Section 2(c) in The Punjab Industrial Establishments (National and Festival Holidays and Casual and Sick Leave) Act, 1965
(c)"employer", when used in relation to an industrial establishment, means the person who has ultimate control over the affairs of the industrial establishment, and, where the affairs of any industrial establishment are entrusted to any other person, whether called a managing agent, manager, superintendent, or by any other name, such other person shall be deemed to be the employer;
