The Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026
Rule 37. Worker re-skilling fund
In simple words
- An employer who retrenches a worker must electronically transfer fifteen days of the worker’s last drawn wages to the re-skilling fund within ten days of the retrenchment rule 37(1).
- The labour office transfers it to each retrenched worker’s account within forty-five days of the retrenchment rule 37(2).
- The employer also sends the list of retrenched workers, the amounts and their bank details rule 37(3).
An explanation, not the law. The official text below prevails.
Official text
(1) Every employer who has retrenched a worker in industrial establishment, shall, within ten days from the date of such retrenchment, electronically transfer an amount equivalent to fifteen days of last drawn wages of such retrenched worker or workers in the fund (name of the account) shall be displayed on the website of the Ministry of Labour and Employment and Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) to be maintained by the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner(Central) or the office of the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Assistant Labour Commissioner(Central), as the case may be.
(2) The fund so received under sub-rule (1) shall be transferred by the office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central), electronically to each of the retrenched worker account within forty-five days of retrenchment to enable them to utilise that amount for his re-skilling.
(3) The employer shall also submit the list containing the name of the retrenched worker, the amount equivalent to fifteen days of wages last drawn by such retrenched worker along with his bank account details, to the office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) or the office of the Assistant Labour Commissioner(Central), as the case may be.