Rule 5. Manner of choosing members from the employers and the workers for Grievance Redressal Committee under sub-section (2) of section 4 of the Code

(1) The Grievance Redressal Committee shall consist of equal number of members representing the employer and the workers, which shall not exceed ten in total.

(2) The representatives of the employer shall be nominated by the employer and shall, as far as may be possible, be officials in direct touch with or associated with the working of the industrial establishment, preferably the heads of major departments of the industrial establishment.

(3) The representatives of the workers shall be chosen by the registered Trade Union. In case where there is no registered Trade Union the members may be chosen by the workers of the industrial establishment:

Provided that there shall be adequate representation of women workers in the Grievance Redressal Committee and such representation shall not be less than the proportion of women workers to the total workers employed in the industrial establishment:

Provided further that the tenure of the members of the Grievance Redressal Committee shall be three years from the date of constitution of the Committee.

(4) Where any workers of the industrial establishment are members of a registered Trade Union, the employer shall ask such Trade Union to inform him in writing as to—

(a) the number of workers who are members of such Trade Union; and

(b) where an employer has reason to believe that the information furnished to him under clause (a) by the registered Trade Union is false, he may, after informing such Trade Union, refer the matter to the authority to be notified by Government of Mizoram who shall, after hearing the parties, decide the matter and his decision shall be final.

(5) On receipt of the information called for under sub-rule (4), the employer shall provide for the selection of workers’ representatives on the Committee by the following two groups, namely:—

(a) registered Trade Union may choose their representatives as members for the Grievance Redressal Committee in the proportion of their membership.

(b) workers who are not members of a registered Trade Union may choose amongst themselves representatives for the Grievance Redressal Committee.