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Meena, a worker at Kaveri Foods, is aggrieved by a decision of the Grievance Redressal Committee given on 1 March. Under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, within what period and through whom may she apply for conciliation?

She may file an application for conciliation to the conciliation officer within sixty days from the date of the committee's decision, and it must be routed through the Trade Union of which she is a member. Thirty days or direct filing before the Tribunal is not the rule at this stage.

  1. AWithin sixty days of the decision, through the Trade Union of which she is a memberCorrect
  2. BWithin thirty days of the decision, directly to the Tribunal
  3. CWithin one year of the decision, through the Registrar
  4. DWithin forty-five days of the decision, through the employer

Explanation

An aggrieved worker may, within sixty days from the committee's decision (or from expiry of the thirty-day period if unresolved), apply to the conciliation officer through the Trade Union of which she is a member. Direct approach to the Tribunal comes only later under the separate provision.

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