amount found

 due by  the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Labour  Court may  be recovered  in the manner provided in

 sub-section (1).

10.

 Authentication of orders, letters, etc., of the Committee.

    10. Authentication of orders, letters, etc., of the Committee.- All

 notices, letters,  authorisations, orders  or other  documents  to  be

 issued or made by the Committee under this Act may be authenticated by

 the Chairman  or the Secretary thereof or any other officer authorised

 by the Committee in this behalf and any notice, letter, authorisation,

 order or  other document  so authenticated  shall be  presumed to have

 been duly issued or made by the Committee.

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 1.   Subs. by  Act 65 of 1962, s. 10, for "the working journalist may"

      (w.e.f. 15-1-1963).

 2.   Subs. by s. 10, ibid., for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 15-1-1963).

11.

 Effect of Act on Working Journalists Act, etc.

      11. Effect  of Act on Working Journalists Act, etc.- (1) Sections

 8, 10,  11, 12  and 13  of the  Working Journalists  Act shall have no

 effect in relation to the Committee.

      (2) The  provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding

 anything inconsistent  therewith in  the terms of any award, agreement

 or contract  of service, whether made before or after the commencement

 of this Act:

      Provided that  where under any such award, agreement, contract of

 service or  otherwise, a working journalist is entitled to benefits in

 respect of  any matter  which are more favourable to him than those to

 which he  would be  entitled under  this Act,  the working  journalist

 shall continue  to be  entitled to  the more  favourable  benefits  in

 respect of  that matter,  notwithstanding that he receives benefits in

 respect of other matters under this Act.

      (3) Nothing  contained  in  this  Act  shall  be  consistrued  to

 preclude any  working journalist from entering into any agreement with

 an employer  for granting  him rights  or privileges in respect of any

 matter which  are more  favourable to him than those to which he would

 be entitled under this Act.

12.

 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Committee.

      12. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Committee.-

 No act  or proceeding  of the  Committee shall  be invalid  merely  by

 reason of the existence of any vacancy among its members or any defect

 in the constitution thereof.

 12A.

 Penalty.

      1*[12A. Penalty.- (1) Any employer who contravenes the provisions

 of section  7 shall  be punishable  with fine  which may extend to two

 hundred rupees.

      (2) Whoever,  having been  convicted of  any offence  under  sub-

 section (1),  is again convicted of an offence under that sub-section,

 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.

      (3) Where  an offence  has been  committed by  a  company,  every

 person who,  at the  time the offence was committed, was in charge of,

 and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of

 the company,  as well  as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of

 the offence  and shall  be liable to be proceeded against and punished

 accordingly:

      Provided that  nothing contained in this sub-section shall render

 any such  person liable  to any punishment provided in this section if

 he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that

 he exercised  all due  diligence to  prevent the  commission  of  such

 offence.

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 1.   Ins. by Act 65 of 1962, s. 10 (w.e.f. 15-1-1963).

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      (4) Notwithstanding  anything contained in sub-section (3), where

 an offence  under this  section has been committed by a company and it

 is proved  that the  offence has  been committed  with the  consent or

 connivance of,  or that the commission of the offence is attributable,

 to any  gross  negligence  on  the  part  of  any  director,  manager,

 secretary or  other officer  of the  company, such  director, manager,

 secretary or  other officer  shall also be deemed to be guilty of such

 offence and  shall be  liable to  be proceeded  against  and  punished

 accordingly.

      (5) For the purposes of this section,--

           (a) "company"  means any  body corporate and includes a firm

                or other association of individuals; and

           (b) "director"  in relation to a firm means a partner in the

                firm.]

13.

 Power to make rules.

      13. Power  to make rules.- (1)  The Central  Government  may,  by

 notification in  the Official  Gazette, make  rules to  carry out  the

 purposes of this Act.

      (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the

 foregoing power, such rules may provide for--

           (a) the  manner in  which notices  under  this  Act  may  be

                published;

           (b) the  procedure to  be followed  by the  Committee in the

                exercise of its power under this Act;

           (c) the  powers and  functions of the Committee which may be

                delegated to any of its members;

           (d)  the  fees  to  be  paid  for  inspection  of  documents

                furnished to the Committee.

