Rule 18. Matters relating to negotiations between negotiating union or negotiating council and the employer in industrial an establishment

Under sub-section (I) of section 14, negotiations shall be conducted by the employer of an industrial establishment through a negotiation union or a the negotiation council on the following matters relating to workmen:-

(i) classification of grades and categories of workers;

(ii) order passed by an employer under the standing orders applicable in the industrial establishment;

(iii) wages of the workers including their wage period, dearness allowance, bonus, increment, customary concession or privileges, compensatory and other allowances;

(iv) hours of work of the workers, rest days, number of working days in a week, rest intervals, working of shifts;

(v) leave with wages and holidays;

(vi) promotion and transfer policy and disciplinary procedures;

(vii) quarter allotment policy for workers;

(viii) safety, health and working conditions and related standards;

(ix) such matters pertaining to conditions of service and terms of employment of the workers which are not covered in the foregoing clauses; and

(x) any other matter which is agreed between employer of the industrial establishment and negotiating union or negotiating council, as the case may be.