Question

We generally think that only those who are doing paid work regularly or casually, such as agricultural labourers, factory workers, those who work in banks and other offices as assistants and clerks, are workers. From the above discussion, you must have understood that those who are self-employed, such as pavement vegetable vendors, professionals such as lawyers, doctors and engineers, are also workers. Mark (a), (b) and (c) against self-employed, regular salaried employees and casual wage labourers respectively:

1. Owner of a saloon
2. Worker in a rice mill who is paid on a daily basis but employed regularly
3. Cashier in State Bank of India
4. Typist working in a state government office on a daily wage basis but paid monthly
5. A handloom weaver
6. Loading worker in a wholesale vegetable shop
7. Owner of a cold drinks shop which sells Pepsi, Coca Cola and Mirinda
8. Nurse in a private hospital who gets a monthly salary and has been working regularly for the past 5 years.

Answer 1

1. Self-employed works for oneself and earns from one’s own business/profession.
2. Regular salaried employee works regularly for an employer and receives regular wages/salary.
3. Casual wage labourer works on a daily/casual basis and receives wages for the work done.

S.No.	Person	Category
1.	Owner of a saloon	(a) Self-employed
2.	Worker in a rice mill, paid daily but employed regularly	(b) Regular salaried employee
3.	Cashier in State Bank of India	(b) Regular salaried employee
4.	Typist in a state government office on a daily-wage basis but paid monthly	(c) Casual wage labourer
5.	A handloom weaver	(a) Self-employed
6.	Loading worker in a wholesale vegetable shop	(c) Casual wage labourer
7.	Owner of a cold-drinks shop selling Pepsi, Coca-Cola and Mirinda	(a) Self-employed
8.	Nurse in a private hospital receiving a monthly salary and working regularly for 5 years	(b) Regular salaried employee