Jammu, Nov 13: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has constituted Industrial Tribunals at Jammu and Srinagar and appointed key labour department officials to oversee industrial disputes, trade union registration and related proceedings under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020.
Through a series of notifications issued by the Labour and Employment Department, the Lieutenant Governor has constituted Industrial Tribunals with headquarters at Jammu and Srinagar for adjudication of industrial disputes and discharge of other functions under the Code.
The Government has also appointed the Labour Commissioner, J&K, as the Registrar of Trade Unions and the Appellate Authority under the legislation.
As per the notifications, Deputy Labour Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir divisions have been appointed as Enquiry Officers for industrial establishments falling within their respective jurisdictions.
The Deputy Labour Commissioners of both divisions have also been designated as Additional Registrars of Trade Unions, while all Assistant Labour Commissioners have been appointed as Deputy Registrars within their respective territorial jurisdictions.
The appointments and institutional arrangements have been made under various provisions of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, which provides the statutory framework for the adjudication of industrial disputes and regulation of trade unions.
