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Industrial Relation Code, 2020

The Industrial Relation Code,2020 is one of the four codes, introduced to replace the the existing labour laws in India. The Code has recieved president's assent on 28th September,2020, but the date of implementation is yet to be notified..

The Industrial Relation Code,2020 amalgamates 3 existing labour acts namely:

1. The Trade Unions Act,1926
2. The Industrial Employement (Standing Orders) Act,1946
3. The Industrial Disputes Act,1947

After the implementation, the principal employer will have to maintain/submit the following reports under the code

Form No	Name	Rule	Submission By
Form I	Memorandum of settlement arrived at during conciliation/ or settlement arrived at between the employer and his workers otherwise than in the course of conciliation proceeding	Rule 2	Employee & Establishment
Form II	Notice of change of service conditions by employer	Rule 16	Establishment
Form III	Agreement of voluntary arbitration	Rule 17	Employee & Establishment
Form IV	Authorization by a worker, group of worker, employer, group of employer to be represented in a proceding before the authority	Rule 19, Rule 39 and Rule 40	Employee & Establishment
Form V	Form of Oath of Office for judicial member or administrative member of National Industrial Tribunal	Rule 20 and Rule 21	Registering Authority
Form VI	Application to be submitted before the Tribunal in the matter not settled by the conciliation officer	Rule 22	Registering Authority
Form VII	Notice of strike to be given by Union	Rule 23	Employee
Form VIII	Notice of lock-out to be given by employer of an industrial establishment	Rule 24	Establishment
Form IX	Notice of Intimation of Retrenchment/ Closure to be given by an employer to the central government	Rule 25 and Rule 27	Establishment
Form X	Application for permission of Lay-off/ Continuation of Lay-off/ Retrenchment/Closure to be given by an employer/ industrial establishment/ Undertaking to the central government	Rule 28, 29,31 and 33	Establishment
Form XI	Notice to employer who has committed an offence for the first time	Rule 36	Registering Authority
Form XII	Complaint	Rule 38