Form XXIII

[See Rule 47, 48, 50, and 52]

[Application for permission of Lay-off/ Continuation of Lay-off/ Retrenchment/

Closure to be given by an employer / Industrial establishment /Undertaking to the

State Government under the provisions of Chapter X of the Industrial Relations

Code, 2020 and rules made there under]

(To be submitted online. In case of exigencies on paper in the prescribed Format below)

Name of Industrial Establishment or Undertaking or Employer.....................................

Labour Identification Number.........................................................................................

Dated.................

( Note: The application to the Central Government shall be served as indicated below:

Lay-off : at least 15 days before the intended Lay-off

Continuation of Lay-off – at least 15 days before the expiry of earlier Lay-off

Retrenchment – at least 60 days before the intended date of Retrenchment

Closure – at least 90 days before the intended date of Closure)

To,

The Additional chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/Secretary,

Labour Resources and Migrant Workers Welfare Department,

Bihar.

1. *(Lay-off) (a). Under section 78(2) of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, I*/we*

hereby apply for ―permission to lay-off ……….workers** out of total of ……..

workers** employed in my*/our* establishment (details to be given in Annex-I) with

effect from ……….. (DD/MM/YYYY).

or

*(Continuation of lay-off) (b) under section 78(3) of the Industrial Relations

Code, 2020, I*/we* hereby apply for permission to continue the Lay-off .........workers**

out of total of …….. laid off workers** in my*/our* establishment (details to be given in

Annex-I) with effect from ……….. (DD/MM/YYYY).

or

*(Retrenchment) (c) Under section 79(2) of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020,

I*/we* hereby apply for permission for intended retrenchment of................. workers out

of total of …….. workers** employed in my*/our* establishment (details to be

given in Annex-I) with effect from ……….. (DD/MM/YYYY).

or

*(Closure) (d) under section 80(1) of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, I / we*

hereby inform you that I*/we* intended to close down the undertaking..........................

.............. (name of the industrial establishment or undertaking or employer) (details to be

given in Annex-1) with effect from............. (DD/MM/YYYY). The number of workers

whose services would be terminated on account of the closure of the undertaking

is................. (number of workers)

2. * (Lay-off/Continuation of Lay-off) The worker(s) concerned were given on

.................. (DD/MM/YYYY) notice in writing as required under section 78(2)*/

section 78(3)* of this Code.

or

*(Retrenchment/ Closure) The worker(s) concerned were given on……...

(DD/MM/YYYY) one month‘s notice in writing as required under section 79*/ section

80* of this Code.

or

*(Retrenchment/Closure) The worker(s) have been given on……………………...

(DD/MM/YYYY) one month‘s pay in lieu of notice as required under section 79*/

section 80* of this Code.

3. The details of affected worker(s) is at Annexure II.

4. (Retrenchment) I*/we* hereby declare that the workers concerned will be

retrenched in compliance to the Section 71 and section 72 of this Code.

5. *I/We* hereby declare that the worker(s) concerned have been*/will be* paid all

the dues and compensation due to them under section 67, read with section 78(10)*/

section 79* / section 80* of this Code before or on the expiry of the notice period.

or

*I/We hereby state that currently Insolvency proceedings are on in respect of the

said Industrial Establishment/Undertaking/Employer, and that I*/we* will pay all the

dues along with the compensation due to them under concerned laws.

6. I/ we* hereby declare that no court case is pending before any Court in the matter,

and if yes, the details thereof have been Annexed.

7. I/ we hereby declare that the above information given by me/ us* in this notice

and enclosures is/ are* true, I/ we am/ are solely responsible for its accuracy and no

facts/ materials has been suppressed in the matter.

The permission sought for may please be granted. Yours faithfully,

(Name of Employer/ ***Authorised

Representative with Seal)

(* Strike off which is not applicable.)

(** Indicate number in figures and word both)

(***Copy of Authorization letter issued by the employer shall be enclosed)