      1*[(3) Every  rule made under this Act, shall be laid, as soon as

 may be  after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is

 in session,  for a  total period of thirty days which may be comprised

 in one  session or  in two or more successive sessions, and if, before

 the expiry  of the  session immediately  following the  session or the

 successive  sessions  aforesaid,  both  Houses  agree  in  making  any

 modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not

 be made,  the rule  shall thereafter have effect only in such modified

 form or  be of  no effect,  as the  case may be; so, however, that any

 such modification  or annulment  shall be  without  prejudice  to  the

 validity of anything previously done under that rule.]

14.

 [Repealed.]

      14. [Repeal and saving.]- Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act,

 1960 (58 of 1960), s. 2 and Sch. I.

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 1.   Ins. by Act 4 of 1986, s. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 15-5-1986).

WORKING JOURNALISTS (CONDITIONS OF SERVICE) AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RULES, 1957[1]

S.R.O. 1737, dated the 23^rd May, 1957.—In exercise of the powers conferred by Sec. 29 of the Working Journalists (Conditions of Service ) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely :

CHAPTER I

Preliminary

1. Short title.—These rules may be called the Working Journalists (Conditions of Service ) and Miscellaneous Provisions Rules, 1957.

2. Definitions.—In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,--

(a) “Act” means the Working Journalists (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 (45 of 1955);

(b) “authorized medical practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner designated as such under rule 24 and where no such practitioner has been designated, any registered medical practitioner;

(c) “average pay” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947);

(d) “competent officer” means an officer designated as such under rule 17;

(e) [2][ *** ]

(f) “form” means a form appended to these rules;

(g) “leave” means earned leave, leave on medical certificate, maternity leave, extraordinary, leave not due, casual leave, study leave or quarantine leave;

(h) “earned leave” means leave admissible under Cl. (a) of Sec. 7 of the Act;

(i) “leave on medical certificate” medical leave admissible under Cl. (b) of Sec.7 of the Act.

(j) “leave not due” means leave which is not due to a working journalist but which may be granted to him in anticipation of its being earned subsequently;

(k) “quarantine leave” means leave of absence from duty by reason of the presence of an infectious disease in the family or household of a working journalist;

(l) “study leave” means leave granted to a working journalist to enable him to undergo any special course of training which may be of use to him in his journalistic career; and

(m) “shifts”---“day shift” means a shift when any hours of work of the shift do not fall between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 p.m.; “night shift” means a shift when any hours of work fall between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 p.m.

CHAPTER II

GRATUITY

3. [3][Payment of gratuity.__ Gratuity shall be paid to a working journalist or in the case of his death, his nominee or nominees or, if there is no nomination in force at the time of the death of the working journalist, his family, as soon as possible after it becomes due and in any case not later than three months.]

4. ³[Gratuity due to a deceased working journalist ---- To whom payable.—On death of working journalist—

(a) if a nomination made by him in accordance with rule 5 subsists, the gratuity shall be paid to his nominee or nominees in accordance with such nomination; and

(b) if no nomination subsists or if that nomination relates only to a part of the gratuity; the amount of the gratuity or the part thereof to which the nomination does not relate, as the case may be, shall be paid to his family.]

5. Nominations.—(1) A working journalist shall as soon as he completes three years of the continuous service or in the case of those who have completed three years of continuous at the commencement of the Act, as soon as may be after these rules come into force, make a nomination in Form A conferring the right to receive any gratuity payable under the Act, in the event of his death before the amount has become payable, or where the amount has become payable, before the payment has been made. 1[Where the nominee is a minor, a working journalist shall appoint any person in Form AA to receive the gratuity in the event off working journalist’s death during the minority of the nominee. ]

(2) A working journalist may, in his nomination, distribute the amount that may become due to him amongst his nominees at his own discretion.

2[* * *]

3[(3) A nomination made under sub-rule(1)4[* * *] may at any time be modified by the working journalist after giving a written notice of his intention to do so in Form B. If the nominee predeceases the working journalist, the interest of the nominee shall revert to the working journalist, who may make a fresh nomination in accordance with these rules.]

³[(4) A nomination or its modification shall take effect, to the extent it is valid on the date on which it is received by the newspaper establishment.]

6. Deductions from gratuity.—The gratuity will be subject to deductions on account of overpayments made to a working journalist by the newspaper establishment liable to pay such gratuity and moneys borrowed by the working journalist from such newspaper establishment.

