https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194838 A bona fide apprentice whose dominant role is to receive training, and who is paid a stipend rather than wages, is not an "employee" under section 2(9) of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948. The decisive test is the real nature of the arrangement: if the purpose is to impart trade training for a fixed period, with no obligation on the employer to retain the trainee after completion, the relationship remains one of apprenticeship and not employment. Disciplinary conditions or periodic payments do not by themselves change that character. The Act therefore does not apply to such apprentices. en-us Wed, 08 Oct 1975 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 29 Sep 2017 17:31:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194838 A bona fide apprentice whose dominant role is to receive training, and who is paid a stipend rather than wages, is not an "employee" under section 2(9) of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948. The decisive test is the real nature of the arrangement: if the purpose is to impart trade training for a fixed period, with no obligation on the employer to retain the trainee after completion, the relationship remains one of apprenticeship and not employment. Disciplinary conditions or periodic payments do not by themselves change that character. The Act therefore does not apply to such apprentices. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 08 Oct 1975 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194838