Definition
For other mining activities except for gem mining activities: Do not enter persons who do not involve in production process and who employ in some other sector. [Eg. Exclude workers who break granite for concrete metal. If the owner of the quarry is engaged in breaking granite for concrete metal in addition to quarrying, but if the granite is broken for concrete metal in the same quarry when mining takes place and if both activities are carried out by the same workers, all these workers should be treated as employees.]
2.1.1 Working proprietors and active partners:similar persons who are actively engaged in the operation of this establishment should be included. They may or may not get a salary. Include persons who are engaged in administration and operating activities, if the industry does not exhibit a definite institutional structure, such as sand mining, breaking granite for concrete metal. Include the persons who are employees in place of inactive investors.
2.1.2 Operatives - All employees who are directly engaged in the production or related activity should be included here. This category of employees are broken in to two groups. (skilled & unskilled). Enter the operatives who got special training under 'Skilled' category.
2.1.2.1 Skilled - This refers to persons who are trained or experienced in certain specific fields and covers both manual and mechanical workers who cannot be replaced at short notice. (eg. The person who acts as the overseer in the mine cannot be replaced by some other person, since the activities he does are difficult for some other person to carry out and therefore he should be included under 'skilled'.)
2.1.2.2 Unskilled - An unskilled operator requires no special training or experience to do a job and can be replaced at short notice.
2.1.3.1 Technical and supervisory _ This covers persons involved directly in the technical and supervisory processes. This will cover persons like technicians, quality controllers etc.
2.1.3.2 Clerical and related - This category of persons includes clerical staff, typists, stenographers etc .
2.1.3.3 Others - This should cover all other employees not specified above. (eg. drivers, watchers, security guards, receptionists, peons, sanitary workers etc..) Those persons (1) who do not belong to a category as above but get a payment and the persons (2)who work outside the establishment but get salary from the establishment should be included here.
2.1.3.4 Unpaid family workers - All persons living in the household of proprietors and working in the establishment without regular pay for at least one third of the normal working time of the establishment are considered as unpaid family workers.
Note: Please include all workers whether full or part time including those on sick leave, paid vacation or holidays. For establishments those are in operation in 2003, total up the number in the monthly payroll for 12 months and divide by 12. For quarterly average total up the number of workers per month for relevant three months and divide by 3. For seasonal industries (rubber, brick etc.) the average number of workers is based on that at peak season.
2.3 WAGESAND SALARIES PAID TO EMPLOYEES DURING 2003
This item includes the following classes of payments and relates to "gross" remuneration, i.e. total before any deductions are made by the
employer in respect of taxes, contributions of employees to social security and pension schemes, life insurance premiums, union dues and other obligations of employees.
(a) Direct Wages and Salaries - relates to cash payments for current work performed and includes straight line pay of time-rated workers, incentive pay of time rated workers, earnings of piece rate workers and premium pay for overtime, late shift and holiday work. Also included are commissions, responsibility premiums, dirt and discomfort allowances, cash indemnities, payments and under guaranteed pay systems, cost-of-living allowances and other regular allowances.
(b) Remuneration for Time not Worked - comprises cash payments in respect of public holidays, annual vacations and other-time off with pay.
(c) Bonuses and Gratuities - include year-end and seasonal as well as production and profit sharing bonuses.
(d) Payments in Kind - these are goods and services furnished to employees free of charge or at markedly reduced cost which are clearly and primarily of benefit to employees as consumers. They comprise food including the supply of milk, rice, flour, tea, etc., drink, fuel and other payments in kind.