The Uttarakhand Code on Wages Rules, 2026
Rule 6. Matters situation purpose of clause (ii) of section 10
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and Save as otherwise provided in Standing Orders in for force in any establishment under the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, or Industrial Relation Code, 2020 or any other law for the time being in force, no employee shall be entitled to receive wages for a full normal working day if failure to work is caused owing to justifiable lay-oft resorted to by the employer.
Explanation- The expression "justifiable lay-off means a lay-off resorted to by an employer in the event of a fire, catastrophe, breakdown of machinery or stoppage of the power supply, epidemic, civil commotion, illegal strike, shortage of orders or any other trade reason, or other causes, whether of a like nature or not, beyond the control of the employer.