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Works Committee and its constitution
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....us categories, groups and class of workers engaged in, and to the sections, shops or departments of the industrial establishment. (ii) The total number of members of the Committee shall not exceed twenty. (iii) The number of representatives of the workers in the Committee shall not be less than the number of representatives of the employer therein: Provided that the industrial establishment in which women workers are employed shall have adequate representation of women workers in the Committee and such representation shall not be less than the proportion of women workers to the total workers employed in the industrial establishment. (3) The representatives of the employer in the Committee shall be nominated by the employer and s....
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....bers of such Trade Union; (c) where there is no recognised negotiating union or negotiating council referred to in clauses (a) and (b), the workers of the industrial establishment shall elect amongst themselves the worker's representatives of the Committee: Provided that the employer may, deploy an electronic platform for conducting the election process over an information technology application, online platform or such other platform to enable the election of the representatives of workers to the Committee under this clause: Provided further that where a registered Trade Union fails to furnish the information under sub-rule (4) within one month of the date on which it is so called for, then, such Trade Union ....
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....ous service of not less than six months in two or more industrial establishments belonging to the same employer shall be deemed to have satisfied the service qualification specified therein. (9) (i) The employer shall give a minimum time period of three working days for filing of nomination along with other requisite details while fixing a date as the closing date for receiving nominations from candidates for election as worker's representatives of the Committee. (ii) The date fixed by the employer for holding the election referred to in clause (i) shall not be earlier than three days and not later than fifteen days after the closing date for receiving nominations. (iii) The date of election fixed under clause (i) shall be noti....
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....e nomination for election has been accepted may withdraw his candidature within forty-eight hours of the completion of scrutiny of the nomination papers. (13) (i) In case the number of candidates who have been validly nominated for election as worker's representative of the Committee is equal to the number of seats, the candidates as such shall be forthwith declared as duly elected. (ii) Where, in any industrial establishment, the number of candidates validly nominated for election as worker's representative of the Committee is more than the number of seats allotted to it, voting shall take place on the day fixed for election. (14) (i) The Committee shall have among its office-bearers, a Chair person, Vice-Chairperson, Secr....
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....embers of the Committee other than a member chosen to fill a casual vacancy, shall be three years. (ii) Every member chosen to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office for the remaining period of the term of his predecessor. (iii) In case any member fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Committee without obtaining leave from the Committee, his membership shall be forfeited. (16) In the event of worker's representative ceasing to be a member under clause (iii) of sub-rule (15) or ceasing to be employed in the industrial establishment or in the event of his resignation, death or otherwise, his successor shall be chosen in accordance with the provisions of this rule for the remaining period of the Committee from the sam....