Definitions

Industry

Any systematic activity carried on by cooperation between employer and workers for production, supply or distribution of goods or services with a view to satisfy human wants.

• ×Institutions engaged in charitable, social or philanthropic services
• ×Sovereign functions including defence research and atomic energy
• ×Domestic services
• ×Any activity of Government relatable to sovereign functions

Worker

Any person employed in any industry to do any manual, unskilled, skilled, technical, operational, clerical or supervisory work.

• ×Persons in managerial or administrative capacity
• ×Supervisory persons drawing wages exceeding ₹18,000 per month
• ×Persons employed mainly in managerial capacity
• ×Persons employed in police, armed forces, prison services
• ×Apprentices engaged under Apprentices Act, 1961

• →Supervisory wage limit: ₹18,000/month (increased from ₹10,000

Retrenchment

Termination of service of worker by employer for any reason other than as punishment for disciplinary action.

• ×Voluntary retirement
• ×Retirement on reaching superannuation age
• ×Non-renewal or termination of fixed-term employment contract on its expiry

Note: Fixed-term contract expiry explicitly excluded from retrenchment definition - major change