The UTTAR PRADESH EMPLOYMENT OF SUBSTITUTE WORKMEN ACT, 1978

95 mRrj izns”k izfrLFkkuh etnwj fu;kts u vf/kfu;e] 1978 ¿mRrj izns”k vf/kfu;e l[a ;k 4] 1978À THE UTTAR PRADESH EMPLOYMENT OF SUBSTITUTE WORKMEN ACT, 1978 [U. P. Act No, IV of 1978] 96 mRrj inz s”k ifz rLFkkuh etnwj fu;kstu vf/kfu;e] 19781 ¿mRrj izns”k vf/kfu;e la[;k 4] 1978À mRrj izns”k fo/kku lHkk us fnukad 30 ekpZ 1978 bZ- rFkk mRrj izns”k fo/kku ifj’kn~ us fnukad 11 vizSy] 1978 bZ- dh cSBd es a Lohdr` fd;kA ^^Hkkjr dk lafo/kku** ds vuqPNsn 200 ds vUrxZr jkT;iky us fnukad 16 vizSy] 1978 dks Lohdf`r iznku dh rFkk mRrj izns”k izns”kh; ljdkjh vlk/kkj.k xtV es a fnukad 18 vizSy] 1978 dks izdkf”kr gqvkA dfri; vkSn~;ksfxd vf/k’Bkuks a es a izfrLFkkuh etnwjksa ds fu;kstu vkSj mlls lEc) fo’k;kas dk mica/k djus d s fy;s vf/kfu;e Hkkjr x.kjkT; ds mUrhlosa o’kZ es a fuEufyf[kr vf/kfu;e cuk;k tkrk gS %&&& 1&& ¼1½ ;g vf/kfu;e mRrj izns”k izfrLFkkuh etnwj fu;kstu vf/kfu;e] 1978 Lkaf{kIr uke] foLrkj vkSj dgk tk;xs kA izkjEHk ¼2½ bldk foLrkj lEiw.kZ mRrj izns”k es a gksxkA ¼3½ bls 26 tuojh] 1978 ls izo`Rr le>k tk;xkA 2&& bl vf/kfu;e es]a &&&& IkfjHkk’kk;sa ¼1½ ^^fofu;qfDr HkRrk** dk rkRi;Z ml /kujkf”k ls gS] tks fdlh etnwj dks ,d fnu ds fy;s ns; etnwjh ds rSarhl izfr”kr ds cjkcj gks( ¼2½ ^^vkSn~;ksfxd vf/k’Bku** dk rkRi;Z lwr] twV] Åu] oL=] d`f=e js”kk] d`f=e /kkxk ds dkj[kkuks a ls lEcaf/kr fdlh vf/k’Bku ls gS vkSj bles a ,sls vU; vf/k’Bku Hkh lfEefyr gSa] ftUgas jkT; ljdkj }kjk bl fufeRr vf/klwfpr fd;k tk;( ¼3½ ^^vkjf{kr lewg etnwj** dk rkRi;Z ml O;fDr ls gS] ftls bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds Bhd iwoZorhZ pkSchl dy.S Mj ekl ds nkSjku ekfyd }kjk fdlh LFkkbZ izdkj ds dke ij 300 fnu ;k mlls vf/kd fnu ds fy;s fu;ksftr fd;k x;k gks( ¼4½ ^^etnwjh** dk rkRi;Z /ku ds :Ik es a vfHkO;Dr lHkh ikfjJfed ls gS] ¼pkgs og osru] HkRrk ;k vU; izdkj ls gks½ tks fu;kstu ds Li’V ;k miyf{kr fuca/kuks a dh iwfrZ gks tkus ij etnwj dks mlds fu;kstu ds ;k ,sls fu;kstu es a fd;s x;s dk;Z ds laca/k es a ns; gks( ¼5½ “kCn ^^ekfyd** vkSj ^^etnwj** ds dze”k% ogha vFk Z gksxa s] tks la;qDr izkUrh; vkS|ksfxd >xM+ksa dk ,sDV] 1947 es a mlds fy;s fn;s x;s gSa( ¼6½ “kCn ^^dkj[kkuk** dk ogh vFk Z gksxk] tks dkj[kkuk vf/kfu;e] 1948 es a mlds fy;s fn;k x;k gSA 1- mn~ns”;ks a vkSj dkj.kks a ds fooj.k ds fy;s fnukad 20 ekp]Z 1978 dk mRrj izns”kh; vlk/kkj.k xtV nsf[k;sA 97 ¿mRrj izns”k izfrLFkkuh etnwj fu;kstu vf/kfu;e] 1978À ¿/kkjk 3&9À 3&& IkzR;sd ekfyd vkjf{kr&lewg etnwjks a dk jftLVj j[kxs k vkSj mlesa leLr Ekkfyd lewg etnwjks a dk vkjf{kr lewg&etnwjksa dks Js.khokj vkSj ,sls T;s’Brk&dze esa] ftldh x.kuk bl vf/kfu;e jftLVj j[ksxk ds izkjEHk ds Bhd iwoZorhZ pkSchl dyUs Mj ekl ds nkSjku vf/kdre dk;Z fnol ds vk/kkj ij dh tk;xh] ntZ djsxkA 4&& vkjf{kr lewg etnwjks a ds ukeks a dh ,d Js.khokj lwph