CHAPTER III

Hours of Work

7. Special provisions regarding editors, etc. – (1) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to editors, or to correspondents, reporters or news photographers.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1) the following provisions shall apply to every correspondent, reporter or news photographer stationed at the place at which the newspaper (in relation to which any such person is employed), namely:

(a) Subject to such agreement as may be arrived at either collectively or individually between the parties concerned, every such correspondent, reporter or news photographer shall, once he enters upon duty on any day, be deemed to be on duty throughout that day till he finishes all the work assigned to him during that day:

Provided that if such correspondent, reporter or news photographer has had at his disposal for rest any interval or intervals for a total period of two hours or less between any two or more assignments of work, he shall not be deemed to be on duty during such period:

Provided further that where the total period of such interval or intervals exceeds two hours, he shall be deemed to be on duty during the period which is in excess of the said period of two hours.

(b) Any period of working excess of thirty-six hours during any week (which shall be considered as a unit of work for the purposes of this sub-rule) shall be compensated by rest during the succeeding week and shall be given in one or more spells of not less than three hours each:

Provided that where the aggregate of the excess hours worked falls short of three hours, the duration of rest shall be limited only to such excess.

8. Normal working day.—The number of hours which shall constitute a normal working day for a working journalist exclusive of the time for meals shall exceed six hours per day in the case of a day shift and five and a half hours per day in the case of a night shift and no working journalist shall ordinarily be required of allowed to work for longer than the number of hours constituting a normal working day.

9. Interval for rest.—Subject to such agreement as may be arrived at between a newspaper establishment and working journalists employed in that establishment the periods of work for working journalist shall be so fixed that no working journalist shall work for more than four hours in the case of day shift and three hours in the case of night shift before he had an interval of rest, in the case of day shift for one hour, and in the case of night shift for half an hour.

10. Compensation for overtime work.—When a working journalist work for morel than six hours on any day in the case of a day shift and more than five and a half-hours in the case of a night shift, he shall, in respect of that overtime work, be compensated in the form of hours of rest equal in number to the hours for which he has worked overtime.

11. Conditions governing night shifts.—No working journalist shall be employed on a night shift continuously for more than one week at a time or for more than one week in any period of fourteen days:

Provided that, subject to the previous approval of the State Labour Commissioner or any authority appointed by the State Government in this behalf, the limit prescribed in this rule may be exceeded where special circumstances so require.

12. Interval preceding change of shift.—In the case of change of shift from night to day shift or vice versa, there shall be an interval of not less than twenty-four consecutive hours between the two shifts and in the case of a change from one day shift to another day shift or from one night shift to another night shift there shall be interval of not less than twelve consecutive hours:

Provided that no such interval may be allowed if such interval either coincides with or falls within, the interval enjoyed by a working journalist under sub-section (2) of Sec. 6 of the Act.

CHAPTER IV

Holidays

13. Number of holidays in a year.—A working journalist shall be entitled to ten holidays in a calendar year.

14. Compensatory holidays.—If a working journalist is required to attend on a holiday, a compensatory holiday shall be given to him, within thirty days immediately following the holiday, on a day mutually agreed upon by him and his employer.

15. Wages for holidays.—A working journalist shall be entitled to wages on all holidays as if he was on duty.

16. Wages for weekly day of rest.—A working journalist shall be entitled to wages for the weekly day of rest as if he was on duty.

CHAPTER V

Leave

17. Competent officers.—Every newspaper establishment may designate one or more officers in that establishment as competent officers for the purposes of this chapter.

18. Application for leave.—(1) A working journalist who desire to obtain leave of absence shall apply in writing to the competent officer.

(2) Application for leave, other than casual leave, leave on medical certificate and quarantine leave, shall be made not less than one month before the date of commencement of leave, except in urgent or unforeseen circumstances.

19. Recording of reason for refusal or postponement of leave.—If leave is refused or postponed, the competent officer shall record the reasons for such refusal or postponement, as the case may be, and send a copy of the order to the working journalist.

20. Affixing of holidays to leave.—Holidays, other than weekly days of rest, shall not be prefixed or suffixed to any leave without the prior sanction of the competent officer.

21. Holidays intervening during period of leave.—A holiday including a weekly rest day, intervening during any leave granted under these rules, shall form part of the period of leave.

