2A |
Appropriate government |
(i) in relation to any employment carried on by or under the authority of the Central Government or a railway administration, or in relation to a banking company, a mine, oilfield or major port or any corporation established by or under a Central Act, the Central Government, and
(ii) in relation to any other employment, the State Government; |
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2B |
Commencement of this Act | In relation to an establishment or employment, the date on which this Act comes into force in respect of that establishment or employment |
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2C |
Employer | The meaning assigned to it in clause (f) of Section 2 of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (39 of 1972) |
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2D |
Man and Womanh | Male and female human beings, respectively, of any age |
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2E |
Notification | A notification published in the Official Gazette |
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2F |
Prescribedr | Prescribed by rules made under this Act |
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2G |
Remuneration | The basic wage or salary, and any additional emoluments whatsoever payable, either in cash or in kind, to a person employed in respect of employment or work done in such employment, if the terms of the contract of employment, express or implied, were fulfilled |
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2H |
Same work or work of a similar nature | Work in respect of which the skill, effort and responsibility required are the same, when performed under similar working conditions, by a man or a woman and the differences, if any, between the skill, effort and responsibility required of a man and those required of a woman are not of practical importance in relation to the terms and conditions of employment |
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2I |
Worker | A worker in any establishment or employment in respect of which this Act has come into force |
