BIRA 43 — Notice of change when to be deemed general notice.—

Bombay Industrial Relations Act (extended to Gujarat), 1946

Statutory text

(1) Where an employer gives notice of a proposed change under sub-section (1) of section 42 affecting some of the employees in an industry in a local area, any other employer or an association of employers or the representative of any employees engaged in the industry in the local area may, within seven days from the date of service of such notice, intimate in writing to such employer that other employers, or as the case may be, other employees, engaged in the industry in the area and mentioned in such intimation are affected by the change. The employer or employers concerned, shall affix a copy of such intimation at a conspicuous place on every premises where the employees concerned are employed for work.

(2) Where an employee gives notes of a proposed change under sub-section (2) of section 42 affecting one or some of the employees in an industry in a local area the representative of employees or any employer or an association of employers engaged in the industry in the local area may, [within thirty days] from the date of service of such notice, give a special notice in writing to the employee and his employer or as the case may, be representative of employees, that other employers or as the case may be, other employer, engaged in the industry in the area and mentioned in such special notice, are affected by the change. The employer or employers concerned shall affix a copy of such special notice at a conspicuous place on every premises where the employees concerned are employed for work.

(3) A copy of every intimation under sub-section (1) and special notice under sub-section (2) shall be sent to the Commissioner of Labour, the Chief Conciliator, the Conciliator for the industry concerned for the local area, the Registrar, the Labour Officer and such other person as may be prescribed.

(4) On an intimation being given under sub-section (1) or a special notice being given under sub-section (2) and the provisions of sub-section (3) being complied with, the employees mentioned in

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