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By: Harveer Singhtwitter.com/iastoss+91-880-2009-420

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The Labour Code on Industrial Relations Bill, 2015

• It seeks to merge– The Trade Unions Act– The Industrial Disputes Act – The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act

• Merging these three laws into one would encourage compliance and improve the ease of doing business

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Industrial Disputes Act

• It deal with core labour issues such as industrial disputes, regulation of strikes, lock-outs, lay-offs, retrenchments and other related issues.

• It provides for Works Committee, Grievance Redressal, Labor Courts, Tribunals etc.

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Existing Provision in Industrial Dispute Act

What Code Says

Retrenchment or Shut Shop without govt approval

100 Workers 300 Workers

Time to Raise objection against retrenchment

No Time Limit 3 Year

Advance Notice to Worker

1 Month 3 Month

Retrenchment Payment

15 Days Salary 45 Days Salary

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• All workers employed in industries for more than a year will get three months of notice in case there is a plan for retrenchment , shall not apply to an “undertaking set up for the construction of buildings, bridges, roads, canals, dams or for other construction work”.

• Currently, 85% of manufacturing firms have less than 50 employees and 58% factories employ up to 30 workers.

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