Lay-off, retrenchment and closure permissions require prescribed notice, disclosures and worker details before application to the Central Government. Permission to lay off, continue lay-off, retrench workers, or close an undertaking under Chapter X of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 is sought through a prescribed application to the Central Government, to be submitted online or, in exigencies, on paper in the specified format. The form requires identification details of the establishment, the applicable action selected, the number of workers affected, the proposed effective date, and the reasons set out in annexures. It also requires disclosures on notice, dues and compensation, affected workers, financial particulars, prior lay-off or retrenchment history, pending court cases, and the truthfulness of the information furnished.