As per Industrial Dispute Act workman means any person employed in any industry to do any manual, unskilled, skilled, technical, operational, clerical or supervisory work for hire or reward, The terms of employment be express or implied

It however does not include any such person

- who is employed mainly in a managerial or administrative capacity

- who is employed in a supervisory capacity and draw wages exceeding one thousand six hundred rupees per mensem or exercises power or functions mainly of managerial nature

- A person who is subject to the Air Force Act, 1950, or the Army Act, 1950, or the Navy Act, 1957.