According to the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, which one of the following is a condition precedent to retrenchment of a workman employed in any industry for not less than one year ?
Three months' notice in writing
One month's notice in writing
Wages equivalent to minimum three months' average pay for every year of completed service to be paid
Wages equivalent to minimum one month's average pay for every year of completed service to be paid
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UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2020
(a) the workman has been given one month’s notice in writing indicating the reasons for retrenchment and the period of notice has expired, or the workman has been paid, in lieu of such notice, wages for the period of the notice;
(b) the workman has been paid, at the time of retrenchment, compensation which shall be equivalent to fifteen days’ average pay for every completed year of continuous service or any part thereof in excess of six months; and
(c) notice in the prescribed manner has been served on the appropriate Government or such authority as may be specified by the appropriate Government by notification in the Official Gazette.
Option B directly corresponds to condition (a) of Section 25F.