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39 Abdullah Haroon Rd.
Karachi, 74700
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(021)32729770
Email: Info@smyaqoob.com
Website: www.smyaqoob.com
Date: 07-11-2008
Circular Number: C-114
Industrial Relations Act, 2008
The Senate has passed the above Act, the National Assembly may soon pass the same and with assent of the President, it would become law of the land. The Act has been made incorporating most of the provisions of IRO, 1969. Certain sections/provisions of IRO,02 have modified and some sections of IRO,02 have been omitted which may be observed from below. We give below comparative sections of IRO 1969, IRO 2002 and IR Act, 2008 as nearly as possible for general study and understanding. The comments on the Act would be made when it finally becomes law.
Sections
IRO, 69 IRO,02 IRA,2008
1 1 Sec 1 – Short title, etc.
2 2 // 2 – Definition
3 3 // 3 – Trade Union and Freedom of Association
4 __ // 4 – Law of the land to be respected
5 4 // 5 – Application of registration
6 5 // 6 – Requirements of Applications
7 6 // 7 – Requirements of registration
7-A 7 // 8 – Disqualification for being an officer of trade union
7-B 8 // 9 – Regd. trade union to maintain register,
etc.
8 9 // 10 – Registration
8-A 10 // 11 – Transfer, etc of officer of trade union
during pendency of application for registration
9 11 // 12 – Certificate of Registration
10 12 // 13 – Cancellation of Registration
11 13 // 14 – Appeal against cancellation
12 57 // 15 – Registrar of trade union
13 58 // 16 – Power and function of Registrar
IRO,69 IRO,02 IRA,2008
14 14 // 17 – Incorporation of regd. trade union
15 63 // 18 – Unfair labour practice – employers
16 64 // 19 – Unfair labour practice – workmen
17 15 // 20 – Law of conspiracy limited
18 16 // 21 – Immunity from civil suit
19 17 // 22 – Enforceability of agreement
20 18 // 23 – Registration of Federation of trade union
21 19 // 24 – Returns
22 20 // 25 – Collection B/Agent
22-A 49 // 26 – NIRC
22-B 50 // 27 – Benches of the Commission, etc.
22-C 51 // 28 – Additional powers of commission
22-D 52 // 29 – Appeals
22-E 53 // 30 – Finality of order
22-EE 54 // 31 – Determination, etc., collective
bargaining unit
22-F 55 // 32 – Powers to make Regulations
23 21 // 33 – Check off
23-A 23 // 34 – Shop steward to act as link between
labour and management
23-B X // 35 – Workers participation in management
23-C X // 36 – Joint management board
23-D X // 37 – Inspector
23-E X // 38 – Penalty for obstructing inspector
23-F X // 39 – Penalty for contravening section 35 or
36 etc.
24 24 // 40 – Works Council
25 X // 41 – Functions of works council
25-A 46 // 42 – Redress of individual grievances
26 25 // 43 – Negotiations relating to differences
and disputes
27 26 // 44 – Conciliator
28 27 // 45 – Notice of strike or lockout
29 28 // 46 – Conciliation after notice of strike or lockout
30 29 // 47 – Proceedings before conciliator
IRO,69 IRO,02 IRA,2008
31 30 // 48 – Arbitration
32 31 // 49 – Strike and lockout
33 32 // 50 – Strike or lockout in public utility services
34 33 // 51 – Application to labour court
43 35 // 52 – Raising of industrial dispute by federation
35 44 // 53 – Labour court
36 45 // 54 – Procedure and powers of labour court
37 47 // 55 – Awards and decisions of labour court
38 modified 48 // 56 – Labour Appellate Tribunal
39 59 // 57 – Settlements and awards on whom binding
40 60 // 58 – Effective date (of the above)
41 34 // 59 – Commencement and conclusion of proceedings
42 X // 60 – Certain matters to kept confidential
43 35 // 61 – Raising of industrial dispute
44 36 // 62 – Prohibition of serving notice of strike or lock- out while proceedings pending
45 37 // 63 – Powers of L/c and Tribunal to prohibit
strike, etc..
46 38 // 64 – Illegal strike and lockout
46-A 39 // 65 – Procedure in cases of illegal strikes
or lock-out
47 40 // 66 – Conditions of service to remain
unchanged while proceedings pending
47-A 41 // 67 – Removal of fixed assets
48 42 // 68 – Protection of certain persons
49 43 // 69 – Representation of parties
50 61 // 70 – Interpretation of settlement and awards
51 62 // 71 – Recovery of money due from an
employer under settlement or award
52 X // 72 – Performance of functions pending
ascertainment of collective bargaining agent
53 65 // 73 – Penalty for unfair labour practices
54 66 // 74 – Penalty for committing breach of
settlement
55 67 // 75 – Penalty for failing to implement
settlement, etc.-
IRO,69 IRO,02 IRA,2008
56 68 // 76 – Penalty for false settlement, etc.-
60 X // 77 – Penalty for discharging officer of trade
union in certain circumstances, etc.
