Notices · OSH Code
Agreement with each audio-visual worker
- When someone joins
- Producer
What to do
Employ an audio-visual worker only under a written agreement, and register the agreement with the competent authority the appropriate Government notifies s. 66(1); register it in Form XXIV rule 105.
Who it applies to
The producer of an audio-visual production, meaning the company, firm or person that arranges it, including its finance and the engagement of audio-visual workers s. 2(1)(zza). Audio-visual production includes films, television, web serials, talk, reality and sport shows, animation, advertisements and digital production s. 2(1)(e). It covers audio-visual workers, such as actors, musicians, anchors, dubbing artists, stunt persons and technical staff, whose remuneration does not exceed the monthly ceiling the Central Government notifies s. 2(1)(f) S.O. 2492(E).
In the checklist: Audio-visual production (OSH Code Chapter XI, Part III).
When
Before the audio-visual worker is employed s. 66(1).
How
The agreement must set out the nature of the assignment, wages and other benefits including provident fund where it applies, health and working conditions, safety, hours of work, welfare facilities and the dispute resolution mechanism s. 66(4).
Where the worker is employed through a contractor, the agreement must make the producer liable for the contractor’s obligations, such as wages, with a right to be reimbursed by the contractor s. 66(2)(c).
Where the worker is covered by a provident fund law, send a copy of the agreement to the authority the appropriate Government prescribes s. 66(3).
Provide the facilities the agreement specifies, and pay wages electronically s. 66(4), proviso.
A dispute not settled through the agreed mechanism can be taken to the Industrial Tribunal s. 66(4), proviso; references follow the procedure of the Industrial Relations Code and its rules rule 106.
Forms
- Form XXIV of the OSH (Central) Rules · official PDF, p. 311
Forms lose their layout when extracted; use the official PDF to fill them in.