কাজ বন্ধ রাখা, প্রতিষ্ঠান বন্ধ রাখা এবং শ্রমিকের মজুরি প্রসঙ্গে- Stoppage of work, Closure of establishment & Worker Wages Policy Under Labour Act 2006.

কাজ বন্ধ রাখা, প্রতিষ্ঠান বন্ধ রাখা  এবং শ্রমিকের মজুরি প্রসঙ্গে - Stoppage of work, Closure of establishment & Worker Wages Policy Under Labour Act 2006.

Stoppage of work : 

A) The employer may, at any time, in the event of fire, catastrophe, breakdown of machinery, or stoppage of power supply, epidemics, civil commotion or any other cause beyond his control, stop any section or sections of the establishment, wholly or partly for such period as the cause for such stoppage continues to exist.

B) In the case where workers have been directed to stay at their place of work following such stoppage, the workers so detained may not be paid for the period of such detention if it does not exceed one hour, and the workers so detained shall be paid wages for the whole period of such detention if it exceeds one hour.

C) If the period of stoppage of work does not exceed one working day, a worker, unless entitled to wages under sub-section (B), may not be paid any wages.

D) If the period of stoppage of work continues for more than a working day, a worker affected, other than a casual or badli worker, shall be paid wages for day or day by which it will exceed one working day.

E) If the period of stoppage of work extends beyond three working days, the workers may be laidoff in accordance with the provisions of section 16.

F) A lay-off mentioned in sub-section (E) shall be effective from the day of stoppage of work and any wage paid to a worker for the first three days may be adjusted against the compensation payable for such subsequent layoff.

G) For the piece-rate workers affected, their average daily earning in the previous month shall be taken to be the daily wage for the purpose of the sub-section.

Closure of establishment : 

A) The employer may, in the event of an illegal strike by any section or department of any establishment, close down either wholly or partly such section or department and the workers participated in the illegal strike hall not be paid any wages for such closure.

B) Where by reason of closing down of any section or department of any establishment under subsection (A) any other section or department is so affected that it is not possible to keep that section or department open, that section or department may also be closed down and the workers affected thereby shall be paid wages as in the case of lay-off for a period of three days and thereafter they may not be paid any wages for such closure.

C) The fact of such closure shall be notified by the employer, as soon as practicable, by notice posted on the notice board in the section or department concerned or at a conspicuous place in the establishment and the fact of resumption of work, following such closure, shall likewise be notified.

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