22. Recall before expiry of leave.—(1) A newspaper establishment may recall a working journalist on leave if that establishment considers it necessary to do so. In the event of such recall such working journalist shall be entitled to traveling allowance if at the time of recall he is spending his leave at a place other than his headquarters.

(2) The traveling allowance which shall be paid to a working journalist under sub-rule (1) shall be determined in accordance with the rules of the newspaper establishment governing traveling allowance for journeys undertaken by the working journalists in the course of their duties.

1[23. Production of medical certificate of fitness before resumption of duty.—A working journalist who has availed himself of leave for reasons of health may, before he resumes duty, be required by his employer to produce a medical certificate of fitness from an authorized medical practitioner, or the medical officer who issued the medical certificate under sub-rule (2) of rule.]

24. Designation of authorized medical practitioner.—Every newspaper establishment may designate one or more registered medical practitioners as authorized medical practitioners for the purpose of these rules.

25. Earned leave.—(1) A working journalist shall be entitled to earned leave on full wages for a period not less than one month for every eleven months spent on duty :

Provided that he shall cease to earn such leave when the earned leave due amounts to ninety days.

(2) The period spent on duty shall include the weekly days of rest, holidays, casual leave and quarantine leave.

26. Wages during earned leave.— A working journalist on earned leave shall draw wages equal to his average monthly wages earned during the period of twelve complete months spent on duty, or if the period is less than twelve complete months, during the entire such period, immediately preceding the month in which the leave commences.

27. Cash compensation for earned leave not availed of.—(1) When a working journalist voluntarily relinquishes his post or retires from service on reaching the age of superannuation, he shall be entitled to cash compensation for earned leave not availed of up to a maximum of thirty days :

Provided that a working journalist who has been refused earned leave due to him shall be entitled to get cash compensation for the earned leave so refused :

Provided further that in the case of a working journalist who dies while in service and who has not availed himself of the earned leave due to him immediately preceding the date of his death, his heirs shall be entitled to cash compensation for the leave not so availed of.

(2) When a working journalist’s services are terminated for any reason whatsoever, other than as punishment inflicted by way of disciplinary action, he shall be entitled to cash compensation for earned leave not availed of up to a maximum of ninety days.

(3) The cash compensation shall not be less than the amount of wages due to a working journalist for the period of leave not availed of, the relevant wage being that which would have been payable to him had he actually proceeded on leave on the day immediately preceding the occurrence of any of the events specified in sub-rule (1) or (2), as the case may be.

28. Leave on medical certificate.—(1) A working journalist shall be entitled to leave on medical certificate on one-half of the wages at the rate of not less than one month for every eighteen months of service :

Provided that he shall cease to earn such leave when the leave on medical certificate amounts to ninety days.

1[(2) The medical certificate shall be from an authorized medical practitioner:

Provided that when a working journalist has proceeded to a place other than his headquarters with the permission of his employer and falls ill, he may produce a medical certificate from any registered medical practitioner:

Provided further that the employer may, when the registered medical practitioner is not in the service of the Government, arrange at his own expense, the medical examination of the working journalist concerned by any Government Medical Officer not below the rank of a Civil Assistant Surgeon or any other Medical Officer-in-charge of a hospital run by local authority or a public organization at the place, like the Kasturba Gandhi Trust, Kamla Devi Nehru Trust or Tata Memorial Trust.]

(3) Leave on medical certificate may be taken in continuation with earned leave provided that the total of duration earned leave and leave on medical certificate taken together shall not exceed a hundred and twenty days at any one time.

(4) A working journalist shall be entitled at his option to convert leave on medical certificate on one-half of the wages to half the amount of leave of full wages.

(5) The ceiling laid down in the provision to sub-rule (1) and sub-rule (3) on the accumulation and total duration of leave may be relaxed by the competent officer in the cases of working journalists suffering from lingering illness such as tuberculosis.

2[(6) Leave on medical certificate or converted leave on medical certificate referred to in sub-rules (1) and (4) may be granted to a working journalist at his request notwithstanding that earned leave is due to him.]

29. Maternity Leave.—3[(1) A female working journalist who has put in not less than one year’s service in the newspaper establishment in which she is for the time being employed shall be granted maternity leave on full wages, on production of a medical certificate from an authorized medical practitioner, for a period which may extend up to three months from the date of its commencement or six weeks from the date of confinement which ever be earlier.]

