Employment Termination Laws in India
Employment termination may arise due to a number of reasons like performance, better opportunity, shutting down of operations and more. Termination of employment is termed as voluntary, if the employee out of his/her free will, terminates the employment. Termination of employment is termed as involuntary if the employee is terminated from employment by the Management for any reason. In this article, we look at the basic laws that are the application for employment termination in India.
Termination of employment by way of resignation
A resignation is a voluntary form of termination of employment. For a termination by way of resignation to be legal, it must have been voluntarily tended by the employee. Resignation obtained under duress or coercion are not voluntary resignations. A worker's service is terminated from the date on which the letter of resignation is accepted by the employer or on a mutually agreed date.
The Industrial Disputes Act of 1947
The Industrial Disputes Act is one of the main act that seeks to provide job security for workers in industrial establishments. As per the Act, an employee is defined as a person employed in an establishment for hire or reward (including contract labour, apprentices and part-time employees) to do any manual, clerical skilled, unskilled, technical, operational or supervisory work. Establishments include any business, trade, undertaking, manufacture or calling of employers and includes calling, service, employment, handicraft, or industrial occupation or avocation of workers.
The Industrial Disputes Act does not apply for the following persons:
- Persons employed mainly in a managerial or administrative capacity;
- An individual employed in a supervisory capacity and drawing wages exceeding Rs.10,000 per month or exercising functions of a mainly managerial nature;
- Any persons subject to the Army Act, Air Force Act, Navy Act or those employed in the police service or as an officer or employee of a prison.
Retrenchment as per the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
Retrenchment means "the act of retrenching; a cutting down or off, as by the reduction of expenses" as per the Dictionary. All HR personnel needs to be aware of the meaning of "Retrenchment" as per the Industrial Disputes Act. As per the Act, retrenchment means termination by the employer of the service of a worker for any reason whatever, which excludes:
- Dismissal inflicted by way of disciplinary action;
- Voluntary retirement of the worker;
- Retirement on reaching the age of superannuation;
- Termination as a result of non-renewal of the contract of employment;
- Termination due to continued ill health of the worker.
Also, the employer requires to satisfy the following three conditions for valid retrenchment:
- One month's notice in writing indicating the reason for retrenchment or wages in lieu of such notice;
- Payment of compensation equivalent to fifteen days average pay for every completed year of continuous service or any part thereof over six months;
- Notice to the appropriate government in the prescribed manner;
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