(1) The Committee shall, by notice published in such manner as it thinks fit, call upon newspaper establishments and working journalists and other persons interested in
the Wage Board decision to make such representations as they may think
fit as respects the Wage Board decision and the rates of wages which
may be fixed under this Act in respect of working journalists.
(2) Every such representation shall be in writing and shall be
made within such period not exceeding thirty days, as the Committee
may specify in the notice, and shall state--
(a) the specific grounds of objection, if any, to the Wage
Board decision,
(b) the rates of wages which, in the opinion of the person
making the representation, would be reasonable, having
regard to the capacity of the employer to pay the same
or to any other circumstance, whichever may seem
relevant to the person making the representation in
relation to his representation,
(c) the alterations or modifications, if any, which, in the
opinion of the person making the representation, should
be made in the Wage Board decision and the reasons
therefor.
(3) The Committee shall take into account the representations
aforesaid, if any, and after examining the materials placed before the
Wage Board and such further materials as have since been obtained by
or made available to it under this Act, make such recommendations, as
it thinks fit, to the Central Government for the fixation of rates of
wages in respect of working journalists, whether by way of
modification or otherwise, of the Wage Board decision; and any such
recommendation may specify, whether prospectively or retrospectively,
the date from which the rates of wages should take effect.
(4) In making any recommendations to the Central Government, the
Committee shall have regard to all the matters set out in sub-section
(1) of section 9 of the Working Journalists Act.
(5) The Committee may, if it thinks fit, take up for
consideration separately groups or classes of newspaper
establishments, whether on the basis of regional classification or on
any other basis, and make recommendations from time to time in regard
to each such group or class.
