Disputes between Workmen and Managements referred to Labour Courts for Adjudication
The Tamil Nadu Labour and Employment Department, through G.O. (D) Nos. 491, 492 and 496 dated 21 August 2019, refers three disputes involving Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Coimbatore Division) and transport workers' unions to the Coimbatore Labour Court. The referrals concern disciplinary action against three employees, and the Labour Court is requested to issue awards within three months of receiving the respective orders.
What the notifications do
The Tamil Nadu Labour and Employment Department published three industrial dispute referrals in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 25 September 2019. G.O. (D) Nos. 491, 492 and 496, each dated 21 August 2019, direct the Coimbatore Labour Court to decide whether union demands concerning disciplinary action against employees of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Coimbatore Division) are justified.
The Coimbatore Labour Court is requested to issue an award in each dispute within three months from the date it receives the relevant order. The notifications do not decide the employees' claims. They send the questions to the Labour Court for adjudication.
Disputes referred
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G.O. (D) No. 491: The dispute is between Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Coimbatore Division) and the Netaji Transport Workers Protection Trade Union, Coimbatore. It concerns conductor M. Muthukumar, employee number C24636. The Labour Court must consider whether ten days of temporary removal from work, from 9 February 2016 to 18 February 2016, should be converted into leave and whether the related wages and monetary benefits should be paid.
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G.O. (D) No. 492: The dispute is between Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Coimbatore Division) and the Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Nilgiris District Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation General Workers Union. It concerns driver R. Arumugam, employee number C20838. The Labour Court must consider the union's demand to cancel a management order dated 26 July 2016 that postponed his annual wage increment for three months without continuing effect.
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G.O. (D) No. 496: The dispute is between Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Coimbatore Division) and the Netaji Transport Workers Protection Trade Union, Coimbatore. It concerns conductor A. Vijayaraj, employee number 26582. The Labour Court must consider whether the period from 13 November 2017 to 22 November 2017 should be converted into leave and whether the related wages and monetary benefits should be paid.
Who is affected
The notifications directly affect the transport corporation, the named unions and the three employees. They do not govern land, property ownership, planning permission, registration or property transactions in Tamil Nadu.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification affect land or property in Tamil Nadu?
No. It concerns three employment disputes involving Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Coimbatore Division), workers' unions and named employees.
Did the Tamil Nadu Government allow the employees' claims?
No final decision is recorded. The Tamil Nadu Labour and Employment Department referred the claims to the Coimbatore Labour Court for adjudication.
How quickly was the Coimbatore Labour Court asked to decide?
The Coimbatore Labour Court was requested to issue an award within three months from receiving each relevant order.
Which employees are covered by the referrals?
The referrals concern conductor M. Muthukumar, driver R. Arumugam and conductor A. Vijayaraj of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Coimbatore Division).
