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Kavita's firm in Chennai wants to know which Labour Code now governs trade union registration and the procedure for strikes and lockouts, which were earlier covered by the Trade Unions Act, 1926 and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Which Code applies?

The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 governs trade unions, strikes and lockouts. It consolidates the Trade Unions Act, 1926, the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, so these matters now fall under it rather than under the Wages or Social Security Codes.

  1. AThe Industrial Relations Code, 2020Correct
  2. BThe Code on Wages, 2019
  3. CThe Code on Social Security, 2020
  4. DThe Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020

Explanation

The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 merges the Trade Unions Act, 1926, the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. It therefore covers unions, standing orders, strikes, lockouts, layoffs and retrenchment. The Code on Wages deals with pay, not collective relations.

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