https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302351 Jewel appraisers engaged by a bank were examined under the definition of "workman" in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, with emphasis on whether their engagement resembled regular clerical employment. The decisive factors were the absence of fixed working hours, lack of disciplinary control, commission-based remuneration paid by the loanee rather than wages by the bank, and the limited scope of their functions. On those facts, they were found not to be integrated into the regular workforce and were engaged on terms materially different from regular employees. The earlier authorities relied on were held to be inapposite on the facts, and the appraisers could not be treated as part-time clerical staff. en-us Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 21 May 2022 15:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302351 Jewel appraisers engaged by a bank were examined under the definition of "workman" in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, with emphasis on whether their engagement resembled regular clerical employment. The decisive factors were the absence of fixed working hours, lack of disciplinary control, commission-based remuneration paid by the loanee rather than wages by the bank, and the limited scope of their functions. On those facts, they were found not to be integrated into the regular workforce and were engaged on terms materially different from regular employees. The earlier authorities relied on were held to be inapposite on the facts, and the appraisers could not be treated as part-time clerical staff. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302351