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THE WORKING JOURNALISTS AND OTHER NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES (CONDITIONS OFSERVICE) AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT, 1955

ACT NO. 45 OF 1955 · Enacted [20th December, 1955.] · 33 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title and extent.
Section 2.Definitions.

WORKING JOURNALISTS

Section 3.Act 14 of 1947 to apply to working journalists.
Section 4.Special provisions in respect of certain cases of retrenchment.
Section 5.Payment of gratuity.
Section 5A.Nomination by working journalist.
Section 6.Hours of work.
Section 7.Leave.
Section 8.Fixation or revision of rates of wages.
Section 9.Procedure for fixing and revising rates of wages.
Section 10.Recommendation by Board.
Section 11.Powers and procedure of the Board.
Section 12.Powers of Central Government to enforce recommendations of the Wage Board.
Section 13.Working journalists entitled to wages at rates not less than those specified in the order.
Section 13A.Power of Government to fix interim rates of wages.
Section 13AA.Constitution of Tribunal for fixing or revising rates of wages in respect of working journalists.

NON-JOURNALIST NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES

Section 13B.Fixation or revision of rates of wages of non-journalist newspaper employees.
Section 13C.Wage Board for fixing or revising rates of wages in respect of non-journalist newspaper employees.
Section 13D.Application of certain provisions.
Section 13DD.Constitution of Tribunal for fixing or revising rates of wages in respect of non-journalist newspaper employees.

APPLICATION OF CERTAIN ACTS TO NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES

Section 14.Act 20 of 1946 to apply to newspaper establishments.
Section 15.Act 19 of 1952 to apply to newspaper establishments.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 16.Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Act.
Section 16A.Employer not to dismiss, discharge, etc., newspaper employees.
Section 17.Recovery of money due from an employer.
Section 17A.Maintenance of registers, records, and muster-rolls.
Section 17B.Inspectors.
Section 18.Penalty.
Section 19.Indemnity.
Section 19A.Defects in appointments not to invalidate acts.
Section 19B.Saving.
Section 20.Power to make rules.
Section 21.[Repealed.]