Rule 38. VOLUNTARY REFERENCE OF DISPUTES TO ARBITRATION Form of arbitration (I) Where the employer and workers agree to refer the agreement and the manner thereof under sub-section (3) of section 42

Chapter 6 — Notice of ChangeMade under The Industrial Relations Code, 2020

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Chapter -7 dispute to arbitration, the Arbitration Agreement shall be in Form-K and shall be signed by the parties to the agreement. The agreement shall be accompanied by the consent either in writing or electronically of arbitrator or arbitrators.
(2) The Arbitration Agreement referred to in sub-rule
(1) shall be signed.-
(i) In case of an employer, by the employer himself, or when the employer is an incorporated company or other body corporate, by the agent, manager or other offficer of the corporation authorized for such purposes;
(l) In the case of the workers by the offficer of the registered Trade Union authorized in this behalf or by three representatives of the workers duly authorized in this behalf at a meeting of the concerned workers held for such purpose;
(ii) In the case of an individual worker, an individual worker by the worker himself or by an officer of registered Trade Union of which the worker is a member:
Explanation.- In this rule 'officer' means any of the following officers, namely:-
(a) the President;
(b) Vice-President;
(c) the Secretary (including the General Secretary):
(d) a Joint Secretary; and
(e) any other officer of the Trade Union authorized in this behalf by the President and Secretary of the union.

Source: The Uttarakhand Industrial Relation Rules, 2026 — the official copy of the notification, pp. 115–116 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 115 · official download · all sources

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