As per the Gratuity Act, one of the criterias mentioned for its applicability is "Every shop or establishment to which Shop and Establishment Act of a State applies in which 10 or more persons are employed on any day of the preceding 12 months"
My question is if a Pvt. Ltd. Company has 4 divisions across the country do we consider each division for determining the no. of persons employed or we consider the whole company in totality?
For eg: 1 division has 12 employees and another 8. Do we consider total 20 employees or consider each division separately thereby the first division being covered under the Act and not the second.
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