(2) Leave of any other kind may also be granted in continuation of maternity leave.

(3) Maternity leave shall also be granted in cases of miscarriage, including abortion, subject to the condition that the leave does not exceed six weeks.

30. Quarantine leave.—Quarantine leave on full wage shall be granted by the newspaper establishment on the certificate of the authorized medical practitioner designated as such under rule 24 or, where there is no such authorized medical practitioner, by a district public health officer or other Municipal Health Officer of similar status, for a period not exceeding twenty-one days or, in exceptional circumstances, thirty days. Any leave necessary for quarantine purposes in excess of that period shall be adjusted against any other l eave that may be due to the working journalist.

31. Extraordinary leave.—A working journalist who has no leave to his credit may be granted extraordinary leave without wages at the discretion of the newspaper establishment in which such working journalist is employed.

32. Leave not due.—A working journalist who has no leave to his credit may be granted at the discretion of the newspaper establishment in which such working journalist is employed.

33. Study leave.—A working journalist may be granted study leave with or without wages at the discretion of the newspaper establishment in which such working journalist is employed.

34. Casual leave.—(1) A working journalist shall be eligible for casual leave at the discretion of the newspaper establishment for fifteen days in a calendar year :

Provided that no more than five day’s casual leave shall be taken at any one time and such leave shall not be combined with any other leave.

(2) Casual leave not availed of during a calendar year will not be carried forward to the following year.

1[35. Wages during casual leave.—A working journalist on casual leave shall be entitled to wages as if he was on duty.]

35-A. Manner of giving notice under Sec. 12 of the Act._ Notice required to be given under proviso to Cl.(a) of sub-section (2) of Sec. 12 of the Act shall be in Form “H” and shall be published in the official Gazette and in leading newspapers.

CHAPTER VI

Miscellaneous

2[36. Application under Sec. 17 of the Act._ _An application under Sec.17 of the Act shall be made in Form ”C” to the Government of the State.where the Central Office or the Branch Office of the newspaper establishment in which the newspaper employee is employed, situated.]

²37. Maintenance of registers, record and muster-rolls.__ Every newspaper establishment shall prepare and maintain the following registers, records and muster-rolls:

(i) A register of employees in Form D.

(ii) Service Registers in respect of all working journalists in Form E.

(iii) Leave Register in respect of all working journalists in Form F.
(iv) A muster-roll in Form G.

Provided that the leave register in Form F and muster-roll in Form G. may not be

Maintained by the newspaper establishment to which the Minimum Wages Act,1948 and/or the Shops and Commercial Establishments Act of State concerned apply and which are required under those Acts or the rules made there under to maintain such or similar forms.

38. Effect of rules and agreements inconsistent with those rules.__ The provisions of these rules shall have shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other rule or agreement or contract of service applicable to a working journalist:

Provided that where under any such rule, agreement or contract of service or otherwise, a working journalist is entitled to benefits in respect of any matter which are more favourable to him than those to which he would be entitled under these rules, the working journalist shall continue to be entitled to the more favourable benefit in respect of that matter, notwithstanding that he receives benefits in respect of other matters under these rules.

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FORM A

Nomination form for payment of gratuity under Sec. 5 of the Working Journalists (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955.

1. Name (in block letters)………. Surname (if any)…………..

2. Sex……….

3. Religion……….

4. Occupation……

5. Father’s Name …………

6. Husband’s Name …………….

(for married women only)

7. Marital Status ……

(whether bachelor, spinster, married, widow or widower)

8. Date of birth …….

9. Permanent address : Village…………Thana…………District……….State…………..

I hereby nominate the person(s) mentioned below to receive the amount of gratuity standing to my credit, in the event of my death before that amount has become payable, or having become payable has not been paid and direct that the said amount shall be distributed among the said persons in the manner shown below against their names:

Name and address of Nominee’s relationship Age of Amount of share Contingencies on the

the nominee or with the working nominee of gratuity to be happening of which

nominees journalist paid to each the nomination shall

nominee become invalid.

1 2 3 4 5

Dated ……………… Signature of the working journalist

Certified that the above declaration has been signed by ………………. Employed in ………………….( the name of the newspaper establishment to be given) before me after he has read the entries/the entries have been read over to him by me.

