Employer

Principal employer

Principal employer, in relation to a dock worker employed or to be employed by or through any agency (including a contractor), means the person in connection with whose work he is employed or is to be employed by such agency. [Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 (54 of 1986) s. 2(g)]...

statutory employer

statutory employer : one who employs another (as a contractor) to perform work in the course of a business and who is liable for workers' compensation according to a statute establishing such an employment relationship or liability ...

employer identification number

employer identification number A number used to identify the tax account of employers, sole proprietors, corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies. This number is required if you have employees, have a Keogh plan, operate a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or file employment, excise, alcohol, tobacco, or firearms tax returns. ...

employer : one that hires others to perform a service or engage in an activity in exchange for compensation see also respondeat superior ...

By the reason of termination of employment

By the reason of termination of employment, The expression 'by reason of the termination of employment' must, in the context, have the same meaning as the expression 'payable on the termination of employment' which is used in sub-clause (6). In other words, gratuity which may be payable to an employee by reason of the termination of his employment would fall under sub-clause (d), provided it is shown that it is payable under any law, contract, or instrument, Purshottam H. Judye v. V.B. Potdar, (1966) 2 SCR 353: AIR 1966 SC 856. [Payment of Wages Act (4 of 1936), s. 2 (vi) (d)]...

Employment Exchange

Employment Exchange, means any office or place established and maintained by the Government for the collection and furnishing of information, either by the keeping of registers or otherwise, respecting:(i) persons who seek to engage employees,(ii) persons who seek employment, and(iii) vacancies to which persons seeking employment may be appointed. [Employment Exchanges (Com-pulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959 (31 of 1959), s. 2 (d)]...

In the course of employment

In the course of employment, the words 'In the course of employment' mean in the course of the work which the workman is employed to do and which is incidental to it', Mackinnon Machenzie and Co. (P) Ltd. v. Ibrahim Mahommad Issak, AIR 1970 SC 1906 (1908): (1969) 2 SCC 607: (1970) 1 SCR 869.The dictionary meaning of 'in the course of' is 'during (in the course of time, as time goes by), while doing' (The Concise Oxford Dictionary, New Seventh Edition). The dictionary meaning indicates that the accident must take place within or during the period of employment, Regional Director, ESI Corpn. v. Francis De Costa, AIR 1997 SC 432: (1996) 6 SCC 1. [ESI Act, 1948 (34 of 1948), s. 2(8)...

Re-employment

Re-employment, means retention in service, con-tinued employment in the service in which an employee has been serving is quite a different thing from re-employment of an employee after he has retired. Consequently, a decision not to re-employ is very different from a decision not to retain, Basantkumar Pal v. Chief Electrical Engineer, AIR 1958 Cal 657....

employment

employment 1 : an activity or service performed for another esp. for compensation or as an occupation 2 : the act of employing : the state of being employed ...

at-will employment

at-will employment A type of employment relationship in which there is no contractual agreement and either party may end the employment relationship at any time, for any reason or for no reason at all, without incurring a penalty ...

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