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Industrial Disputes Act

Section:9-C :Grievance Settlement Authorities

Obligation : To provide for a Grievance Settlement Authority where 50 or more workmen are employed

Type:Preventive Compliance Frequency: Annual

Action to be taken:
If the industrial establishment employs or has employed on any day in the preceding 12 months, 50 or more employees, provide for a Grievance Settlement Authority in accordance with the rules, for the settlement of industrial disputes connected with an individual workman. No reference shall be made with respect to a dispute, unless the dispute has been referred to the Grievance Settlement Authority, whose decision is not acceptable to either party

Audit Requirement:
Is a Grievance Settlement Authority provided for where the establishment employs 50 or more workmen ?

Supporting Documents:
Written Confirmation of Compliance

Related Triggers:
Number of Workers In The Establishment
Startup of a New Establishment or Factory

Related Keywords:
Dispute, Industrial Dispute
Grievance Resolution

Related Sections:
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
Chapter:Grievance Redressal Machinery| 9-C:Setting up of Grievance Settlement Authorities and reference of certain individual disputes to such:
(l) Every industrial establishment employing twenty or more workmen shall have one or more Grievance Redressal Committee for the resolution of disputes arising out of individual grievances.
(2) The Grievance Redressal Committee shall consist of equal number of members from theemployer and the workmen.
(3) The chairperson of the Grievance Redressal Committee shall be selected from the employer and from among the workmen alternatively on rotation basis every year.
(4) The total number of members of the Grievance Redressal Committee shall not exceed more than six:
Provided that there shall be, as far as practicable, one woman member if the Grievance Redressal Committee has two members and in case the number of members are more than two, the number of women members may be increased proportionately.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the setting up of Grievance Redressal Committee shall not affect the right of the workman to raise industrial dispute on the same matter under the provisions of this Act.
(6) The Grievance Redressal Committee may complete its proceedings within forty-five days on receipt of a written application by or on behalf of the aggrieved party.
(7) The workman who is aggrieved of the decision of the Grievance Redressal Committee may prefer an appeal to the employer against the decision of Grievance Redressal Committee and the employer shall, within one month from the date of receipt of such appeal, dispose off the same and send a copy of his decision to the workman concerned.
(8) Nothing contained in this section shall apply to the workmen for whom there is an established Grievance Redressal Mechanism in the establishment concerned.