New Delhi:Labour Ministry is likely to move a Cabinet note on the Labour Code on Industrial Relations (IR) for its approval this week. The ministry has completed all the formalities on the Code including the opinion of the Law ministry as well as tripartite discussions with trade unions and employers, officials said. Code on Industrial Relations is one of the initiatives of the NDA government to subsume 44 labour laws into four broad codes—Industrial Relations, Wages, Social Security and Industrial Safety and Welfare. The bill seeks to combine Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Trade Unions Act, 1926, and Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 into a single code. Also, any seven or more members of a trade union can apply for registration of the Trade Union.

Source: Mint September 18, 2016 09:45 UTC