The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026

Rule Form XXIV Form XXIV

Chapter: Annexures · Forms and Appendices
Text as on: As notified 08 May 2026

FORM-XXIV (See rule 105) Agreement between Producer and Audio-visual worker

This agreement is made on this day ............ month ................year.......... between M/s ................... having office at ........................(hereinafter referred to as the "Producer") on the first part and Shri/Smt/Kumari .....................son/daughter/wife of Shri .................. residing at .................. (herein after referred to as the "audio-visual worker") on the second part. The terms `Producer' and `audio-visual worker' shall include their heirs, successors, administrators and legal representatives:

Now, therefore this agreement is made as follows:

1. That both the parties agree that the duration of this agreement shall be from the date hereof till the completion of the audio-visual production and this period shall not exceed ____ consecutive months.

2. That the audio-visual worker agrees to attend studio, location or work place, as the case may be, subject to the requirement of his previous engagement and on their confirmation, to perform their respective job punctually as and when he shall be required by a written intimation by the Producer or the person duly authorised by them in writing.

3. That inconsideration of the audio-visual worker's services, as aforesaid, the producer agrees to pay and the audio-visual worker agrees to receive a sum of Rs. ...............................(Rupees ........................) payable as advance on signing of this agreement and the balance of Rs. .........................payable in ......................... equal installments.

4. That in the event of the audio-visual production being not complete within the stipulated period and the Producer still needing the services of the audio-visual worker to complete the audio-visual production, the producer agrees to pay and the audio-visual worker agrees to receive additional remuneration on pro-rata basis, payable in the same manner as stated in Clause 3 above, till the completion of the production.

5. That in case the assignment of the audio-visual worker is completed earlier than the period stipulated in Clauses 1 and 4 above, the producer shall settle the account of the audio-visual worker and pay the remaining balance of the agreement amount in full before the commencement of re-recording work/censor of the production, whichever is earlier.

6. That the audio-visual worker shall, if so required,

(a) attend the studios, location or work-place, as the case may be, earlier than the scheduled time of the shift, for preparatory work, and in that case, audio-visual worker shall be paid by the Producer extra wages at the rate of Rs. ......per hour or part thereof for such early attendance.

7. That the Producer shall provide transport and food or pay traveling allowances to and fro to report to duty and food allowance while on duty as are customary or fixed by bilateral arrangements between the Producer's and audio-visual worker's representative organizations.

8. That the Producer shall also pay for all travelling and accommodation expenses, fares, cost of food and such other allowances as are customary when the audio-visual worker is required to work on location outdoors.

9. That the Producer shall get the audio-visual worker insured for any injury or damage to such person including death caused by accident arising out of or in the course of their employment and/or during the period of their assignment under this agreement.

10. That where the Producer is prevented from proceeding with the production of the audio-visual by reason of fire, riot, natural calamity, order of the public authority or any other reason beyond their control :-

(a) he shall be entitled to suspend the operation of this agreement during the period of suspension of production in case the production is suspended. The producer shall serve notice in writing of such suspension on the audio-visual worker and shall pay all their dues up to the date of service of such notice. Upon resumption of work on the film, this agreement shall revive and shall remain valid for the period stipulated in Clause I excluding the period of suspension there from ; or

(b) he shall be entitled to terminate this agreement as from the cessation of production, in case the production ceases completely. The producer shall serve a notice in writing of such cessation on the audio-visual worker and make payment of all the amount due to the audio-visual worker at the time of termination.

11. That in case if the Producer desires to terminate this agreement before the expiry of its term for reasons other than misconduct in relation to performance of the audio-visual worker's duties or of their unwillingness to perform the services required under this agreement, the producer shall be entitled to do so only upon payment of the balance of the stipulated amount of the agreement. Only after such payment to the audio-visual worker, the Producer shall be entitled to employ another audio-visual worker in their place.

