12. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“collective agreement” shall have the same meaning as in the Industrial Disputes Act (Chapter 131) ;

“Commissioner” means the person for the time being holding the office of Commissioner of Labour and includes any person for the time being holding office as a

Deputy Commissioner of Labour or as an Assistant

Commissioner of Labour or as a Labour Officer ;

Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers

“employer” means any person who on his own behalf employs, or on whose behalf any other person employs, any worker in any trade and includes any person who on behalf of any other person employs any worker in any trade ;

“trade” includes any industry, business, undertaking,

Government owned business undertaking, occupation, profession or calling, carried on, performed or exercised by an employer or worker, and any branch of, or any function or process in any trade, but does not include any industry, business or undertaking which is carried on by any corporation, board or other body which was or is established by or under any written law where the Government holds a majority of the share capital with funds or capital wholly or partly provided by the Government by way of grant, loan or otherwise ;

“wages” or “salary” means any earnings including—

the contractual wage or salary of the worker or the wage prescribed by the relevant Wages

any amount payable to the worker under the