adviser as required by Sub-section (4) of Section 4 of the Apprentices Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"). When ... which calls for interpretation in this case reads as follows:
18. Apprentices are trainees and not workers. 20 - Save as otherwise provided in this
that the applicant can at best, claim the status of an apprentice. The applicant was paid Rs. 2 to Rs. 25 out of humanitarian ground ... under the opposite party, but is entitled to get stipend as an apprentice and proceeded to fix basic wages' as stipend at the rate
contended that respondents 3 to 10
who were directly selected as Forest apprentices are juniors to petitioners since
respondents 3 to 10 joined service after ... Subordinate Service Service Rules,
(for short, KFSSR) deals with appointment of Forest Apprentices and they were
included in the 5th category whereas persons like petitioners
specific contention was raised on behalf
of the petitioner that the apprentices and trainees in
establishments covered by the Standing Orders Act are
exempted from ... categorical factual finding as to whether the persons termed
as trainees/apprentices are employees engaged for regular
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hold that there should be clear training
scheme for persons engaged as apprentice or trainee under the
certified standing orders. The authority also found that ... petitioner-establishment and therefore, the
petitioner-establishment can engage trainees or apprentice. The
alleged employees as stated by the authorities under the EPF Act
were
workman' as follows :
"workman" means any person (including an
apprentice) employed in any industry to do any
manual, unskilled, skilled, technical, operational ... follows :
"(e) 'employee' means any person (other than an
apprentice) employed on wages, in any establishment,
factory, mine, oilfield, plantation, port, railway
provided in the
Act of 1952.
(B) Sale Executives, Trainees, and Apprentices were given training
in the field of analysing the purity of ornaments, repairs ... Certifying Officer were valid
and the respondent establishment could appoint the
apprentices in accordance with the standing orders as certified
by the Certifying Officer
provided in the
Act of 1952.
(B) Sale Executives, Trainees, and Apprentices were given training
in the field of analysing the purity of ornaments, repairs ... Certifying Officer were valid
and the respondent establishment could appoint the
apprentices in accordance with the standing orders as certified
by the Certifying Officer
Hydrozide and Trisodium Phosphate. Being a trainee
who is akin to the apprentice, the 1st respondent was excluded
from the term 'employee ... Gratuity
Act, 1972 defines an "employee" which excludes only
apprentice. The Act says "employee means any person
(other than an apprentice
contain the inclusive
portion 'or any person engaged as apprentice, not being an
apprentice engaged under the Apprentices ... products of, the
factory or establishment of any person
engaged as apprentice, not being an
apprentice engaged under the Apprentices