Dated…….

Signature of a responsible officer

of the newspaper establishment.

Signature of witness (1) Designation……………

Dated:

Signature of witness (2) Name and address of the

Dated: newspaper establishment….

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1FORM AA

Form for payment of gratuity under Sec. 5 of the Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 in the case of minor

Whereas Shri/Kumari ………………………………son/daughter of …………………………….who has been nominated by me to receive the amount of gratuity standing to my credit, in the event of my death before that amount has become payable, or having become payable has not been paid, is a minor, I hereby appoint Shri/Smt………………………………………..son/daughter/wife of ………………………………………………to receive the gratuity in the event of my death during the minority of Shri/Km………………………………….

Signature of Working Journalist

Dated:

Certified that the above declaration has been signed by……………………….employed in………………(the name of the newspaper estt. to be given) before me after he has read the entires/the entires have been read over to him by me.

Dated…….

Signature of a responsible officer

of the newspaper establishment.

Signature of witness (1) Designation……………

Dated:

Signature of witness (2) Name and address of the

Dated: newspaper establishment….

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FORM B

Nomination form for payment of gratuity under Sec. 5 of the Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955

I……………………hereby cancel the nomination made by me on the ……………..as regards the disposal in the event of my death of the amount of gratuity standing to my credit and hereby nominate the person(s) mentioned below to receive the amount of gratuity standing to my credit, in the event of my death before that amount has become payable, or having become payable has not been paid and direct that the said amount shall be distributed among the said persons in the manner shown below against their names :

Name and address of the nominee or nominees

Nominee’s relationship with the working journalist

Age of nominee

Amount of share of gratuity to be paid to each nominee

Contingencies on the happening of which the nomination shall become invalid

1 2 3 4 5

Dated……. Signature of the working journalist.

Dated…….

Signature of a responsible officer

of the newspaper establishment.

Signature of witness (1) Designation……………

Dated:

Signature of witness (2) Name and address of the

Dated: newspaper establishment….

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1FORM C

Application under sub-sec. (1) of Sec. 17 of the Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955

The Secretary to the Government of ……………(here insert the name of the State Government) Department of………………..(here insert the name of the Department which deals with the labour mattetrs)………………………………(here insert the name of the place where the headquarters of the State Government are situated).

Sir,

I have to state that I Shri/Smt/Km………………………………son/ widow/ daughter of …………………….a working journalist, was entitled to receive from ……………….(here insert the name and address of the newspaper establishment) a sum of Rs…………… on account of ……………………..(here insert gratuity, wages, etc. as the case may be), payable under the Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955(XLV of 1955).

I further state that I was appointed by Shri ………………………..by an instrument, dated ………………….to receive amount of the gratuity on behalf of Shri/Km ……………………………….

I further state that I have served the said newspaper establishment with a demand notice by registered post on………………… for the said amount which the said newspaper establishment has neither paid nor offered to pay to me even though 15 days have since lapsed. The details of the amount due are mentioned in the statement hereto annexed.

I request that the said sum may kindly be recovered from the said newspaper establishment under Sec. 17 of the said Act, and paid tome as early possible.

*[ I have been duly authorized in writing by …………………….(here insert the name of the newspaper employee) to make this application and to receive the payment of the aforesaid amount due to him.

*[I am a member of the family of late……………………….(here insert the name of the deceased newspaper employee), being his……………………..(here insert the relationship) and am entitled to receive the payment of the aforesaid amount due to late ………………………….(here insert the name of the deceased newspaper employee].

Station…………

Signature of the applicant …..

Dated………. Address……….

*To be struck out when the payment is claimed by the newspaper employee himself.

ANNEXURE

[*Here insert the details of the amount claimed]

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1FORM D

Register of Employees

See rule 37(i)

Name of Establishment…………… Place…………

Total number of Working Journalists employed

Date as on 1^st of Total number of Category Number employed Number who are in Number who are not

every month employees receipt of wages in being paid in accordance

accordance with with Central Govt.’s

Central Govt.’s order and reasons

Order. Thereof.

1 2 3 4 5 6

Names of working journalists who have resigned, retired, etc.

Name Designation Whether retired, Total amount

Resigned, etc. and the paid as gratuity

Date of retirement, and the date of

Resignation, etc. payment made

7 8 9 10

¹FORM E

Service Register

See rule 37(i)

(1) Name of working journalist…………………

(2) Native place……………..

