Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Section - 25N - Conditions precedent to retrenchment of workmen

WEST BENGAL

In sub-section (4) of section 25M for the words "two months", the words "three months" shall be substituted - West Bengal Act No. 57 of 1980.

[Conditions precedent to retrenchment of workmen.

25N. (1) No workman employed in any industrial establishment to which this Chapter applies, who has been in continuous service for not less than one year under an employer shall be retrenched by that employer until,—

(a) the workman has been given three months' notice in writing indicating the reasons for retrenchment and the period of notice has expired, or the workman has been paid in lieu of such notice, wages for the period of the notice; and

(b) the prior permission of the appropriate Government or such authority as may be specified by that Government by notification in the Official Gazette (hereafter in this section referred to as the specified authority) has been obtained on an application made in this behalf.

(2) An application for permission under sub-section (1) shall be made by the employer in the prescribed manner stating clearly the reasons for the intended retrenchment and a copy of such application shall also be served simultaneous­ly on the workmen concerned in the prescribed manner.< .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store