Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Working Journalist Act 1955

Working Journalist Act (1955):- The working journalist and other newspaper employees (condition of service and miscellaneous provision act) 1955, this act is a welfare measurement to regulate conditions of service of the people, employee in the newspaper industry, its provision relates mainly to:-


1. Special provision in respect of certain cases of retrenchment.
2. Payment of gratuity.
3. Hours of work.
4. Leave
5. Fixation of revision of rates of wages.
6. Enforcement of the recommendation of the wage fixation machinery i.e. wage board & wage tribunals.
7. Employees P.F.
8. Recovery of money due from the employee.