The Industrial Relations (Punjab) Rules, 2026.

click here for IIIF manifest

EXTRAORDINARY

Published by Authority

CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2026 (MAGHA 3, 1947 SAKA)

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR

NOTIFICATION

The 29th December, 2025

No.Lab0MISC/192/2025-4L/1076.- The following draft rules, which the Governor of Punjab proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 99 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (Central Act 35 of 2020) and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, is published as required by sub-section (1) of section 99 of the said Act, for information of the persons likely to be affected thereby.

Notice is hereby given that the said draft will be taken into consideration by the Government on or after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, together with any objection and suggestion, which may be received by the Labour Commissioner, Punjab, Model Welfare Centre (Kirat Bhawan), Phase-X, Sector-64, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali), (Email:

[email protected]) from any person or organization with respect to the said draft before the expiry of the period so specified, namely :–

DRAFT RULES

CHAPTER- I

PRELIMINARY

1. Short title, application and commencement- (1) These rules may be called the Industrial Relations (Punjab) Rules, 2026.

(2) They extend to whole of the State of Punjab.

(3) They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definitions: - (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Code" means the Industrial Relations Code, 2020;

(b) "Form" means forms appended to these rules;

(c) "section" means the section of the Code; and

(d) "State Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab in the Department of Labour.

( 797 )798 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), JANUARY 23, 2026 (MAGHA 3, 1947 SAKA) Sections 2(zi)

and 99(2)(a)

Sections 3 and

99(2)(b)

Sections 4(2)

and 99(2)(c)

Sections 4(5)

and 99(2)(d)

Sections 4(8)

and 99(2)(e)

Sections 7(f)

and 99(2)(f)

Sections 7(j)

and 99(2)(g)

Sections 8(1)(a)

and 99(2)(h)

Sections 8(2)

and 99(2)(i)

Sections 9(1) &

9(2) and

99(2)(j)

Sections 9(3)

and 99(2)(k)

Sections 9(5)

and 99(2)(l)

Sections 10(1)

and 99(2)(m)

Sections 11(1)

and 99(2)(n)

Sections 11(3)

and 99(2)(n)

Sections 14(1)

and 99(2)(o)

Sections 14(2)

and 99(2)(o)

Sections 14(3) &

(4) and 99(2)(p)

Sections 14(7) and

99(2)(p)

Sections 15(1)

and 99(2)(q)

Sections 15(2)

and 99(2)(q)

Sections 15(4)

and 99(2)(q)

Sections

22(1) and

99(2)(r)

Sections 24(2)

& 24(3) and

99(2)(s)

Sections

25(2) and

99(2)(t)

Sections

26(1)(a) and

99(2)(u)

Sections

27(2) and

99(2)(v)

sections 30(3) and 99(2)(w)

sections 30(5) and 99(2)(x)

sections

30(8) and

99(2)(x)

sections

30(9) and

99(2)(y)

sections 30 (10) and

99(2)(z)

Sections 32 and 99 (2)

(za)

sections

33 and 99

(2) (zb)

sections 34 and

99(2)(zc)

sections

35(2) and

99(2)(zd)

sections 40 and

99(2)(ze)

sections

42(3) and 99(2)(zf)

sections

42(5) and

99(2)(zg)

sections

42(5) and

99(2)(zh)

sections 44, 46(6) and

99(2) (zi),

99(2) (zj)

sections 44, 46(6) and

99(2) (zi),

99(2) (zj)

sections 49 (3) (d) and 99(2)(zk)

sections

53(1),(4), (6)

and 99(2)(zl)

sections

62(4) and

99(2)(zm)

sections

62(5), (6) and

99(2)(zn)

sections

70(c) and

99(2)(zo)

sections 72 and

99(2)(zp)

sections

74(1) and

99(2)(zq)

sections

78(2) and

99(2)(zr)

sections

78(3) and

99(2)(zs)

sections

78(7) and

99(2)(zt)

sections

79(2) and

99(2)(zu)

sections

79(6) and

99(2)(zv)

sections

80(1) and

99(2)(zw)

sections

80(5) and

99(2)(zx)

sections

83(2) (b),

83(3) and

99(2)(zy),

99(2)(zz)

Section

85 (1) and

99(2)(zzf)

sections

89(1), (4)

and

99(2)(zza)

sections

90 (4) and

99(2)(zzf)

sections 91

and

99(2)(zzc)

sections

94(1) and

99(2)(zzd)

sections

94(2) and

99(2)(zze)

sections

99(2) and

99(2)(zzf)

Section

99(2)(zzf)

Sd/-

MANVESH SINGH SIDHU, IAS

Secretary to Government of Punjab

Department of LabourPUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), JANUARY 23, 2026 (MAGHA 3, 1947 SAKA) 835

FORM XVIII

Sd/-

MANVESH SINGH SIDHU

Secretary to Government of Punjab

Department of Labour

3620/1-2026/Pb. Govt. Press, S.A.S. Nagar