( lj Notwi ths tanding any thing conta ined in any law for the time being in force eve ry work man who is in cont inuous service for a period of 180 davs in a period of 12 (twelve) cale nde r mon ths in an ind ust ria l esta blishment shall be made perm anent.
(2) A workman shall be said to be in cont inuous service for a period if he is for tha t period, in u ninter rupted serv ice IB S ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAOxtDINAKY, APR. 22 ,19 94 589 including serv ice which may be interrupted on account of sickness or authorised leave or an accident or a strike , which is not ille gal or a lockout, or on accout of non-em ploym ent or discharge of such workman for a period which . does not exceed 45 days and during which period a subs titute, has been employed in his p lace by the employer, or a cessation of work which is not due to any fau lt on the part of the workm an.
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Explanation.— For the purposes of this section; the number of days on which a workman has work ed in an industrial establ ishment include the days
(i) he has been laid of f under an agreement or as per mitted by standing orders made under the Indus tria l Employm ent (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 (Central Act XX of 1946) or under any other law appl icable to the industria l esta blishment; '
(ii) he has been on leave with full wages, earned in the prev ious years;
(iii) he has been absent due to tempora ry disablement caused by accident arising ou+ of and in the course of his employment; and •g r
(iv) in case of a female , she has been on maternity leave; so. however, that the total period of such matern ity leave does not exceed twelve weeks.
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