Section 76 in The Industrial Disputes (Central) Rules,1957
76. Notice of retrenchment.
- If any employer desires to retrench any workman employed in his industrial establishment who has been in continuous service for not less than one year under him (hereinafter referred to as "workman "in this rule and in rules 77 and 78), he shall give notice of such retrenchment as in Form P to the Central Government, the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) and Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central) and the Employment Exchange concerned and such notice shall be served on that Government, the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central), the Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central), and the Employment Exchange concerned, by registered post in the following manner:-(a)where notice is given to the workman, notice of retrenchment shall be sent within three days from the date on which notice is given to the workman;(b)where no notice is given to the workman and he is paid one month 's wages in lieu thereof, notice of retrenchment shall be sent within three days from the date on which such wages are paid; and(c)where retrenchment is carried out under an agreement which specifies a date for the termination of service, notice of retrenchment shall be sent so as to reach the Central Government, the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central), the Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central), and the Employment Exchange concerned, at least one month before such date:Provided that if the date of termination of service agreed upon is within 30 days of the agreement, the notice of retrenchment shall be sent to the Central Government, the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central), the Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central), and the Employment Exchange concerned, within 3 days of the agreement.[76-A. Notice of, and application for permission for, retrenchment. [Inserted by G.S.R. 111(E), dated 5.3.1976. ](1)Notice ][or, as the case may be, the application under] [ Substituted by S.O. 2485, dated 20.5.1985.][sub-section (1) of section 25-N for retrenchment shall be served in Form PA and served on the Central Government or such authority as may be specified by that Government under the said clause either personally or by registered post acknowledgment due and where the notice is served by registered post, the date on which the same is delivered to the Central Government or the authority shall be deemed to be the date of service of the notice for the purposes of ] [Inserted by G.S.R. 111(E), dated 5.3.1976. ] [sub-section (4)] [<SPAN class=amd1><A TITLE =][of the said section.] [Inserted by G.S.R. 111(E), dated 5.3.1976. ][[(2)] [Substituted by G.S.R. 289, dated 2.3.1982 (w.e.f. 13.3.1982). ][The notice or, as the case may be, the application, shall be made in triplicate and copies of such notice or, as the case may be, the application shall be served by the employer on the workmen concerned and a proof to that effect shall also be submitted by the employer alongwith the notice or, as the case may be, the application.] [Substituted by G.S.R. 289, dated 2.3.1982 (w.e.f. 13.3.1982). ](3)[ The employer concerned shall furnish to the Central Government or the authority to whom the notice for retrenchment has been given or the application for permission for retrenchment has been made, under sub-section (1) of section 25-N, such further information as the Central Government or, as the case may be, the authority considers necessary for arriving at a decision on the notice or, as the case may be, the application, as and when called for by such authority so as to enable the Central Government or the authority to communicate its permission or refusal to grant permission within the period specified in sub-section (4) of section 25-N.] [ Sub-R. (3) as so renumbered is substituted by S.O. 2485, dated 20.5.1985.]