12. That the Producer shall have the right to terminate this agreement on ground of misconduct on the part of the audio-visual worker in relation to performance of their duties or their unwillingness to perform the service required under the agreement, upon payment to the audio-visual worker of the amount due at the time of termination, calculated taking into consideration the audio-visual worker's total work in the audio-visual and the work has completed till the date of termination of this agreement. Termination under this clause shall not be made unless the charges of the Producer against the audio-visual worker are proved before a forum comprising equal number of representatives of the Producers' Organisation and the audio-visual worker's Organisation to which the Producer and the audio-visual worker respectively may belong. The decision of the forum shall be binding on both the parties. The producer can engage another audio-visual worker for the job towards this agreement only after the forum has given a decision in favour of such termination and the audio-visual worker has been paid all his dues.

13. That in case of premature termination of this agreement, it shall be the option of the Producer whether or not to retain the work of the audio-visual worker in the audio-visual and at the same time, it shall be the option of the audio-visual worker whether or not to allow their name to go on the credit titles of the film.

14. That the Producer shall have the right to decide the manner of representing the audio-visual worker's personality on the screen, their clothes, make-up and hair-style and the audio-visual worker shall fully and willingly comply with the direction of the Producer in this regard, provided that the requirements of the Producer in this respect have been notified to the audio-visual worker and accepted by them.

15. That the audio-visual worker agrees to render their services to the best of their ability in such manner as the Producer or, at their instance, the Director of the audio-visual may direct and shall comply with all reasonable instructions that he may give for the production of the film.

16. That the audio-visual worker shall comply with all the regulations of the studio, location or work place as the case may be.

17. That the Producer shall not without the consent in writing of the audio-visual worker, assign or transfer the benefit of this agreement to any other person.

18. That the provisions of Chapter-III of Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020) shall be applicable to this agreement.

19. That the Producer shall not utilise the work of the audio-visual worker in any film, other than the audio-visual under this agreement, without prior permission of the audio-visual worker. The parties have put their hands to this agreement on the date, month and year said above in the presence of each other and in the presence of the witnesses.

1. Witness Producer Name Address

2. Witness audio-visual worker Name Address

FORM-XXIV
(See rule 105)
Agreement between Producer and Audio-visual worker

This agreement is made on this day ............ month ................year.......... between M/s ................... having office at ........................(hereinafter referred to as the
"Producer") on the first part and Shri/Smt/Kumari .....................son/daughter/wife of Shri .................. residing at .................. (herein after referred to as the "audio-
visual worker") on the second part. The terms `Producer' and `audio-visual worker' shall include their heirs, successors, administrators and legal representatives:

Now, therefore this agreement is made as follows:
1. That both the parties agree that the duration of this agreement shall be from the date hereof till the completion of the audio-visual production and this period
shall not exceed ____ consecutive months.

2. That the audio-visual worker agrees to attend studio, location or work place, as the case may be, subject to the requirement of his previous engagement and on
their confirmation, to perform their respective job punctually as and when he shall be required by a written intimation by the Producer or the person duly authorised
by them in writing.

3. That inconsideration of the audio-visual worker's services, as aforesaid, the producer agrees to pay and the audio-visual worker agrees to receive a sum of Rs.
...............................(Rupees ........................) payable as advance on signing of this agreement and the balance of Rs. .........................payable in .........................
equal installments.

4. That in the event of the audio-visual production being not complete within the stipulated period and the Producer still needing the services of the audio-visual
worker to complete the audio-visual production, the producer agrees to pay and the audio-visual worker agrees to receive additional remuneration on pro-rata
basis, payable in the same manner as stated in Clause 3 above, till the completion of the production.

5. That in case the assignment of the audio-visual worker is completed earlier than the period stipulated in Clauses 1 and 4 above, the producer shall settle the
account of the audio-visual worker and pay the remaining balance of the agreement amount in full before the commencement of re-recording work/censor of the
production, whichever is earlier.

6. That the audio-visual worker shall, if so required,

(a) attend the studios, location or work-place, as the case may be, earlier than the scheduled time of the shift, for preparatory work, and in that case, audio-
visual worker shall be paid by the Producer extra wages at the rate of Rs. ......per hour or part thereof for such early attendance.

