What is a lay-off?

A lay-off is when an employer fails, refuses or cannot give work to a worker on the muster roll because of a shortage of coal, power or raw materials, accumulated stock, machinery breakdown, natural calamity or a connected reason s. 2(t).
A worker who is laid off has not been retrenched s. 2(t).

Last checked 1 Nov 2026 · written from the official text · not reviewed by a lawyer. This explains the law in general and does not decide your case.

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