Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
25B. Definition of continuous service
For the purposes of this Chapter,-
(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 authorized 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-
(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-
(i) one hundred and ninety days in the case of
a workman employed below ground in a mine; and
(ii) two hundred and
forty days, in any other case;
(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-
(i) ninety-five days, in the case of a workman
employed below ground in a mine; and
(ii) one hundred and
twenty days, in any other case.
Explanation: For the purposes of clause (2), the
number of days on which workman has actually worked under an employer shall
include the days on which-
(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;
(ii) he has been on leave with full wages, earned in the
previous year;
(iii) he has been absent due to temporary disablement caused by
accident arising out of and in the course of his employment; and
(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.]