Section - 18 - Persons on whom settlements and awards are binding
Persons on whom settlements and awards are binding.18. [(1) A settlement arrived at by agreement between the employer and workman otherwise than in the course of conciliation proceeding shall be binding on the parties to the agreement.(2) [Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), an arbitration award] which has become enforceable shall be binding on the parties to the agreement who referred the dispute to arbitration.][(3)]A settlement arrived at in the course of conciliation proceedings under this Act [or an arbitration award in a case where a notification has been issued under sub-section (3A) of section 10A] or [an award [of a Labour Court, Tribunal or National Tribunal] which has become enforceable] shall be binding on—(a) all parties to the industrial dispute;(b) all other parties summoned to appear in the proceedings as parties to the dispute, unless the Board, [arbitrator], .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store
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