Bare ActsThe PAYMENT OF BONUS ACT, 1965

Section 8

Eligibility for bonus

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Eligibility for bonus.—Every employee shall be entitled to be paid by his employer in an accounting year, bonus, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, provided he has worked in the establishment for not less than thirty working days in that year. (i) Workers who have option to attend to work at the factory premises are entitled to bonus; Kale Khan Mohd. Hanif v. Jhansi Bidi Mazdoor Union, 1980 Lab 1C 1973. (ii) Season workers who have worked for not less than 30 working days are entitled to bonus; J.K. Ginning & Pressing Factory v. P.O., 2nd Labour Court, (1991) 62 FLR 207 (Bom). (iii) Employees working on part-time basis are eligible for bonus; Arun Mills Ltd. v. Dr. Chandra Parshad C. Trivedi, (1976) 32 FLR 323. (iv) A probationer is eligible for bonus; Bank of Madura Ltd. v. Bank of Madura Employees’ Union, 1970 Lab 1C 1215. (v) Every employee is entitled to bonus; Mahabir Tiles Work v. Union of India, AIR 1968 Ker 143.

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