define strike.what are the restriction imposed by the act on the right to strike?
From India, Bangalore
From India, Bangalore
Hi Vijaya,
Hope this will answer your question,
Strike:
According to Industrial disputes Act, 1947, strike" means a cessation of work by a body of persons employed in any industry acting in combination, or a concerted refusal, or a refusal under a common understanding, of any number of persons who are or have been so employed to continue to work or to accept employment.
Prohibition of strikes:
(1) No person employed in a public utility service shall go on strike in breach of contract –
(a) without giving to the employer notice of strike, as hereinafter provided, within six weeks before striking; or (SUB SECTION 1)
(b) within fourteen days of giving such notice; or (SUB SECTION 2)
(c) before the expiry of the date of strike specified in any such notice as aforesaid; or
(d) during the pendency of any conciliation proceedings before a conciliation officer and seven days after the conclusion of such proceedings.
(3) The notice of lock-out or strike under this section shall not be necessary where there is already in existence a strike or, as the case may be, lock-out in the public utility service, but the employer shall send intimation of such lock-out or strike on the day on which it is declared, to such authority as may be specified by the appropriate Government either generally or for a particular area or for a particular class of public utility services.
(4) The notice of strike shall be given by such number of persons to such person or persons and in such manner as may be prescribed.
(5) The notice of lock-out shall be given in such manner as may be prescribed.
(6) If on any day an employer receives from any person employed by him any such notices as are referred to in sub-section (1) or gives to any person employed by him any such notices as are referred to in sub-section (2), he shall within five days thereof report to the appropriate Government or to such authority as that Government may prescribe, the number of such notices received or given on that day.
For more details check,
http://www.vakilno1.com/bareacts/ind...isputesact.htm
Regards,
Lavanya.
From India, Madras
1Hope this will answer your question,
Strike:
According to Industrial disputes Act, 1947, strike" means a cessation of work by a body of persons employed in any industry acting in combination, or a concerted refusal, or a refusal under a common understanding, of any number of persons who are or have been so employed to continue to work or to accept employment.
Prohibition of strikes:
(1) No person employed in a public utility service shall go on strike in breach of contract –
(a) without giving to the employer notice of strike, as hereinafter provided, within six weeks before striking; or (SUB SECTION 1)
(b) within fourteen days of giving such notice; or (SUB SECTION 2)
(c) before the expiry of the date of strike specified in any such notice as aforesaid; or
(d) during the pendency of any conciliation proceedings before a conciliation officer and seven days after the conclusion of such proceedings.
(3) The notice of lock-out or strike under this section shall not be necessary where there is already in existence a strike or, as the case may be, lock-out in the public utility service, but the employer shall send intimation of such lock-out or strike on the day on which it is declared, to such authority as may be specified by the appropriate Government either generally or for a particular area or for a particular class of public utility services.
(4) The notice of strike shall be given by such number of persons to such person or persons and in such manner as may be prescribed.
(5) The notice of lock-out shall be given in such manner as may be prescribed.
(6) If on any day an employer receives from any person employed by him any such notices as are referred to in sub-section (1) or gives to any person employed by him any such notices as are referred to in sub-section (2), he shall within five days thereof report to the appropriate Government or to such authority as that Government may prescribe, the number of such notices received or given on that day.
For more details check,
http://www.vakilno1.com/bareacts/ind...isputesact.htm
Regards,
Lavanya.
From India, Madras
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