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    The Industrial Disputes Act of 1947 aims to promote industrial peace and harmony by providing a mechanism for resolving industrial disputes through negotiation. The Act establishes procedures for retrenchment of employees, layoffs, and strikes and lockouts. It defines key terms like "appropriate government," "award," "industry," and "industrial dispute" and seeks to protect workmen from unfair treatment while ensuring justice for both employers and employees.

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    The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

    The objective of the Industrial Disputes Act is to secure industrial peace and harmony by providing
    machinery and procedure for the investigation and settlement of industrial disputes by negotiations. This
    act deals with the retrenchment process of the employees, procedure for layoff, procedure and rules for
    strikes and lockouts of the company.

    INTRODUCTION

    Industrial Disputes have adverse effects on industrial production, efficiency, costs, quality, human
    satisfaction, discipline, technological and economic progress and finally on the welfare of the society. A
    discontent labour force, nursing in its heart mute grievances and resentments, cannot be efficient and will
    not possess a high degree of industrial morale. Hence, the Industrial Dispute Act of 1947, was passed as
    a preventive and curative measure.

    SCOPE AND OBJECT

    The Industrial Dispute Act of 1947, came into force on the first day of April, 1947. Its aim is to protect the
    workmen against victimization by the employers and to ensure social justice to both employers and
    employees. The unique object of the Act is to promote collective bargaining and to maintain a peaceful
    atmosphere in industries by avoiding illegal strikes and lock outs. The Act also provides for regulation of
    lay off and retrenchment. The objective of the Industrial Disputes Act is to secure industrial peace and
    harmony by providing machinery and procedure for the investigation and settlement of industrial disputes
    by negotiations.

    DEFINITIONS

    Appropriate Government [Sec. 2(a)]: Appropriate Government means the Central Government in
    relation to any industrial dispute concerning any industry carried on by or under the authority of the
    Central Government, any industry carried on by a Railway Company, any controlled industry specified by
    the Central Government, The Unit Trust of India. Corporations under the Central Statutes, Banking
    company, Insurance company. Mines. Oil field, Cantonment board, Major ports, etc. In relation to any
    other industrial dispute, the appropriate Government is the State Government.

    Award [Sec 2 (b)] means an interim or a final determination of any industrial dispute or of any question
    relating thereto by any Labour Court, Industrial Tribunal or National Industrial Tribunal and includes an
    arbitration award made under section 10A;

    Industry [Sec. 2(j)]: Industry means any business, trade, undertaking, manufacture or calling of
    employers and includes any calling, service, employment, handicraft or industrial occupation or avocation
    of workmen.

    Industrial Dispute [Sec. 2(k)]: means any dispute or difference between employers and employers, or
    between employers and workmen, or between workmen and workmen, which is connected with the
    employment or non-employment or the terms of employment or with the conditions of labour, of any
    person.

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