Employment & Labour
2020-35
- §1 — Short title, extent and commencement.
- §10 — Appeal against non-registration or cancellation of registration.
- §100 — Delegation of powers.
- §101 — Power to amend Schedules.
- §102 — Amendment of Act 7 of 2017.
- §103 — Power to remove difficulties.
- §104 — Repeal and savings.
- §11 — Communication to Trade Union and change in its registration particulars.
- §12 — Incorporation of a registered Trade Union.
- §13 — Certain Acts not to apply to registered Trade Unions.
- §14 — Recognition of negotiating union or negotiating council.
- §15 — Objects of general fund, composition of separate fund and membership fee of Trade
Union.
- §16 — Immunity from civil suit in certain cases.
- §17 — Criminal conspiracy in furtherance of objects of Trade Union.
- §18 — Enforceability of agreements.
- §19 — Right to inspect books of Trade Union.
- §2 — Definitions.
- §20 — Rights of minor to membership of Trade Union.
- §21 — Disqualification of office-bearers of Trade Unions.
- §22 — Adjudication of disputes of Trade Unions.
- §23 — Proportion of office-bearers to be connected with industry.
- §24 — Change of name, amalgamation, notice of change and its effect.
- §25 — Dissolution.
- §26 — Annual returns.
- §27 — Recognition of Trade Unions at Central and State level.
- §28 — Application of this Chapter.
- §29 — Making of model standing orders by Central Government and temporary application.
- §3 — Works Committee.
- §30 — Preparation of draft standing orders by employer and procedure for certification.
- §31 — Certifying officer and appellate authority to have powers of civil court.
- §32 — Appeals.
- §33 — Date of operation of standing orders and its availability.
- §34 — Register of standing orders.
- §35 — Duration and modification of standing orders.
- §36 — Oral evidence in contradiction of standing orders not admissible.
- §37 — Interpretation, etc., of standing orders.
- §38 — Time-limit for completing disciplinary proceedings and liability to pay subsistence
allowance.
- §39 — Power to exempt.
- §4 — Grievance Redressal Committee.
- §40 — Notice of change.
- §41 — Power of appropriate Government to exempt.
- §42 — Voluntary reference of disputes to arbitration.
- §43 — Conciliation officers.
- §44 — Industrial Tribunal.
- §45 — Finality of constitution of Tribunal.
- §46 — National Industrial Tribunal.
- §47 — Decision of Tribunal or National Industrial Tribunal.
- §48 — Disqualifications for members of Tribunal and National Industrial Tribunal.
- §49 — Procedure and powers of arbitrator, conciliation officer, Tribunal and National Industrial
Tribunal.
- §5 — Registrar of Trade Unions.
- §50 — Powers of Tribunal and National Industrial Tribunal to give appropriate relief in case of
discharge or dismissal of worker.
- §51 — Transfer of pending cases.
- §52 — Adjustment of services of presiding officers under repealed Act.
- §53 — Conciliation and adjudication of dispute.
- §54 — Reference to and functions of National Industrial Tribunal.
- §55 — Form of award, its communication and commencement.
- §56 — Payment of full wages to worker pending proceedings in higher Courts.
- §57 — Persons on whom settlements and awards are binding.
- §58 — Period of operation of settlements and awards.
- §59 — Recovery of money due from employer.
- §6 — Criteria for registration.
- §60 — Commencement and conclusion of proceedings.
- §61 — Certain matters to be kept confidential.
- §62 — Prohibition of strikes and lock-outs.
- §63 — Illegal strikes and lock-outs.
- §64 — Prohibition of financial aid to illegal strikes or lock-outs.
- §65 — Application of sections 67 to 69.
- §66 — Definition of continuous service.
- §67 — Rights of workers laid-off for compensation, etc.
- §68 — Duty of an employer to maintain muster rolls of workers.
- §69 — Workers not entitled for compensation in certain cases.
- §7 — Provisions to be contained in constitution or rules of Trade Union.
- §70 — Conditions precedent to retrenchment of workers.
- §71 — Procedure for retrenchment.
- §72 — Re-employment of retrenched worker.
- §73 — Compensation to workers in case of transfer of establishment.
- §74 — Sixty days’ notice to be given of intention to close down any undertaking.
- §75 — Compensation to workers in case of closing down of undertakings.
- §76 — Effect of laws inconsistent with this Chapter.
- §77 — Application of this Chapter.
- §78 — Prohibition of lay-off.
- §79 — Conditions precedent to retrenchment of workers to which Chapter X applies.
- §8 — Application for registration, alteration of name and procedure thereof.
- §80 — Procedure for closing down an industrial establishment.
- §81 — Duty of an employer to maintain muster rolls of workers.
- §82 — Certain provisions of Chapter IX to apply to industrial establishment to which this Chapter
applies.
- §83 — Worker reskilling fund.
- §84 — Prohibition of unfair labour practice.
- §85 — Power of officers of appropriate Government to impose penalty in certain cases.
- §86 — Penalties.
- §87 — Cognizance of offences.
- §88 — Offences by companies.
- §89 — Composition of offences.
- §9 — Registration of Trade Union and cancellation thereof.
- §90 — Conditions of service, etc., to remain unchanged under certain circumstances during
pendency of proceedings.
- §91 — Special provision for adjudication as to whether conditions of service, etc., changed during
pendency of proceedings.
- §92 — Power to transfer certain proceedings.
- §93 — Protection of persons.
- §94 — Representation of parties.
- §95 — Removal of doubts in interpretation of award or settlement.
- §96 — Power to exempt.
- §97 — Jurisdiction of civil courts barred.
- §98 — Protection of action taken in good faith.
- §99 — Power of appropriate Government to make rules.
2020-36
- §1 — Short title, extent, commencement and application.
- §10 — Executive Heads of Central Board and Corporation.
- §100 — Levy and collection of cess.
- §101 — Interest payable on delay in payment of cess.
- §102 — Power to exempt from cess.
- §103 — Self-assessment of cess.
- §104 — Penalty for non-payment of cess within the specified time.
- §105 — Appeal to appellate authority.
- §106 — Registration of building workers as beneficiaries.
- §107 — Cessation as a beneficiary.
- §108 — Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Fund and its application.
- §109 — Framing of schemes for unorganized workers.
- §11 — Supersession of Corporation, Central Board National Social Security Board or State
Unorganised Workers’ Board or the Building Workers’ Welfare Board.
- §110 — Funding of State Government schemes.
- §111 — Record keeping.
- §112 — Helpline, facilitation centre, etc., for unorganized workers, gig workers and platform
workers.
- §113 — Registration of unorganized workers, gig workers and platform workers.
- §114 — Schemes for gig works and platform workers.
- §115 — Accounts.
- §116 — Audit.
- §117 — Budget estimates.
- §118 — Annual report.
- §119 — Valuation of assets and liabilities.
- §12 — State Board, Regional Boards, local committees etc.
- §120 — Holding of property, etc, by Social Security Organisation.
- §121 — Writing off of losses.
- §122 — Appointment of Inspector-cum- Facilitators and their powers.
- §123 — Maintenance of records, registers, returns, etc.
- §124 — Employer not to reduce wages, etc.
- §125 — Assessment and determination of dues from employer.
- §126 — Appeal against order of Authorised Officer relating to Chapter IV.
- §127 — Interest on amount due.
- §128 — Power to recover damages.
- §129 — Recovery of amount due.
- §13 — Entrustment of additional functions to Social Security Organisations.
- §130 — Validity of certificate and amendment thereof.
- §131 — other modes of recovery.
- §132 — Application of certain provisions of Income-tax Act.
- §133 — Penalty for failure to pay contributions, etc.
- §134 — Enhanced punishment in certain cases after previous conviction.
- §135 — Offences by companies.
- §136 — Cognizance of offences.
- §137 — Prior opportunity before prosecution.
- §138 — Compounding of offences.
- §139 — Reporting of vacancies to career centres.
- §14 — Appointment of officers of Central Board.
- §140 — Exclusions from application of this Chapter.
- §141 — Social Security Fund.
- §142 — Application of Aadhaar.
- §143 — Power to exempt establishment.
- §144 — Power to defer or reduce.
- §145 — Liability in case of transfer of establishment.
- §146 — Members officers and staff to be public servants.
- §147 — Protection of action taken in good faith.
- §148 — Misuse of benefits.
- §149 — Power of Central Government to give directions to State Government and Social Security
Organisations.
- §15 — Schemes.
- §150 — Power to frame schemes.
- §151 — Protection against attachment etc.
- §152 — Power to amend Schedule.
- §153 — Transitional provisions.
- §154 — Power of appropriate Government to make rules.
- §155 — Power of Central Government to make rules.
- §156 — Power of State Government to make rules.
- §157 — Power of Corporation to make regulations.
- §158 — Prior publication of rules regulations, etc.
- §159 — Rules to give effect to arrangements with other countries for the transfer of money paid as
compensation.
- §16 — Funds.
- §160 — Laying of rules, regulations and schemes, etc.
- §161 — Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Code.
- §162 — Delegation of powers.
- §163 — Power to remove difficulties.
- §164 — Repeal and savings.
- §17 — Contribution in respect of employees and contractors.
- §18 — Fund to be recognized under Act 43 of 1961.
- §19 — Priority of payment of contributions over other debts.
- §2 — Definitions.
- §20 — Chapter not to apply to certain establishments.
- §21 — Authorising certain employer to maintain provident fund accounts.
- §22 — Transfer of accounts.
- §23 — Appeal to Tribunal.
- §24 — Principal Officers and other staff.
- §25 — Employees’ State Insurance Fund.
- §26 — Purposes for which Employees’ State Insurance Fund may be expended.
- §27 — Holding of property, etc. .
- §28 — All employees to be insured.
- §29 — Contributions.
- §3 — Registration and cancellation of an establishment.
- §30 — Administrative expenses.
- §31 — Provisions as to payment of contributions by employer etc.
- §32 — Benefits.
- §33 — Corporation’s power to promote measures for health, etc., of Insured Persons.
- §34 — Presumption as to accident arising in course of employment.
- §35 — Accidents happening while acting in breach of law etc.
- §36 — Occupational disease.
- §37 — References to medical board.
- §38 — Dependants’ benefit.
- §39 — Medical benefit.
- §4 — Constitution of Board of Trustees of Employees’ Provident Fund.
- §40 — Provision of medical treatment by State Government or by Corporation.
- §41 — General provisions as to benefits.
- §42 — Corporation’s rights when an employer fails to register, etc.
- §43 — Liability of owner or occupier of factories, etc., for excessive sickness benefit.
- §44 — Scheme for other beneficiaries.
- §45 — Schemes for unorganized workers, gig workers and platform workers.
- §46 — Exemption of factories or other establishments belonging to Government or any local
authority.
- §47 — Contributions, etc., due to Corporation to have priority over other debts.
- §48 — Constitution of Employees’ Insurance Court.
- §49 — Matters to be decided by Employees’ Insurance Court.
- §5 — Constitution of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation.
- §50 — Powers of Employees’ Insurance Court.
- §51 — Proceedings of Employees’ Insurance Courts.
- §52 — Appeal to High Court.
- §53 — Payment of gratuity.
- §54 — Continuous service.
- §55 — Nomination.
- §56 — Determination of amount of gratuity.
- §57 — Compulsory insurance.
- §58 — Competent authority.
- §59 — Employment of, or work by, women prohibited during certain period.
- §6 — National Social Security Board and State Unorganised Workers’ Board.
- §60 — Right to payment of maternity benefit.
- §61 — Continuance of payment of maternity benefit in certain cases.
- §62 — Notice of claim for maternity benefit and payment thereof.
- §63 — Payment of maternity benefit in case of death of a woman.
- §64 — Payment of medical bonus.
- §65 — Leave for miscarriage etc.
- §66 — Nursing breaks.
- §67 — Creche facility.
- §68 — Dismissal for absence during pregnancy.
- §69 — No deduction of wages in certain cases.
- §7 — Constitution of State Building Workers’ Welfare Boards.
- §70 — Forfeiture of maternity benefit.
- §71 — Duties of employer.
- §72 — Power of Inspector-cum-Facilitator to direct payments to be made.
- §73 — Reports of fatal accidents and serious bodily injuries.
- §74 — Employer’s liability for compensation.
- §75 — Compensation in case of death of or injury in plantation.
- §76 — Amount of compensation.
- §77 — Compensation to be paid when due and damages for default.
- §78 — Method of calculating monthly wages for purposes of compensation.
- §79 — Review.
- §8 — Disqualification and removal of a member of any Social Security Organisation.
- §80 — Commutation of half-monthly payments.
- §81 — Distribution of compensation.
- §82 — Notice and claim.
- §83 — Special provisions relating to accidents occurring outside Indian territory.
- §84 — Medical examination.
- §85 — Contracting.
- §86 — Remedies of employer against stranger.
- §87 — Insolvency of employer.
- §88 — Power to required from employers statements regarding fatal accidents.
- §89 — Registration of agreements.
- §9 — Procedure for transaction of business of Social Security Organisation, etc.
- §90 — Reference to competent authority.
- §91 — Appointment of competent authority.
- §92 — Venue of proceedings and transfer.
- §93 — Form of application.
- §94 — Power of competent authority to require further deposit in cases of fatal accident.
- §95 — Powers and procedure of competent authority.
- §96 — Appearance of parties.
- §97 — Method of recording evidence.
- §98 — Power to submit cases.
- §99 — Appeal against order of competent authority.
2020-37
- §1 — Short title, commencement and application.
- §10 — Notice of certain accident.
- §100 — Punishment for disclosure of information.
- §101 — Punishment for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis.
- §102 — Punishment for contravention of provisions of duties relating to hazardous processes.
- §103 — Punishment for contravention of provisions of duties relating to safety provisions resulting
in an accident.
- §104 — Special provision for contravention of order under section 38.
- §105 — Failure to appoint manager in mine.
- §106 — Offences by employees.
- §107 — Prosecution of owner, agent or manager of mine.
- §108 — Exemption of owner, agent or manager of mine or occupier of factory from liability in
certain cases.
- §109 — Offences by companies, etc.
- §11 — Notice of certain dangerous occurrences.
- §110 — Limitation of prosecution and cognizance of offences.
- §111 — Power of officers of appropriate Government to impose penalty in certain cases.
- §112 — Jurisdiction of court for entertaining proceedings, etc., for offence.
- §113 — Power of court to make orders.
- §114 — Composition of certain offences.
- §115 — Social security fund.
- §116 — Delegation of powers.
- §117 — Onus as to age.
- §118 — Onus of proving limits of what is practicable, etc.
- §119 — Common licence for contractor, factories and to industrial premises, etc.
- §12 — Notice of certain diseases.
- §120 — Effect of law and agreements inconsistent with Code.
- §121 — Power of appropriate Government to direct inquiry in certain cases.
- §122 — Publication of reports.
- §123 — Powers of Central Government to give directions.
- §124 — General restriction on disclosure of information.
- §125 — Jurisdiction of civil courts barred.
- §126 — Protection of action taken in good faith.
- §127 — Power to exempt in special cases.
- §128 — Power to exempt during public emergency.
- §129 — Power to exempt public institution.
- §13 — Duties of employee.
- §130 — Persons required to give notice, etc., legally bound to do so.
- §131 — Power of Central Government to amend Schedule.
- §132 — Power to remove difficulties.
- §133 — Power of appropriate Government to make rules.
- §134 — Power of Central Government to make rules.
- §135 — Power of State Government to make rules.
- §136 — Power of Central Government to make regulations in relation to mines and dock work.
- §137 — Prior publication of rules, etc.
- §138 — Power to make regulation without previous publication.
- §139 — Bye-laws.
- §14 — Rights of employee.
- §140 — Powers to regulate general safety and health.
- §141 — Laying of regulations, rules, bye-laws, etc., before Parliament.
- §142 — Laying of rules made by State Government.
- §143 — Repeal and Savings.
- §15 — Duty not to interfere with or misuse things.
- §16 — National Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board.
- §17 — State Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board.
- §18 — Occupational safety and health standards.
- §19 — Research related activities.
- §2 — Definitions.
- §20 — Safety and occupational health surveys.
- §21 — Collection of statistics and portal for inter-State migrant workers.
- §22 — Safety Committee and safety officers.
- §23 — Responsibility of employer for maintaining health, safety and working conditions.
- §24 — Welfare facilities in the establishment, etc.
- §25 — Daily and weekly working hours, leave, etc.
- §26 — Weekly and compensatory holidays.
- §27 — Extra wages for overtime.
- §28 — Night shifts.
- §29 — Prohibition of overlapping shifts.
- §3 — Registration of certain establishments.
- §30 — Restriction on double employment in factory and mine.
- §31 — Notice of periods of work.
- §32 — Annual leave with wages, etc.
- §33 — Maintenance of registers, records and filing of returns.
- §34 — Appointment of Inspector-cum-Facilitators.
- §35 — Powers of Inspector-cum-Facilitators.
- §36 — Powers and duties of District Magistrate.
- §37 — Third party audit and certification.
- §38 — Special powers of Inspector-cum-Facilitator in respect of factory, mines, dock work and
building or other construction work.
- §39 — Secrecy of information by Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum-Facilitator,
etc.
- §4 — Appeal.
- §40 — Facilities to be afforded to Inspector-cum-Facilitator.
- §41 — Powers of special officer to enter, measure, etc., in relation to mine.
- §42 — Medical officer.
- §43 — Employment of women.
- §44 — Adequate safety of employment of women in dangerous operation.
- §45 — Applicability of this Part.
- §46 — Appointment of designated authority.
- §47 — Licensing of contractors.
- §48 — Procedure for issue or renewal of licence.
- §49 — No fees or commission or any cost to workers.
- §5 — Notice by employer of commencement and cessation of operation.
- §50 — Information regarding work order to be given to the appropriate Government.
- §51 — Revocation, suspension and amendment of licence.
- §52 — Appeal.
- §53 — Liability of principal employer for welfare facilities.
- §54 — Effect of employing contract labour from a non-licenced contractor.
- §55 — Responsibility for payment of wages.
- §56 — Experience certificate.
- §57 — Prohibition of employment of contract labour.
- §58 — Power to exempt in special cases.
- §59 — Applicability of Part II.
- §6 — Duties of employer.
- §60 — Facilities to inter-State migrant workers.
- §61 — Journey allowance.
- §62 — Benefits of public distribution system, etc.
- §63 — Toll free helpline.
- §64 — Study of inter-State migrant workers.
- §65 — Past liabilities.
- §66 — Prohibition of employment of audio-visual worker without agreement.
- §67 — Managers.
- §68 — Code not to apply in certain cases.
- §69 — Exemption from provision regarding employment.
- §7 — Duties and responsibilities of owner, agent and manager in relation to mine.
- §70 — Employment of persons below eighteen years of age.
- §71 — Exemption to certain persons.
- §72 — Establishment, maintenance of rescue services and vocational training.
- §73 — Decision of question whether a mine is covered under this Code.
- §74 — Licence to industrial premises and person.
- §75 — Appeals.
- §76 — Permission to work by employees outside industrial premises.
- §77 — Part not to apply to self-employed persons in private dwelling houses.
- §78 — Prohibition of employment of certain persons in certain building or other construction
work.
- §79 — Approval and licensing of factories.
- §8 — Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers or suppliers.
- §80 — Liability of owner of premises in certain circumstances.
- §81 — Power to apply Code to certain premises.
- §82 — Dangerous operations.
- §83 — Constitution of site appraisal committee.
- §84 — Compulsory disclosure of information by occupier.
- §85 — Specific responsibility of the occupier in relation to hazardous processes.
- §86 — National Board to inquire into certain situations.
- §87 — Emergency standards.
- §88 — Permissible limits of exposure of chemicals and toxic substances.
- §89 — Right of workers to warn about imminent danger.
- §9 — Duties of architect, project engineer and designer.
- §90 — Appeal against the order of Inspector-cum-Facilitator in case of factory.
- §91 — Power to make rules to exempt.
- §92 — Facilities for workers in plantation.
- §93 — Safety.
- §94 — General penalty for offences.
- §95 — Punishment for causing obstruction to Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or Inspector-cum -
Facilitator, etc.
- §96 — Penalty for non-maintenance of register, records and non-filing of returns, etc.
- §97 — Punishment for contravention of certain provisions.
- §98 — Punishment for falsification of records, etc.
- §99 — Penalty for omission to furnish plans, etc.