Industrial Dispute

Industrial Dispute Act, 1947

The Industrial Dispute means any dispute or difference between:-

Employers and employers.
Employers and Workmen.
Workmen and workmen, which is connected with.

Industrial disputes may be said to be disagreement or controversy between management and labor with respect to wages, working conditions, other employment matters or union recognition.

The Industrial Disputes Act 1947 extends to the whole of India and regulates Indian labour law so far as that concerns trade unions as well as Individual workman employed in any Industry within the territory of Indian mainland. It came into force April 1, 1947.

The Industrial Disputes Act is to secure industrial peace and harmony by providing machinery and procedure for the investigation and settlement of industrial disputes by conciliation, arbitration and adjudication machinery which is provided under the statute. The main and ultimate objective of this act is "Maintenance of Peaceful work culture in the Industry in India" which is clearly provided under the Statement of Objects & Reasons of the statute.

Form P

If any employer desires to retrench any workman employed in his industrial establishment who has been in continuous service for not less than one year under him, he shall give notice of such retrenchment as in Form P to the State Government, the Regional Labour Commissioner(Central), and Assistant Labour Commissioner(Central) and the Employment Exchange concerned and such notice shall be served on that Government.

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Form P-A

Notice or, as the case maybe, the application under sub-section (1) of section 25N for retrenchment shall be served in Form PA and served on the State Government or such authority as may be specified by the government under the said clause either personally or by registered post acknowledgement due and where the notice is served by registered post, the date on which the same is delivered to the Central Government or the authority shall be deemed to be the date of service of the notice for the purposes of sub-section (4) of the said section.

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Form P-B

The notice or , as the case may be , the application , shall be made in triplicate and copies of such notice or, as the case may be, the application, shall be served by the employer on the workmen concerned and a proof to that effect shall also be submitted by the employer along with the notice or, as the case may be, the application.

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Form Q

He shall give notice of such closure in Form Q to the State Government, the Labour Commissioner, the Assistant Labour Commissioner of the Division and the Employment Exchange concerned, by registered post.

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Form Q-A

Notice under sub-section(1) of section 25-O of intended closure shall be given in Form Q-A and server to the State Government either personally or by registered post acknowledgement due.

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Form Q-B

Application for permission to close down an undertaking, uder subsection(3) of section 25-O shall be made in Form Q-B with attested copy of the notice served by the employer under sub-section(1) of section 25-FFA appended thereto and delivered to the State Government either personally or by registered post acknowledgement due.

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