Dear Member,
Plz go through section 1(3) on applicability of the Act under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. Section 1(3) may be read as under.
Section 1(3) It shall apply to—
(a) every factory, mine, oilfield, plantation, port and railway company;
(b) every shop or establishment within the meaning of any law for the time being in force in relation to shops and establishments in a State, in which ten or more persons are employed, or were employed, on any day of the preceding twelve months;
(c) such other establishments or class of establishments, in which ten or more employees are employed, or were employed, on any day of the preceding twelve months, as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf.
Now you see whether you are to pay gratuity or not?
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