Industrial relations procedure rules set the framework for settlements, bargaining bodies, standing orders, disputes, layoffs and worker reskilling. Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2025 prescribe the forms, authorities, time-limits, electronic modes, registers and procedural requirements for implementing the Industrial Relations Code, 2020. The rules govern settlements, Works Committees, Grievance Redressal Committees, negotiating unions and negotiating councils, model standing orders, notice of change, arbitration, conciliation, strikes and lock-outs, lay-off, retrenchment and closure, a Worker Re-Skilling Fund, compounding of offences, protected workers, complaints, enquiries and maintenance of records.