Disputes between Workmen and Managements referred to Industrial Tribunal for Adjudication, Pricol Limited, Coimbatore
The Tamil Nadu Labour and Employment Department, through G.O. (D) No. 221, Labour and Employment (D1) Department, dated 3 May 2019, refers three disputes between Pricol Limited, Coimbatore and the Coimbatore District Pricol Workers Unity Union to the Industrial Tribunal, Chennai. The disputes concern benefits for 2018 and the transfer of listed workers, and the notification does not govern land, buildings or property transactions.
What the notification does
G.O. (D) No. 221, Labour and Employment (D1) Department, dated 3 May 2019, was issued by the Tamil Nadu Labour and Employment Department. It records that an industrial dispute arose between the management of Pricol Limited in Coimbatore District and the Coimbatore District Pricol Workers Unity Union.
Using powers under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the Tamil Nadu Governor refers three union demands to the Industrial Tribunal, Chennai for adjudication. The tribunal is asked to give its award within three months from receiving the government order.
Disputes sent for adjudication
The Industrial Tribunal, Chennai must decide whether the following union demands are justified and, if so, issue appropriate directions:
- Payment of an uncapped 20 per cent bonus for 2018 to union members on the same conditions given to members of another union.
- Payment for 2018 of an education allowance, casual leave allowance and a 15.34 per cent share in profits, on the same conditions given to members of another union.
- Cancellation of transfers made after listed union members returned to work on 3 December 2018 following a strike. The management had transferred those workers to Uttarakhand, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.
The notification includes tables identifying the workers connected with the transfer demand by employee number and name.
Who is affected
G.O. (D) No. 221 directly concerns:
- Pricol Limited in Coimbatore District.
- The Coimbatore District Pricol Workers Unity Union.
- Union members claiming the specified payments for 2018.
- The listed workers whose transfers are challenged.
- The Industrial Tribunal, Chennai, which must adjudicate the referred demands.
The notification refers the questions for a decision. It does not itself decide that the workers are entitled to the payments or that the transfers must be cancelled.
Relevance to property
G.O. (D) No. 221 deals only with an employment dispute. It does not change land classification, ownership, registration, planning permission, building rules or property rights, so it has no stated effect on a property purchase or ownership in Tamil Nadu.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect my land or property purchase in Tamil Nadu?
No. The notification concerns an industrial dispute between Pricol Limited and a workers union, covering employee benefits and transfers.
Does the notification award the workers a 20 per cent bonus?
No. It sends the union's demand for an uncapped 20 per cent bonus for 2018 to the Industrial Tribunal, Chennai for a decision.
Which employee transfers are being challenged?
The union challenges the transfer of listed members to Uttarakhand, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh after they returned to work on 3 December 2018 following a strike.
How soon is the Industrial Tribunal asked to decide the dispute?
The Industrial Tribunal, Chennai is asked to give its award within three months from the date it receives G.O. (D) No. 221.
