Section 3Sec./Art. 3

Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act:

(a) Employee refers to a person who performs professional, managerial or administrative work and is paid salaries by the employer as compensation for services rendered;

(b) Employer refers to any person, natural or juridical, employing the services of an employee or worker and shall include the government and all its branches, subdivisions and instrumentalities, all government-owned and -controlled corporations, and government financial institutions, as well as nonprofit private institutions or organizations;

(c) Job applicant refers to a person who applies for employment;

(d) Labor contractor refers to any person or an agent of that person who regularly undertakes, with or without compensation, the procurement of employees or workers for an employer, or the procurement for employees or workers opportunities to work for an employer;

(e) Labor organization refers to any union or association of employees or workers which exists in whole or in part for the purpose of collective bargaining or for dealing with employers concerning terms and conditions of employment;

(f) Publisher refers to any person or juridical entity engaged in the printing of information on paper and its distribution, buying or securing of airtime or space on television, radio or the internet, and other similar media; and

(g) Worker refers to a person who performs manual labor involving skilled or unskilled work, and is paid wages by the employer as compensation for services rendered.