66(16)

66(16)(i) When a working journalist or sales promotion employee voluntarily relinquishes their post or retires from service on reaching the age of superannuation, they shall be entitled to cash compensation for earned leave not availed of up to a maximum of one hundred and twenty days: Provided that working journalist or sales promotion employee who has been refused earned leave due to such employee shall be entitled to get cash compensation for the earned leave so refused: Provided further that working journalist or sales promotion employee who dies while in service and who has not availed earned leave due to them immediately preceding the date of their death, their heirs shall be entitled to cash compensation for the leave not so availed of. (ii) Where the services of a working journalist or sales promotion employee is terminated for any reason whatsoever, other than as punishment inflicted by way of disciplinary action, shall be entitled to cash compensation for earned leave not availed of up to a maximum of one hundred and twenty days. (iii) Such cash compensation shall not be less than the amount of wages due to an employee for the period of leave not availed of, the relevant wage being that which would have been payable to such employee had they actually proceeded on leave on the day immediately preceding the occurrence of any of the events specified in clause (i) or clause (ii), as the case may be.