VOL. LVI. No. 9 TUESDAY, 16th JUNE, 2020 / 26th JYAISTHA, 1942 (SAKA)

PRICE : 75 PAISE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

LAKSHADWEEP ADMINISTRATION

DIRECTORATE OF LABOUR, EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING

Kavaratti Island,

Dated : 11-06-2020.

PUBLIC NOTICE

F.No. 6/9/2012-EEL :- The following draft Notification proposed to be issued, as

required by sub- section (1) Section 15 of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act,

1946 (20 of 1946), is hereby published for the information of all persons likely to be

affected thereby.

Notice is hereby given that the draft notification will be taken for consideration on or after

expiry of 30 days from the date of publication of this notification in the Gazette. Any objection or

suggestion that may be received from any person with respect to the said draft notification

before expiry of the aforesaid period will be taken into considration by the Administrator,

Union Territory of Lakshadweep, Objections or suggestions shall be, if any addressed to the

Secretary, Labour, Employment & Training, Union Territory of Lakshadweep.

DRAFT NOTIFICATION

1. (1) These rules may be called the Lakshadweep Industrial Employment (Standing

Orders) Central (Amendment) Rules, 2020.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 (20 of 1946), in Schedule,

in item 1, for the words “fixed term employment workmen in apparel manufacturing sector”,

the words “fixed term employment” shall be substituted:

3. In the Lakshadweep Industrial Employment(Standing Orders) Rules,

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(a) After rule 3, the following rule shall be inserted, ‘namely:

“(3A) No employer of an industrial establishment shall convert the posts of the permanent

workmen existing in his industrial establishment on the date of commencement of the Industrial

Employment (Standing Orders) (amendment) Rules, 2020 as fixed term employment thereafter”.

(b)

In rule 5, for item (6A) and the entries relating thereto, the following item and

entries shall be substituted, namely:

“(6A) Number of fixed term employment workmen”

(c) In Schedule 1,-

(i) In paragraph 2,-

(A) in sub-paragraph (a), for item (3A) and the entries relating thereto, the

following item and entries shall be substituted, namely :-

“(3A) fixed term employment workmen”;

(B) for sub-paragraph (h), the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted namely :-

‘(h) A “fixed term employment workman” is a workman who has been engaged on

the basis of a written contract of employment for a fixed period:

Provided that -

(a) his hours of work, wages, allowances and other benefits shall not be less than that

of a permanent workman; and

(b) he shall be eligible for all statutory benefits lavailable to a permanent workman

proportionately according to the period of service rendered by him even if his period of

employment does not extend to the qualifying period of employment required in the statute’.;

(ii) in paragraph 13, for sub-paragraph (b), the following sub paragraph shall be

substituted, namely:-

“(2) Subject to the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947),-

(i)

no notice of termination of employment shall be necessary in the case of temporary

workman whether monthly rated, weekly rated or piece rated an probationers or badli

workmen; and

(ii)

no workman employed on fixed term employment basis as a result of

non-renewal of contract or employment or on the expiry of such contract period without it

being renewed, shall be entitled to any notice or pay in lieu thereof, if his services are terminated:

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Provided that the services of a temporary workman shall not be terminated as a

punishment unless he has been given an opportunity of explaining the charges of misconduct

alleged against him in the matter prescribed in paragraph 14.”; (d) (i) in Schedule 1A,

in paragraph 3,-

(A) in sub-paragraph (a), after item (iii), the following item shall be inserted, namely:-

“(iiia) fixed term employment;”;

(B) after sub-paragraph (d), the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted, namely:- ‘(da)

A “fixed term employment” workman is a workman who has been engaged on the basis of a

written contract of employment for a fixed period:

Provided that -

(a) his hours of work, wages, allowances and other benefits all not be less than that of

a permanent workman

(b) he shall be eligible for all statutory benefits available to a permanent workman

proportionately according to the period of service rendered by him even if his period of

employment does not extend to the qualifying period of employment required in the statute.’;

(ii) in paragraph 13, for sub-paragraph (b), the following sub-paragraph shall be

substituted, namely:-

“(b) Subject to the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947),-

(i)

no notice of termination of employment shall be necessary in the case of temporary and

badli workmen; and

(ii) no workman employed on fixed term employment basis as a result of non-renewal of

contract or employment or on the expiry of such contract period without it being renewed, shall

be entitled to any notice or pay in lieu thereof, if his services are terminated;

Provided that a temporary workman, who has completed three months continuous service,

shall be given two weeks’ notice of the intention to terminate his employment if such termination is not

in accordance with the terms of the contract of his employment;

Provided further that when the services of a temporary workman, who has not completed

three month’s continuous service, are terminated before the completion of the term of

employment given to him, he shall be informed of the reasons for termination in writing and

when the services of a badli workman are terminated before the return to work of the permanent

incumbent or the expiry of his (badli’s) term of employment, he shall be informed of the reasons

for such termination in writing.”

Sd/-

(DINESHWAR SHARMA)

Administrator

Union Territory of Lakshadweep.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

LAKSHADWEEP ADMINISTRATION

DEPARTMENT OF TRAINING

(SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP)

[STATE APPRENTICESHIP MONITORING CELL]

Kavaratti Island,

Dated : 12-06-2020.

NOTIFICATION

F. No.8/2/2017-ITI (1) :- In exercise of power conferred under sub-section (1), (2) & (3)

of Section 26 of the Apprentices Act 1961 (Act 52 of 1961), the Hon’ble Administrator, Union

Territory of Lakshadweep is hereby designate the Director (LE&T), Union Territory of

Lakshadweep as the State Apprenticeship Advisor, Union Territory of Lakshadweep for enforcing

and implementing the Apprentices Act 1961 and Apprenticeship Training Scheme(s) envisaged

by the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Directorate General of Training

(DGT) in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.

The Notification will take immediate effect.

Sd/-

(DINESHWAR SHARMA)

Administrator

Union Territory of Lakshadweep.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

LAKSHADWEEP ADMINISTRATION

DEPARTMENT OF TRAINING

(SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP)

[STATE APPRENTICESHIP MONITORING CELL]

Kavaratti Island,

Dated : 12-06-2020.

NOTIFICATION

F. No.8/2/2017-ITI (2) :- In exercise of power conferred under sub-section (1) of Section

27 of the Apprentices Act 1961 (Act 52 of 1961), the Hon’ble Administrator, Union Territory of of

Lakshadweep is hereby designate Shri Ar. D.A Sadiqu Ali, Principal, ITI as Deputy State

Apprenticeship Advisor, Union Territory of Lakshadweep for enforcing and implementing the

Apprentices Act 1961and Apprenticeship Training Scheme envisaged by the Ministry of Skill

Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Directorate General of Training (DGT) in the Union

Territory of of Lakshadweep.

The Deputy State Apprenticeship Advisor, Union Territory of Lakshadweep shall be the

Controlling Authority in respect of Staff deployed under the State Apprenticeship Monitoring

Cell (SAMC) and shall exercise the Power of Entry, Inspection etc. as conferred under

sub-section (1) and (2) of Section 29 of the Apprentices Act, 1961 in Union Territory of

Lakshadweep.

The Notification will take immediate effect.

Sd/-

(DINESHWAR SHARMA)

Administrator

Union Territory of Lakshadweep.

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