The Code defines 'employer' to cover persons who directly manage or control industrial operations: the occupier (who has ultimate control of the factory), the contractor (who employs contract labour), and the manager (who runs day-to-day operations). The managing director, while a senior corporate officer, is not specifically included in this statutory definition because the Code targets operational control rather than corporate governance hierarchy.

1. 1 Pick up Industrial Relations Code, 2020.
2. 2 Go to Section 2 (Definitions).
3. 3 Find 'employer' definition.
4. 4 Check who is included: occupier ✓, contractor ✓, manager ✓. Managing director ✗ (not in statutory definition).

The text reads: The definition of 'employer' under the Code includes the occupier of the factory, the contractor, and the manager, but does not specifically include managing directors.