A permanent employee who is not a working journalist resigns. Under section 53(1) of the Code on Social Security, 2020, what is the minimum continuous service he must have rendered to be entitled to…

Section 53(1) of the Code on Social Security, 2020 makes gratuity payable on resignation only after continuous service of not less than five years. Three years applies to working journalists under the first proviso, and the five-year condition does not apply where employment ends on expiry of a fixed term, for which one year of service is enough.