Preliminary
Section 1 : Short title, and commencement
Section 2 : Definitions
Section 2-A : Dismissal, etc., of an individual workman to be deemed to be an industrial dispute
Authorities under this Act
Section 3 : Works Committee
Section 4 : Conciliation officers
Section 5 : Boards of Conciliation
Section 6 : Courts of Inquiry
Section 7 : Labour Courts
Section 7-A : Tribunals
Section 7-B : National Tribunals
Section 7-C : Disqualifications for the presiding officers of Labour Courts, Tribunals and National Tribunals
Section 8 : Filling of vacancies
Section 9 : Finality of orders constituting Boards, etc
Notice of Change
Section 9-A : Notice of change
Section 9-B : Power of Government to exempt
Grievance Redressal Machinery
Section 9-C : Setting up of Grievance Settlement Authorities and reference of certain individual disputes to such
Reference of disputes to boards, courts or tribunals
Section 10 : Reference of disputes to Boards, Courts or Tribunals
Section 10-A : Voluntary reference of disputes to arbitration
Procedure, Powers and Duties of Authorities
Section 11 : Procedure and powers of conciliation officer, Boards, Courts and Tribunals
Section 11-A : Powers of Labour Courts, Tribunals and National Tribunals to give appropriate relief
Section 12 : Duties of conciliation officers
Section 13 : Duties of Board
Section 14 : Duties of Courts
Section 15 : Duties of Labour Courts, Tribunals and National Tribunals
Section 16 : Form of report or award
Section 17 : Publication of report and awards
Section 17-A : Commencement of the award
Section 17-B : Payment of full wages to workman pending proceedings in higher courts
Section 18 : Persons on whom settlements and awards are binding
Section 19 : Period of operation of settlements and awards
Section 20 : Commencement and Conclusion of proceedings
Section 21 : Certain matters to be kept confidential
Strikes and Lock-outs
Section 22 : Prohibition of strikes and lock-outs
Section 23 : General prohibition of strikes and lock-outs
Section 24 : Illegal strikes and lock-outs
Section 25 : Prohibition of financial aid to illegal strikes and lock-outs
Lay-off and Retrenchment
Section 25-A : Application of Sections 25-C to 25-E
Section 25-B : Definition of continuous service
Section 25-C : Right or workmen laid off for compensation
Section 25-D : Duty of an employer to maintain muster-rolls of workmen
Section 25-E : Workmen not entitled to compensation in certain cases
Section 25-F : Conditions precedent to retrenchment of workmen
Section 25-FF : Compensation to workmen in case of transfer of undertakings
Section 25FFA : Sixty days notice to be given of intention to close down any undertaking
Section 25FFF : Compensation to workmen in case of closing down of undertaking
Section 25-G : Procedure for retrenchment
Section 25-H : Re-employment of retrenched workmen workmen
Section 25-I : Recovery of moneys due from employers under this Chapter
Section 25-J : Effect of laws inconsistent with this Chapter
Special Provisions Relating to lay-off,retrenchment and closure in certain establishments
Section 25-K : Application of Chapter V-B
Section 25-L : Definitions
Section 25-M : Prohibition of lay-off
Section 25-N : Conditions precedent to retrenchment of workmen
Section 25-O : Procedure for closing down an undertaking
Section 25-P : Special provision as to restarting of undertakings closed down before commencement of 1976 Amendment
Section 25-Q : Penalty for lay-off and retrenchment without previous permission
Section 25-R : Penalty for closure
Section 25-S : Certain provisions of Chapter V-A to apply to an industrial establishment to which this Chapter applies
Unfair Labour Practices
Section 25-T : Prohibition of unfair labour practice
Section 25-U : Penalty for committing unfair labour practices
Penalties
Section 26 : Penalty for illegal strikes and lock-outs
Section 27 : Penalty for instigation, etc.
Section 28 : Penalty for giving financial aid to illegal strikes and lock-outs
Section 29 : Penalty for breach of settlement or award
Section 30 : Penalty for disclosing confidential information
Section 30-A : Penalty for closure without notice
Section 31 : Penalty for other offences
Miscellaneous
Section 32 : Offence by companies, etc.
Section 33 : Conditions of service, etc., to remain unchanged under certain circumstances during pendency or proceedings
Section 33-A : Special provision for adjudication as to whether conditions of service, etc., changed during pendency
Section 33-B : Power to transfer certain proceedings
Section 33-C : Recovery of money due from an employer
Section 34 : Cognizance of offices
Section 35 : Protection of persons
Section 36 : Representation of parties
Section 36-A : Power to remove difficulties
Section 36-B : Power to exempt
Section 37 : Protection of action taken under the Act.
Section 38 : Power to make rules
Section 39 : Delegation or powers
Section 40 : Power to amend Schedules