Contents of the Industrial Relations Code

The Industrial Relations Code, 2020

Section 56. Payment of full wages to worker pending proceedings in higher Courts

In force since 21 Nov 2025Chapter VII — Mechanism for Resolution of Industrial Disputes

Official text

Where in any case, a Tribunal or a National Industrial Tribunal by its award directs reinstatement of any worker and the employer prefers any proceedings against such award in a High Court or the Supreme Court, the employer shall be liable to pay such worker, during the period of pendency of such proceedings in the High Court or the Supreme Court, full wages last drawn by him, inclusive of any maintenance allowance admissible to him under any rule if the worker had not been employed in any establishment during such period and an affidavit by such worker had been filed to that effect in such Court:

Provided that where it is proved to the satisfaction of the High Court or the Supreme Court that such worker had been employed and had been receiving adequate remuneration during any such period or part thereof, the Court shall order that no wages shall be payable under this section for such period or part, as the case may be.

Source: The Industrial Relations Code, 2020, Act No. 35 of 2020 — Gazette of India, p. 27 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 27 · official download · all sources

Commencement In force since 21 Nov 2025

Notification wording (1)
  • S.O. 5320(E), in force from 21 Nov 2025: “the Central Government hereby appoints the 21st day of November, 2025 as the date on which the provisions of the said Code, shall come into force”