Rule 44. Service of notice before retrenchment of the worker under clause (c) of section 70

If any employer desires to retrench any worker employed in his industrial establishment who has been in continuous service for not less than one year under him then, such employer shall give prior notice of intimation of such retrenchment, in Form-XXII to the Deputy Labour Commissioner of the concerned area electronically or otherwise, in the following manner, namely :-(a) where notice is given to a worker, notice of retrenchment shall be sent within three days from the date on which notice is served on the worker;

(b) where no notice is given to the worker, and he is paid one month’s wages in lieu thereof, notice of retrenchment shall be sent within three days from the date on which such wages are paid; and

(c) where retrenchment is carried out under an agreement which specifies a date for the termination of service, notice of retrenchment shall be sent so as to reach the State Government, and the Deputy Labour Commissioner of concerned area, at least one month before such date.

Provided that if the date of termination of service agreed upon is within thirty days of the agreement, the notice of retrenchment shall be sent to State Government, and the concerned Deputy Labour Commissioner, within three days of the agreement.