As per the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, ‘Lay-off’ means the failure, refusal or inability of an employer to give employment to a workman whose name is borne on the master rolls of his industrial establishment and who has not been retrenched on account of
shortage of coal or power
shortage of raw materials or breakdown of machinery
accumulation of stocks
All of the above
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2017
Let’s check the options against this definition:
A) shortage of coal or power: Both are explicitly mentioned in the definition.
B) shortage of raw materials or breakdown of machinery: Both are explicitly mentioned in the definition.
C) accumulation of stocks: Explicitly mentioned in the definition.
Since all the reasons listed in options A, B, and C are included in the statutory definition of ‘lay-off’, the correct answer is that lay-off can occur due to All of the above.