Rule 17. 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 of the Code

(1) The matters pertaining to workers which the negotiating union or negotiating council shall negotiate with the employer of the industrial establishment under sub-section (1) of section 14 of the Code shall include, namely:—

(a) classification of grades and categories of workers;

(b) orders passed by the employer under the standing orders applicable to the industrial establishment;

(c) wages of the workers, including wage period, dearness allowance, bonus, increments, customary concessions or privileges, compensatory and other allowances;

(d) hours of work, rest days, number of working days in a week, rest intervals and working of shifts;

(e) leave with wages and holidays;

(f) promotion and transfer policy and disciplinary procedures;

(g) allotment of quarters to workers;

(h) safety, health and working conditions;

(i) such other matters relating to conditions of service and terms of employment not covered under the foregoing clauses; and

(j) any other matter as may be mutually agreed between the employer of the industrial establishment and the negotiating union or negotiating council.

(2) In case an industrial establishment has only one registered Trade Union, the employer shall recognize such registered Trade Union as the sole negotiating union, provided that at the time of initiation of negotiation, the membership of such Trade Union is not less than thirty percent of the total number of workers employed in the industrial establishment.