You may look into SE act applicable to your state.
The Delhi Shops and Establishments Act, 1954
Arrangement of Sections
2. DEFINITIONS.
(7) “employee” means a person wholly or principally employed, whether directly or
otherwise, and whether for wages (payable on permanent, periodical, contract, piece-
rate or commission basis) or other consideration, about the business of an
establishment and includes an apprentice and any person employed in a factory but
not governed by the Factories Act, 1948 (43 of 1948), and for the purpose of any matter regulated by this Act, also includes a person discharged or dismissed whose
claims have not been settled in accordance with this Act;
THE PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT, 1936 ( Employee drawing salary upto Rs.16000/pm)
ACT NO. 4 OF 1936 1*
2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant
in the subject or context,--
3*[(i) "employed person" includes the legal representative
of a deceased employed person;
5.
Time of payment of wages.
5. Time of payment of wages.- (1) The wages of every person
employed upon or in--
(a) any railway, factory or 1*[industrial or other
establishment] upon or in which less than one thousand
persons are employed, shall be paid before the expiry
of the seventh day,
(b) any other railway, factory or 1*[industrial or other
establishment], shall be paid before the expiry of the
tenth day,
after the last day of the wage-period in respect of which the wages
are payable: