Proportion of office-bearers to be connected with industry
Section 23 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 deals with proportion of office-bearers to be connected with industry. Not less than one-half of the total number of the office-bearers of every registered Trade Union in an unorganised sector shall be persons actually engaged or employed in an establishment or industry with which the Trade Union is connected: Provided that the appropriate Government may, by special or The Act was enacted on 28 Sep 2020.
(1) Not less than one-half of the total number of the office-bearers of every registered Trade Union in an unorganised sector shall be persons actually engaged or employed in an establishment or industry with which the Trade Union is connected:
Provided that the appropriate Government may, by special or general order, declare that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any Trade Union or class of Trade Unions specified in the order.
Explanation.--- For the purposes of this sub-section, "unorganised sector" means any sector which the appropriate Government may, by notification, specify.
(2) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (1), all office-bearers of a registered Trade Union, except not more than one-third of the total number of the office-bearers or five, whichever is less, shall be persons actually engaged or employed in the establishment or industry with which the Trade Union is connected.
Explanation.--- For the purposes of this sub-section, an employee who has retired or has been retrenched shall not be construed as outsider for the purpose of holding an office in a Trade Union.
Section 23, The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (Act 35 of 2020).
Questions about Section 23
What does Section 23 of the Industrial Relations Code deal with?
Section 23 of the Industrial Relations Code is headed "Proportion of office-bearers to be connected with industry". Not less than one-half of the total number of the office-bearers of every registered Trade Union in an unorganised sector shall be persons actually engaged or employed in an establishment or industry with which the Trade Union is connected: Provided that the appropriate Government may, by special or
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When was Section 23 of the Industrial Relations Code enacted?
Section 23 of the Industrial Relations Code, cited as Industrial Relations Code 23, was enacted on 28 Sep 2020 as Act 35 of 2020. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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