The term ‘workman’ under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923, includes who among the following persons?
[amp_mcq option1=”A person whose employment is of a casual nature” option2=”A person employed as a personal cook by the Managing Director of a company” option3=”A person employed for repairing an article in any premises wherein 15 persons are employed” option4=”The Captain of an aircraft” correct=”option3″]
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2018
– Employment in factories, workshops, or other premises where manufacturing or other operations are carried on and where a certain number of persons are employed (thresholds varied over time but premises with 15 employees suggest a formal workplace) are typically included in Schedule II. Repairing an article in such a premises is likely employment for the purpose of the employer’s trade or business and falls within the scope of scheduled employments.
– Persons employed in domestic service (like a personal cook for a Managing Director) are generally excluded from the definition. Option B is excluded.
– The Captain of an aircraft, while employed in a scheduled employment (operation of aircraft), might be excluded if they were in a managerial, administrative, or supervisory capacity drawing wages above a certain limit (as per the Act before 2000 amendment which removed the wage ceiling). Option D is potentially excluded depending on specifics.
– Option C describes employment in a setting typically covered by the Act, performing work related to the premises’ activity, making the person a ‘workman’.