Protection of employees: employers must notify the tribunal before punitive action during investigations; tribunal may object and employer may appeal. A company, body or person proposing to discharge or punish an employee during specified investigations or while proceedings under Chapter IVA of Part VI are pending must send previous intimation in writing by post to the Tribunal. The Tribunal may object in writing within a limited period; if no objection is received within that period the employer may proceed. The employer may appeal the Tribunal's objection to the Appellate Tribunal in the prescribed manner and fee, and the Appellate Tribunal's decision is final and binding.