(b) continue to work beyond the working day, with one hour break and in that case, audio-visual worker shall be paid by the Producer extra wages at the rate
of Rs................. for the work during the extended hours and refreshments, and transport facilities.
7. That the Producer shall provide transport and food or pay traveling allowances to and fro to report to duty and food allowance while on duty as are customary
or fixed by bilateral arrangements between the Producer's and audio-visual worker's representative organizations.

8. That the Producer shall also pay for all travelling and accommodation expenses, fares, cost of food and such other allowances as are customary when the audio-
visual worker is required to work on location outdoors.

9. That the Producer shall get the audio-visual worker insured for any injury or damage to such person including death caused by accident arising out of or in the
course of their employment and/or during the period of their assignment under this agreement.

10. That where the Producer is prevented from proceeding with the production of the audio-visual by reason of fire, riot, natural calamity, order of the public
authority or any other reason beyond their control :-

(a) he shall be entitled to suspend the operation of this agreement during the period of suspension of production in case the production is suspended. The producer
shall serve notice in writing of such suspension on the audio-visual worker and shall pay all their dues up to the date of service of such notice. Upon resumption
of work on the film, this agreement shall revive and shall remain valid for the period stipulated in Clause I excluding the period of suspension there from ; or

(b) he shall be entitled to terminate this agreement as from the cessation of production, in case the production ceases completely. The producer shall serve a notice
in writing of such cessation on the audio-visual worker and make payment of all the amount due to the audio-visual worker at the time of termination.

11. That in case if the Producer desires to terminate this agreement before the expiry of its term for reasons other than misconduct in relation to performance of
the audio-visual worker's duties or of their unwillingness to perform the services required under this agreement, the producer shall be entitled to do so only upon
payment of the balance of the stipulated amount of the agreement. Only after such payment to the audio-visual worker, the Producer shall be entitled to employ
another audio-visual worker in their place.

12. That the Producer shall have the right to terminate this agreement on ground of misconduct on the part of the audio-visual worker in relation to performance
of their duties or their unwillingness to perform the service required under the agreement, upon payment to the audio-visual worker of the amount due at the time
of termination, calculated taking into consideration the audio-visual worker's total work in the audio-visual and the work has completed till the date of termination
of this agreement. Termination under this clause shall not be made unless the charges of the Producer against the audio-visual worker are proved before a forum
comprising equal number of representatives of the Producers' Organisation and the audio-visual worker's Organisation to which the Producer and the audio-visual
worker respectively may belong. The decision of the forum shall be binding on both the parties. The producer can engage another audio-visual worker for the job
towards this agreement only after the forum has given a decision in favour of such termination and the audio-visual worker has been paid all his dues.

13. That in case of premature termination of this agreement, it shall be the option of the Producer whether or not to retain the work of the audio-visual worker in
the audio-visual and at the same time, it shall be the option of the audio-visual worker whether or not to allow their name to go on the credit titles of the film.

14. That the Producer shall have the right to decide the manner of representing the audio-visual worker's personality on the screen, their clothes, make-up and
hair-style and the audio-visual worker shall fully and willingly comply with the direction of the Producer in this regard, provided that the requirements of the
Producer in this respect have been notified to the audio-visual worker and accepted by them.

15. That the audio-visual worker agrees to render their services to the best of their ability in such manner as the Producer or, at their instance, the Director of the
audio-visual may direct and shall comply with all reasonable instructions that he may give for the production of the film.

16. That the audio-visual worker shall comply with all the regulations of the studio, location or work place as the case may be.

17. That the Producer shall not without the consent in writing of the audio-visual worker, assign or transfer the benefit of this agreement to any other person.

18. That the provisions of Chapter-III of Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020) shall be applicable to this agreement.
19. That the Producer shall not utilise the work of the audio-visual worker in any film, other than the audio-visual under this agreement, without prior permission
of the audio-visual worker.
The parties have put their hands to this agreement on the date, month and year said above in the presence of each other and in the presence of the witnesses.

1. Witness    Producer             Name Address
2. Witness    audio-visual worker  Name Address