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Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 Chapter II

Title: Working Journalists

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....13A to section 12 shall be construed asreferences to section 12 read with this section. (3) The Tribunal, in discharging its functions under thisAct, may act on the evidence recorded by the Wage Board or partly recorded bythe Wage Board and partly recorded by itself: Provided that if the Tribunal is of opinion that furtherexamination of any of the witnesses whose evidence has already been recorded isnecessary in the interests of justice, it may re-summon any such witness, andafter such further examination, cross-examination and re-examination, if any,as it may permit, the witness shall be discharged. (4) On the constitution of a Tribunal under sub-section(1), the Board constituted under section 9 and functioning immediately beforesuch constitution shall cease to exist and the members constituting that Boardshall be deemed to have vacated their offices: Provided that any interim rates of wages fixed by theCentral Government under section 13A in respect of working journalists and inforce immediately before the constitution of the Tribunal shall remain in forceuntil the order of the Central Government under section 12 read with thissection comes into operation]. .....

Working Journalists Wage Board Rules, 1956 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....28.-] RULE 24 Designation of authorized medical practitioner -Every news- paper establishment may designate one or more registered medical practitioners as authorized medical practitioners for the purposes of these rules. RULE 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. RULE 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. RULE 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.....

Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Condition of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1955

.....Sec.13-A to Sec.12 shall be construed as reference to Sec. 12 read with this section. (3) The Tribunal, in discharging its functions under this Act, may act on the evidence recorded by the Wage Board or partly recorded by the Wage Board and partly recorded by itself : Provided that if the Tribunal is of opinion that further examination of any of the witnesses whose evidence has already been recorded is necessary in the interests of justice it may re-summon any such witness, and after such further examination, cross-examination and re-examination, if any, as it may permit, the witness shall be discharged. (4) On the constitution of a Tribunal under sub-section (1) the Board constituted under Sec. 9 and functioning immediately before such constitution shall cease to exist and the members constituting that Board shall be deemed to have vacated their offices : Provided that any interim rates of wages fixed by the Central Government under Sec. 13-A in respect of working journalists, and in force immediately before the constitution of the Tribunal shall remain in force until the order of the Central Government under Sec. 12 read with this section comes into operation.] .....

Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....12-shall be construed as references to Sec. 12-read with this section. (3) The Tribunal, in discharging its functions under this Act, may act on the evidence recorded by the Wage Board or partly recorded by the Wage Board and partly recorded by itself: Provided that if the Tribunal is of opinion that further examination of any of the witnesses whose evidence has already been recorded Is necessary in the interests of justice it may re-summon any such witness, and after such further examination, cross-examination and re-examination. If any, as it may permit, the witness shall be discharged. (4) On the constitution of a Tribunal under sub-section (1) the Board constituted under Sec. 9-and functioning immediately before such constitution shall cease to exist and the members constituting that Board shall be deemed to have vacated their offices : Provided that any interim rates of wages fixed by the Central Government under Sec. 13-A-in respect of working journalists, and in force immediately before the constitution of the Tribunal shall remain in force until the order of the Central Government under Sec. 12- read with this section comes into operation.] SECTION.....

Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 Section 8

Title: Fixation or Revision of Rates of Wages

State: Central

Year: 1955

1 [8. Fixation or revision of rates of wages (1) The Central Government may, in the manner hereinafter provided,-- (a) fix rates of wages in respect of working journalists; (b) revise, from time to time, a! such intervals as it may think fit, the rates of wages fixed under this section or specified in the order made under section 6 of the Working Journalists (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act, 1958 (29 of 1958). (2) The rates of wages may be fixed or revised by the Central Government in respect of working journalists for time work and for piece work. _______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 65 of 1962, section 4, for sections 8 to 13 w.e.f. 15-1-1963.

Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 Section 5A

Title: Nomination by Working Journalist

State: Central

Year: 1955

1 5A. Nomination by working journalist (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, or in any disposition, testamentary or otherwise in respect of any gratuity payable to a working journalist, where a nomination made in the prescribed manner purports to confer on any person the right to receive payment of the gratuity for the time being due to the working journalist, the nominee shall, on the death of the working journalist, become entitled to the gratuity and to be paid the sum due in respect thereof to the exclusion of all other persons, unless the nomination is varied or cancelled in the prescribed manner. (2) Any nomination referred to in sub-section (1) shall become void if the nominee predeceases, or where there are two or more nominees, all the nominees predecease, the working journalist making the nomination. (3) Where the nominee is a minor, it shall be lawful for the working journalist making the nomination to appoint any person in the prescribed manner to receive the gratuity in the event of his death during the minority of the nominee.] ____________________ 1. Inserted by Act 65 of 1962.

Working Journalists (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act, 1958 Section 9

Title: Recovery of Money Due to Working Journalists

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....(14 of 1947), or under any corresponding law relating to investigation and settlement of industrial disputes in force in the Stale and the said Act or law shall have effect in relation to the Labour Court as if the question so referred were a matter referred to the Labour Court for adjudication under that Act or law.] (3) The decision of the Labour Court shall be forwarded by it to the State Government which made the reference, and any amount found due by The Labour Court may be recovered in the manner provided in sub-section (1). ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act. 65 of 1962, section 10, for "the working journalist may" w.e.f. 15-1-1963. 2. Substituted by Act. 65 of 1962, section 10, for sub-section(2) w.e.f. 15-1-1963.

Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 Section 13AA

Title: Constitution of Tribunal for Fixing or Revising Rates of Wages in Respect of Working Journalists

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....13A to section 12 shall be construed asreferences to section 12 read with this section. (3) The Tribunal, in discharging its functions under thisAct, may act on the evidence recorded by the Wage Board or partly recorded bythe Wage Board and partly recorded by itself: Provided that if the Tribunal is of opinion that furtherexamination of any of the witnesses whose evidence has already been recorded isnecessary in the interests of justice, it may re-summon any such witness, andafter such further examination, cross-examination and re-examination, if any,as it may permit, the witness shall be discharged. (4) On the constitution of a Tribunal under sub-section(1), the Board constituted under section 9 and functioning immediately beforesuch constitution shall cease to exist and the members constituting that Boardshall be deemed to have vacated their offices: Provided that any interim rates of wages fixed by theCentral Government under section 13A in respect of working journalists and inforce immediately before the constitution of the Tribunal shall remain in forceuntil the order of the Central Government under section 12 read with thissection comes into operation]. .....

Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 Section 3

Title: Act 14 of 1947 to Apply to Working Journalists

State: Central

Year: 1955

(1) The provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), as in force for the time being, shall, subject to the modification specified in sub-section (2), apply to, or in relation to, working journalists as they apply to, or in relation to, workmen within the meaning of that Act. (2) Section 25F of the aforesaid Act, in its application to working journalists, shall be construed as if in clause (a) thereof, for the period of notice referred to therein in relation to the retrenchment of a workman, the following periods of notice in relation to the retrenchment of a working journalist had been substituted, namely:-- (a) six months, in the case of an editor, and (b) three months, in the case of any other working journalist;

Working Journalists (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act, 1958 Section 11

Title: Effect of Act on Working, Journalists Act, Etc

State: Central

Year: 1958

(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 construed 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,