(1) This Act may be called the 2Telangana Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1987.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(1) „Board‟ means the 2Telangana Labour Welfare Board established under section 4;
(2) „employee‟ means:-
(i) any person who is employed for hire or reward to do any work, skilled or unskilled, manual, supervisory, clerical, or technical, in an establishment for a period of thirty days during the period of twelve months, whether the terms of employment be express or implied; but does not include any person –
(a) who is employed mainly in a managerial capacity; or
(b) who being employed in a supervisory capacity, draws wages exceeding Rs.1,600 (Rupees sixteen hundred)
1. The Andhra Pradesh Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1987 received the assent of the President on the 14th August, 1987. The said Act in force in the combined State, as on 02.06.2014, has been adapted to the State of Telangana, under section 101 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (Central Act 6 of 2014) vide. the Notification, issued in G.O.Ms.No.6, Labour, Employment, Training and Factories (Labour) Department, dated 01.02.2016.
2. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.6, Labour, Employment, Training and Factories (Labour) Department, dated 01.02.2016.
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2 [Act No.34 of 1987] per mensum or exercises either by the nature of the duties attached to the office or by reason of the powers vested in him, functions mainly of a managerial nature ; or
(c) who is employed as an apprentice or on parttime basis.
Explanation.–An apprentice means a person who according to the Certified Standing Orders applicable to the establishment is an apprentice or who is declared to be an apprentice by the authority specified in this behalf by the Government; and
(ii) any other person employed in any establishment whom the Government, may by notification, declare to be an employee for the purposes of this Act;
(3) „employer‟ means any person who employs either directly or through another person either on behalf of himself or any other person, one or more employees in an establishment and includes-
(i) in a factory, any person named under section 7(1)(f) of the Factories Act, 1948 as the manager;
(ii) in any establishment, any person responsible to the owner for the supervision and control of the employees or for the payment of wages;
(4) „establishment‟ means –
(i) a factory as defined in section 2 (m) of the Factories Act, 1948;
(ii) a motor transport undertaking as defined in the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961;
Central Act 63 of 1948.
Central Act 63 of 1948.
Central Act 27 of 1961.
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(iii) any other establishment as defined in section 2
(10) of 3the Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishment Act, 1966; and includes a society registered under any law in force in the State relating to registration of societies, and a charitable or other trust, whether registered or not, which carriers on any business or trade or any work in connection with or ancillary thereto and which employs or on any working day during the preceeding twelve months employed twenty or more persons, but does not include an establishment, not being a factory, belonging to or under the control of the Central or any State Government;
(5) „Fund‟ means the 4Telangana Labour Welfare Fund Constituted under section 3;
(6) „Government‟ means the State Government;
(7) „independent member‟ means a member of the Board who is not connected with the management of any establishment or who is not an employee; and includes an officer of the Government nominated as a member;
(8) „Inspector‟ means an inspector appointed under section 18;
(9) „notification‟ means a notification published in the 4Telangana Gazette and the word „notified‟ shall be construed accordingly;
(10) „prescribed‟ means prescribed by the Government by the rules made under this Act;
3. Now see the provisions of the Telangana Shops and Establishment Act, 1988 (Act No.20 of 1988) in which the Act 1966 was repealed.
4. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.6, LET&F (Labour) Department, dated
01.02.2016.
Central Act 15 of 1966.
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(11) „unpaid accumulations‟ means all payments due to an employee but not paid to him within a period of three years from the date on which they became due, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, including the wages and gratuity legally payable, but does not include the amount of contribution, if any paid by an employer to a Provident Fund established under the Employees Provident Funds Act, 1952;
(12) „Wages‟ means all remuneration capable of being expressed in terms of money which would, if the terms of the contract of employment, express or implied were fulfilled, be payable to an employee in respect of his employment or of work done in such employment and includes bonus payable under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, but does not include,-
(a) the value of any house accomodation, supply of light, water, medical attendance, or any other amenity or any service excluded from the computation of wages by general or special order of the Government;
(b) any contribution paid by the employer to any pension fund or provident fund or under any scheme of social insurance;
(c) any travelling allowance or the value of any travelling concession;
(d) any sum paid to the employee to defray special expenses entailed on him by the nature of his employment;
or
(e) any gratuity payable on termination, of employment;
Central Act 19 of 1952.
Central Act 21 of 1965.
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(13) „Welfare Commissioner‟ means the Welfare Commissioner appointed under section 17.