a trainee, apprentice, on casual basis or against a
temporary or permanent post. Even an apprentice could be appointed on
probation. The expression "apprentice ... a) every apprentice undergoing
apprenticeship training in a designated trade in an
establishment shall be a trainee and not a worker;
and
(b) the provisions
Apprentices Act, 1961 . The Apprentices Act is a code in itself and it clearly stipulates that in Section 2(aa) apprentice means a person ... this Act,--
(a) every apprentice undergoing apprenticeship training in a designated trade in an establishment shall be a trainee and not a worker
a case where a period of apprenticeship is extended, a further written contract carrying out such intention need not be executed. But in a case ... taken from him, he may become a workman. A person who claims himself to be an apprentice has certain rights and obligations under the statute
Apprentices Act, 1961 (for short “the 1961 Act”)
defines “apprentice” which means a person who is undergoing apprenticeship
training in pursuance of a contract ... a fixed period on a fixed stipend and
that does not change the character of the apprentice to that of a workman
under the employer
post of a
permanent workman or probationer who is temporarily absent.
(e)
A "temporary workman" is a workman who has been engaged ... within a limited period.
(f)
A "casual" workman is a workman whose employment is of a
casual nature.
(g)
An "apprentice
workmen-
1. Workmen shall be classed as
(i) Permanent,
(ii) Seasonal,
(iii) Temporary,
(iv) Probationers,
(v) Apprentices, and
(vi) Substitutes.
(I)A "Permanent Workman ... From a perusal of the aforesaid, workers are classified as permanent, seasonal, temporary, probationer, apprentice and substitutes. A "permanent workman
while serving with the
respondent-management as Apprentice, service of the petitioner-workman
was terminated within a period of one year of his joining ... stage. Even if the petitioner would have
been treated as a workman being an Apprentice, he was expected to raise
his industrial dispute within a
a case, where a period of
apprenticeship is extended, a further written contract carrying out
such intention need not be executed. But, in a case ... taken from him, he may become a workman. A person
who claims himself to be an apprentice has certain rights and
obligations under the statute
a fixed period on a fixed stipend and that does not
change the character of the apprentice to that of a
workman under the employer ... registration of the contract, the position of the
apprentice is not changed to that of a workman. From
the scheme of the Act, the apprentice
A 'permanent' workman is a workman who
has been engaged on a permanent basis and includes any
person who has satisfactorily completed a ... A 'casual' workman is a workman whose
employment is of a casual nature.
(g) An 'apprentice' is a learner
