Works Committee
Section 3 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 deals with works Committee. In the case of any industrial establishment in which one hundred or more workers are employed or have been employed on any day in the preceding twelve months, the appropriate Government may by general or special order require the employer to constitute a Works Committee, in such manner as may be pre The Act was enacted on 28 Sep 2020.
(1) In the case of any industrial establishment in which one hundred or more workers are employed or have been employed on any day in the preceding twelve months, the appropriate Government may by general or special order require the employer to constitute a Works Committee, in such manner as may be prescribed, consisting of representatives of employer and workers engaged in the establishment:
Provided that the number of representatives of workers in such Committee shall not be less than the number of representatives of the employer.
(2) The representatives of the workers shall be chosen, in such manner as may be prescribed, from among the workers engaged in the establishment and in consultation with their Trade Union, if any, registered in accordance with the provisions of section 9.
(3) It shall be the duty of the Works Committee to promote measures for securing and preserving amity and good relations between the employer and workers and, to that end, to comment upon matters of their common interest or concern and endeavour to compose any material difference of opinion in respect of such matters.
Section 3, The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (Act 35 of 2020).
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Questions about Section 3
What does Section 3 of the Industrial Relations Code deal with?
Section 3 of the Industrial Relations Code is headed "Works Committee". In the case of any industrial establishment in which one hundred or more workers are employed or have been employed on any day in the preceding twelve months, the appropriate Government may by general or special order require the employer to constitute a Works Committee, in such manner as may be pre
How do I find court cases under Section 3 of the Industrial Relations Code?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Industrial Relations Code 3, section 3 Industrial Relations Code, section 3 of the Industrial Relations Code. People searching for it also type industrial relations code 2020 section 3. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 3 of the Industrial Relations Code, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 9 (Registration of Trade Union and cancellation thereof), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When was Section 3 of the Industrial Relations Code enacted?
Section 3 of the Industrial Relations Code, cited as Industrial Relations Code 3, 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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