Rule 16. Matters on which negotiating union or negotiating council, as the case may be, in an industrial establishment may negotiate with the employer of the industrial establishment under sub-section (1) and the criteria to be followed by the employer of industrial establishment under sub-section (2) of section 14

(1) The negotiating union or negotiating council, as the case may be, in an industrial establishment having registered trade union for negotiating with the employer of the industrial establishment may negotiate on issues related to terms of employment or condition of workers.

(2) In case where an industrial establishment has only one registered Trade Union, the employer of such industrial establishment shall recognize such registered Trade union as sole negotiating union, only if at the time of initiation of negotiation, more than 25% of the total workers of the industrial establishment is the member of that registered Trade Union.