Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955

The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955

श्रमजीवी पत्रकार और अन्‍य समाचारपत्र कर्मचारी (सेवा की शर्तें) और प्रकीर्ण उपबन्‍ध अधिनियम, 1955

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Act ID:	195545
Act Number:	45
Enactment Date:	1955-12-20
Act Year:	1955
Short Title:	The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955
metadata.dc.title.hindi:	श्रमजीवी पत्रकार और अन्‍य समाचारपत्र कर्मचारी (सेवा की शर्तें) और प्रकीर्ण उपबन्‍ध अधिनियम, 1955
Long Title:	An Act to regulate certain conditions of service of working journalists and other persons employed in newspaper establishments.
Ministry:	Ministry of Labour and Employment
Enforcement Date:	20-12-1955


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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

WORKING JOURNALISTS

CHAPTER IIA

NON-JOURNALIST NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES

CHAPTER III

APPLICATION OF CERTAIN ACTS TO NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES

CHAPTER IV

MISCELLANEOUS


Section 1. Short title and extent. Show Related Subordinates
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Act 14 of 1947 to apply to working journalists.
Section 4. Special provisions in respect of certain cases of retrenchment.
Section 5. Payment of gratuity.
Section 5A. Nomination by working journalist.
Section 6. Hours of work.
Section 7. Leave.
Section 8. Fixation or revision of rates of wages.
Section 9. Procedure for fixing and revising rates of wages.
Section 10. Recommendation by Board.
Section 11. Powers and procedure of the Board.
Section 12. Powers of Central Government to enforce recommendations of the Wage Board.
Section 13. Working journalists entitled to wages at rates not less than those specified in the order.
Section 13A. Power of Government to fix interim rates of wages.
Section 13AA. Constitution of Tribunal for fixing or revising rates of wages in respect of working journalists.
Section 13B. Fixation or revision of rates of wages of non-journalist newspaper employees.
Section 13C. Wage Board for fixing or revising rates of wages in respect of non-journalist newspaper employees.
Section 13D. Application of certain provisions.
Section 13DD. Constitution of Tribunal for fixing or revising rates of wages in respect of non-journalist newspaper employees.
Section 14. Act 20 of 1946 to apply to newspaper establishments.
Section 15. Act 19 of 1952 to apply to newspaper establishments.
Section 16. Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Act.
Section 16A. Employer not to dismiss, discharge, etc., newspaper employees.
Section 17. Recovery of money due from an employer.
Section 17A. Maintenance of registers, records, and muster-rolls.
Section 17B. Inspectors.
Section 18. Penalty.
Section 19. Indemnity.
Section 19A. Defects in appointments not to invalidate acts.
Section 19B. Saving.
Section 20. Power to make rules.
Section 21. Repealed.


Schedule 1. THE SCHEDULE. Order Appendix Forms

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
1957	Working Journalist Conditions of service and Miscellaneous Provisions Rules 1957
1958	The Working Journalist Fixation of Rates of Wages Act 1958 Rules
09-10-1958	WJ(FoRoW) Rules 1958 Amendment

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
16-12-1958	The Working Journalist Fixation of Rates of Wages Act 1958
19-06-2014	23540_2014_Judgement_19-Jun-2017

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
10-05-1957	Divatia Wage Board dated 10.05.1957
27-10-1967	Shinde Wage Board dated 27.10.1967
18-11-1967	Resolution dated 18.11.1967 Shinde Wage Board
26-12-1980	Palekar Wage Board SO. 984(E) dated 26.12.1980
20-07-1981	Palekar Wage Board S.O. 574(E) dated 20.07.1981
31-08-1989	Bachawat Wage Board S.O. 683(E) dated 31.08.1989
05-12-2000	Manisana Wage Board S.O. 1086(E) dated 05.12.2000
15-12-2000	Manisana Wage Board S.O. 1125(E) dated 15.12.2000
11-11-2011	Gazette Notification

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
28-01-2019	SC Order - Avishek Raja and Others Appellant(s) Versus Sanjay Gupta and Others Respondent(s)
05-04-2019	SC Order - Avishek Raja and Others Appellant(s) Versus Sanjay Gupta and Others Respondent(s)

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