Industrial Disputes Act 1947 Quiz

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Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Act No.: 14 of 1947
Effective Date: 1st April 1947
Scope: Provision for investigation and settlement of industrial disputes.
Extent: Applies to the whole of India.

Definitions

Appropriate Government: Central or State Government, depending on the dispute's context.
Arbitrator: Includes an umpire.
Average Pay: Average wages for a specified period (monthly, weekly, daily)
Award: Final or interim determination of an industrial dispute by a relevant authority (Labour Court, Industrial Tribunal, National Industrial Tribunal). Includes arbitration awards under section 10A.
Banking Company: Banking companies with branches in more than one state (includes Export-Import Bank of India, etc.)
Board: Conciliation Board.
Conciliation Officer: Officer(s) appointed to mediate disputes.
Conciliation Proceedings: Proceedings by a conciliation officer or a Board.
Closure: Permanent closing down of a place of employment.
Controlled Industry: Industry where Union control is declared expedient by Central Act.
Court: Court of Inquiry.
Employer: Defined in relation to industries under Central/State Government authority.
Industry: Systematic activity by an employer and their staff in producing, supplying or distributing goods/services for human requirements.
Industrial Dispute: Any dispute between employers and employers, employers and workmen, or workmen and workmen concerning employment.
Industrial Establishment: An undertaking (mine, factory, plantation) where activities are carried out under which there is an industry which is separately identifiable.
Insurance Company: Insurance companies with branches in more than one state.
Lockout: Employer's cessation of work, refusal to employ a group of individuals.
Mine: Specified by definition in the Mines Act.
Major Port: Defined by Indian Ports Act.
National Tribunal: Tribunal specified by definition.
Office Bearer: Trade union official, not including auditors.
Prescribed: Defined by the rules under this Act.
Public Utility Service: Services concerning public transport, water, power, etc., subject to regulations.
Railway Company Defined by the Indian Railways Act of 1890.
Retrenchment: Employer's termination of service, not for punishment or on account of age.
Settlement: Settlement arrived at during conciliation proceeding and written agreement between the parties who signed the agreement.
Strike: Combination cessation of work by a group to show unity in a protest or a refusal to continue to work or accept employment.
Trade Union: Trade union registered under the Trade Unions Act, 1926.
Tribunal: Industrial Tribunal.
Wages: All remuneration in money for work, including allowances (like dearness allowance) and benefits like housing, medical, etc. (excluding bonuses and employer contributions to provident funds).