(3) Father’s name and residence………..

(4) Date of Birth…………

(5) Educational and other qualifications………..

(6) Date of first appointment and nature of job…………….

(7) Date of termination of employment, resignation, retirement, or death………………….

(8) Reasons for termination…………….

(9) Personal marks of identification……………….

(10) Signature of the working journalist………………….

(11) Signature with date and designation of the employee…………….

Name of Scale of pay Whether : Emolument drawn Period

Post held of the post (i) apprentice; ----------------------- -------------------------

(ii) part-time; Pay Other emolu- From To

(iii) permanent ments

(iv) probationer;

(v) temporary;

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Signature of working Signature of the employer Reference to any recorded

Journalist or any other officer of the increment, reward of appreciation

Establishment of the working journalist

8 9 10

1FORM F

[See rule 37(iii0]

Name of establishment………………………………. Place………………

Name and designation of the working journalist…………………. Calendar year of service…..

Duty Earned Leave

From To Balance of leave Due Availed Balance

From preceding -----------------------

Year From To

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Leave on medical certificate

Availed

Due ------------------------- Balance Category of leave

From To

8 9 10 11 12

Due Other kinds of leave availed Remarks

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From To Balance

13 14 15 16 17

¹FORM G

Muster Roll

[See rule 37(iv)]

Name of Establishment…………………….. Place……………….

Serial Name of the working Designation Time at which Rest intervals

No. journalist work

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Commenced Ceased

1 2 3 4 5 6

Working hours Total hours Overtime hours Rest hours Remarks

For the period worked in worked for per- allowed in lieu of

Ending……. Consecutive iod ending. the overtime hours

1.2.3.-31 period of 4 1.2.3.-31 worked as in col. 9

---------- weeks ----------- -----------------------

1.2.3.-31

7 8 9 10 11

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²FORM H

Form of notice to be given under the proviso to Cl. (a) of sub-section (2) of Sec. 12 of the Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955.

(Rule 35-A)

Whereas the Central Government by Notification No………….. dated ………… constituted a Board/Tribunal for fixing or revising rates of wages of ………..

And whereas the said Board/Tribunal has made its recommendations :

And whereas the Central Government proposes to make the modifications to the said recommendations, which in its opinion effect important alterations in the character of the said recommendations;

Now therefore, in pursuance of the proviso to Cl. (a) of sub-section (7) of Sec. 12 of the Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955, notice is hereby given to all persons likely to be affected by the following modifications to make their representation in writing within a period of thirty days from the publication of this notice.

Proposed modifications.

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[1] Published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Pt. II, Sec. 3, dated 27^th may, 1957, p.7281

[2] Omitted by G.S.R.1320 dated 1^st August, 1963.

[3] Subs by ibid

1 Omitted by G.S.R.1320 dated 1^st August, 1963.

2 Omitted by ibid., for sub-rules (3) and (4).

3 Re-numbered by ibid., as sub-rules (3) and (4), respectively for sub-rules(5) and (6).

4 Omitted by G.S.R. 1320, dated the 1^st August, 1963.

1 Subs. By G.S.R. 997, dated the 6^th July, 1964.

1 Subs. by G.S.R. 997, dated the 6^th Jult, 1964.

2 Ins. by ibid.

3 Subs. by G.S.R. 149, dated te 1^st February, 1960.

1 Ins. by S.O. 889(E), dated the 11^th November, 1980 , published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Pt.II, Sec.3(i), dated the 12^th November, 1980.

2 Subs. by G.S.R. 1320 , dated the 1^st August, 1963.

1 Ins. by G.S.R. 1320 , dated the 1^st August, 1963

2 Ins by S.O. 889(E), dated the 11^th November, 1980, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Pt.II, Sec. 3(i)dated the 12^th November, 1980

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WORKING JOURNALISTS (CONDITIONS OF SERVICE) AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RULES, 1957[1]

Preliminary

GRATUITY

Hours of Work

Provided that, subject to the previous approval of the State Labour Commissioner or any authority appointed by the State Government in this behalf, the limit prescribed in this rule may be exceeded where special circumstances so require.

Holidays

Leave

CHAPTER VI

Miscellaneous

FORM A

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