61 70 // 78 – Penalty for embezzlement or
misappropriation of funds
62 71 // 79 – Penalty for other offences
62-A 72 // 80 – Offences to be non-cognizable
63 73 // 81 – Offences by corporation
64 74 // 82 – Trial of offences
65 76 // 83 – Indemnity
65-A 77 // 84 – Registrar, etc., to be public servants
65-A 78 // 85 – Limitation
66 79 // 86 – Power to make rules
X X // 87 – Transfer of pending proceedings
67 80 // 88 – Repeal and savings
X 81 // 89 – Former registration offices, officers,
etc., to continue
X 82 // 90 – Removal of difficulties
One Two // Schedule – One
Industrial Relations Act, 2008
The Senate has passed the above Act, the National Assembly may soon pass the same and with assent of the President, it would become law of the land. The Act has been made incorporating most of the provisions of IRO, 1969. Certain sections/provisions of IRO,02 have modified and some sections of IRO,02 have been omitted which may be observed from below. We give below comparative sections of IRO 1969, IRO 2002 and IR Act, 2008 as nearly as possible for general study and understanding. The comments on the Act would be made when it finally becomes law.
Sections
IRO, 69 IRO,02 IRA,2008
1 1 Sec 1 – Short title, etc.
2 2 // 2 – Definition
3 3 // 3 – Trade Union and Freedom of Association
4 __ // 4 – Law of the land to be respected
5 4 // 5 – Application of registration
6 5 // 6 – Requirements of Applications
7 6 // 7 – Requirements of registration
7-A 7 // 8 – Disqualification for being an officer of trade union
7-B 8 // 9 – Regd. trade union to maintain register,
etc.
8 9 // 10 – Registration
8-A 10 // 11 – Transfer, etc of officer of trade union
during pendency of application for registration
9 11 // 12 – Certificate of Registration
10 12 // 13 – Cancellation of Registration
11 13 // 14 – Appeal against cancellation
12 57 // 15 – Registrar of trade union
13 58 // 16 – Power and function of Registrar
IRO,69 IRO,02 IRA,2008
14 14 // 17 – Incorporation of regd. trade union
15 63 // 18 – Unfair labour practice – employers
16 64 // 19 – Unfair labour practice – workmen
17 15 // 20 – Law of conspiracy limited
18 16 // 21 – Immunity from civil suit
19 17 // 22 – Enforceability of agreement
20 18 // 23 – Registration of Federation of trade union
21 19 // 24 – Returns
22 20 // 25 – Collection B/Agent
22-A 49 // 26 – NIRC
22-B 50 // 27 – Benches of the Commission, etc.
22-C 51 // 28 – Additional powers of commission
22-D 52 // 29 – Appeals
22-E 53 // 30 – Finality of order
22-EE 54 // 31 – Determination, etc., collective
bargaining unit
22-F 55 // 32 – Powers to make Regulations
23 21 // 33 – Check off
23-A 23 // 34 – Shop steward to act as link between
labour and management
23-B X // 35 – Workers participation in management
23-C X // 36 – Joint management board
23-D X // 37 – Inspector
23-E X // 38 – Penalty for obstructing inspector
23-F X // 39 – Penalty for contravening section 35 or
36 etc.
24 24 // 40 – Works Council
25 X // 41 – Functions of works council
25-A 46 // 42 – Redress of individual grievances
26 25 // 43 – Negotiations relating to differences
and disputes
27 26 // 44 – Conciliator
28 27 // 45 – Notice of strike or lockout
29 28 // 46 – Conciliation after notice of strike or lockout
30 29 // 47 – Proceedings before conciliator
IRO,69 IRO,02 IRA,2008
31 30 // 48 – Arbitration
32 31 // 49 – Strike and lockout
33 32 // 50 – Strike or lockout in public utility services
34 33 // 51 – Application to labour court
43 35 // 52 – Raising of industrial dispute by federation
35 44 // 53 – Labour court
36 45 // 54 – Procedure and powers of labour court
37 47 // 55 – Awards and decisions of labour court
38 modified 48 // 56 – Labour Appellate Tribunal
39 59 // 57 – Settlements and awards on whom binding
40 60 // 58 – Effective date (of the above)
41 34 // 59 – Commencement and conclusion of proceedings
42 X // 60 – Certain matters to kept confidential
43 35 // 61 – Raising of industrial dispute
44 36 // 62 – Prohibition of serving notice of strike or lock- out while proceedings pending
45 37 // 63 – Powers of L/c and Tribunal to prohibit
strike, etc..
46 38 // 64 – Illegal strike and lockout
46-A 39 // 65 – Procedure in cases of illegal strikes
or lock-out
47 40 // 66 – Conditions of service to remain
unchanged while proceedings pending
47-A 41 // 67 – Removal of fixed assets
48 42 // 68 – Protection of certain persons
49 43 // 69 – Representation of parties
50 61 // 70 – Interpretation of settlement and awards
51 62 // 71 – Recovery of money due from an
employer under settlement or award
52 X // 72 – Performance of functions pending
ascertainment of collective bargaining agent
53 65 // 73 – Penalty for unfair labour practices
54 66 // 74 – Penalty for committing breach of
settlement
55 67 // 75 – Penalty for failing to implement
settlement, etc.-
IRO,69 IRO,02 IRA,2008
56 68 // 76 – Penalty for false settlement, etc.-
60 X // 77 – Penalty for discharging officer of trade
union in certain circumstances, etc.
61 70 // 78 – Penalty for embezzlement or
misappropriation of funds
62 71 // 79 – Penalty for other offences
62-A 72 // 80 – Offences to be non-cognizable
63 73 // 81 – Offences by corporation
64 74 // 82 – Trial of offences
65 76 // 83 – Indemnity
65-A 77 // 84 – Registrar, etc., to be public servants
65-A 78 // 85 – Limitation
66 79 // 86 – Power to make rules
X X // 87 – Transfer of pending proceedings
67 80 // 88 – Repeal and savings
X 81 // 89 – Former registration offices, officers,
etc., to continue
X 82 // 90 – Removal of difficulties
One Two // Schedule – One
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