{"id":222381,"date":"2019-11-22T09:30:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T04:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=222381"},"modified":"2019-11-21T13:29:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T07:59:00","slug":"cabinet-approves-the-industrial-relations-code-bill-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2019\/11\/22\/cabinet-approves-the-industrial-relations-code-bill-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet approves the Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the introduction of the Industrial Relations Code, 2019 in the Parliament.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Setting up of two-member tribunal (in place of one member) introducing a concept that some of the important cases will be adjudicated jointly and the rest by a single member resulting in speedier disposal of cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7 To impart flexibility to the exit provisions (relating to retrenchment etc.), for which, the threshold for prior approval of appropriate Government has been kept unchanged at 100 employees, but added a provision for changing \u2018such number of employees\u2019 through notification.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7 The re-skilling fund, is to be utilised for crediting to workers in the manner to be prescribed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7 Definition of Fixed Term Employment and that it would not lead to any notice period and payment of compensation on retrenchment excluded.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Vesting of powers with the government officers for adjudication of disputes involving penalty as fines thereby lessening the burden on the tribunal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Background:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The draft code on Industrial Relations has been prepared after amalgamating, simplifying and rationalizing the relevant provisions of following three Central Labour Acts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Trade Unions Act, 1926<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Ministry of Labour &amp; Employment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>[Press Release dt. 20-11-2019]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>[Source: PIB]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the introduction of the Industrial Relations Code, 2019 in the Parliament. 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