Notices · Industrial Relations Code
Notice of retrenchment to the Government
- Retrenchment: within 3 days
- Employer
What to do
Before retrenching a worker who has been in continuous service for not less than one year, serve prior notice of the retrenchment in Form XIII on the Central Government and the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) concerned, by e-mail or speed post rule 27 s. 70(c).
Who it applies to
Any industry, for a worker who has been in continuous service for not less than one year under the employer s. 70.
In the checklist: Retrenchment conditions.
When
Within three days of serving notice on the worker, or of paying the worker one month’s wages instead of notice rule 27(a)–(b).
How
For a retrenchment under an agreement that fixes the date of termination, the notice must reach the Central Government, with a copy to the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), at least one month before that date rule 27(c).
If that date is within thirty days of the agreement, send the notice within three days of the agreement rule 27(c), proviso.
Forms
- Form XIII of the IR (Central) Rules · official PDF, p. 85
Forms lose their layout when extracted; use the official PDF to fill them in.