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(iv) in the case of a female, she has been on maternity
leave; so, however, that the total period of such
maternity leave does not exceed twelve weeks.]
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(ii) two hundred and forty days, in any other
case;
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(iii) he has been absent due to temporary disablement caused by
accident arising out of and in the course of his
employment; and
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(b) for a period of six months, if the
workman, during a period of six calendar months
preceding the date with reference to which
calculation is to be made, has actually worked
under the employer for not less than--
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(i) one hundred and ninety days in the case of a
workman employed below ground in a mine; and
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(a) for a period of one year, if the workman,
during a period of twelve calendar months
preceding the date with reference to which
calculation is to be made, has actually worked
under the employer for not less than--
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(1) a workman shall be said to be in continuous service for a
period if he is, for that period, in uninterrupted
service, including service which may be interrupted on
account of sickness or authorised leave or an accident or a
strike which is not illegal, or a lock-out or a cessation
of work which is not due to any fault on the part of the
workman;
(2) where a workman is not in continuous service within the
meaning of clause (1) for a period of one year or six
months, he shall be deemed to be in continuous service under
an employer--
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(ii) one hundred and twenty days, in any other case.
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Explanation.--For the purposes of clause (2), the number of days on
which a workman has actually worked under an employer shall include the days
on which--
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(i) ninety-five days, in the case of a
workman employed below ground in a mine; and
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1. Subs. by Act 48 of 1954, s. 2, for the former Explanation (w.e.f.
1-4-1954).
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2. Subs. by Act 36 of 1964, s. 13, for s. 25B (w.e.f. 19-12-1964).
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(ii) he has been on leave with full wages, earned in the
previous years;
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(i) he has been laid-off under an agreement or as permitted by
standing orders made under the Industrial Employment
(Standing Orders) Act, 1946 (20 of 1946), or under this
Act or under any other law applicable to the industrial
establishment;
Source: India Code