Form XVIII

[See rule 46, 47, 49 and 51]

[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 Labour Commissioner LESDE Department, Mizoram

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

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)