lEc) vkS|ksfxd Lkewg etnwjks a dh lwph vf/k’Bku ds lwpuk iV~V ij bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds fnukad ls rhl fnu ds Hkhrj iznf”kZr dh tk;sxh fpidkbZ tk;sxhA 5&& Tkc dksbZ vkjf{kr lewg&etnwj dk;Z ds fy;s mifLFkr gksrk gS vkSj ekfyd dk;Z dh O;oLFkk u gksus mls dk; Z nsus es a foQy jgrk gS] rc og ,sls etnwj dks ,sls izR;sd fnu ds fy;s fofu;qfDr ij fofu;qfDr HkRrk dk Hkqxrku HkRrk nsxk % IkjUrq dksbZ fofu;qfDr HkRRkk yxkrkj ckjg dy.s Mj ekl dh fdlh vof/k esa uCcs fnu ls vf/kd d s fy;s ns; ugha gksxkA 6&& IkzR;sd ekfyd fdlh Js.kh ds laca/k es]a ftlesa fjfDr gks] vkjf{kr lewg etnwjks a vkjf{kr lewg etnwjks a dh dks LFkkbZ :Ik esa fu;qDr djrs le; mlh dze dk vuqlj.k djsxk] ftl dze esa ,sls etnwjks a LFkkbZ fu;qfDr ds uke /kkjk 3 ds v/khu j[ks x;s jftLVj es a ntZ gksaA 7&& dksbZ Hkh O;fDr] tks bl vf/kfu;e ds fdlh micU/k dk mYya?ku djrk gS] “kkfLr ,slh vof/k ds dkjkokl ls rhu o’kZ rd gks ldrh gS] ;k tqekZuk ls ;k nksuks a ls naMuh; gksxkA 8&& ¼1½ dksbZ U;k;ky; bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu naMuh; fdlh vijk/k dk laKku vijk/k dk laKku ftyk eftLVªsV ;k bl fufeÙk mlds }kjk izkf/kdr` fdlh vf/kdkjh }kjk dh xbZ vijk/k ds rF;ks a dh fyf[kr fjiksVZ ds fcuk ugha djsxkA ¼2½ izFke oxZ ds eftLVsªV ls voj dksbZ U;k;ky; bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu naMuh; fdlh vijk/k ij fopkj ugha djsxkA 9&& ¼1½ tc dHkh bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu dksbZ vijk/k fdlh dEiuh }kjk fd;k dEifu;ks a }kjk vijk/k x;k gks rc ,sls izR;sd O;fDr dks] tks vijk/k fd;s tkus ds le; dEiuh dk izHkkjh jgk gks ;k mlds dk;&Z lapkyu ds fy;s mlds izfr mRrjnk;h jgk gks vkSj dEiuh dks Hkh vijk/k dk nks’kh le>k tk;xk vkSj rn~uqlkj mlds fo#) dk;oZ kgh dh tk ldsxh vkSj naM fn;k tk ldsxk % IkjUrq bl mi/kkjk dh fdlh ckr ls bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu ,slk dksbZ O;fDr naMuh; ugha gksxk] ;fn og lkfcr dj ns fd vijk/k fcuk mldh tkudkjh ds fd;k x;k Fkk ;k mlus ml vijk/k ds fuokj.k ds fy;s lHkh lE;d rRijrk cjrh FkhA ¼2½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ es a fdlh ckr ds gksrs gq;s Hkh] tgka bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu dksbZ vijk/k fdlh dEiuh }kjk fd;k x;k gks vkSj ;g lkfcr gks tk; fd vijk/k fdlh funs”kd] izca/kd] lfpo ;k vU; vf/kdkjh dh lgefr ;k ekSukuqefr ls fd;k x;k gS ;k mudh vksj ls dksbZ mis{kk fd;s tkus ds dkj.k gqvk gS rks mlds fo#) rn~uqlkj dk;oZ kgh dh tk ldsxh vkSj naM fn;k tk ldsxkA 98 ¿mRrj izns”k izfrLFkkuh etnwj fu;kstu vf/kfu;e] 1978À ¿/kkjk 10&11À Li’Vhdj.k && bl /kkjk ds iz;kstuks a ds fy;s &&& ¼d½ ^^dEiuh** dk rkRi;Z fdlh fuxfer fudk; ls gS vkSj bles a dksbZ QeZ ;k O;fDr;ks a dk vU; leqnk; Hkh lfEefyr gS( vkSj ¼[k½ fdlh QeZ ds a lca/k es]a ^funs”kd* dk rkRi;Z ml QeZ ds Hkkxhnkj ls gSA 10&& bl vf/kfu;e ds mica/k rRle; izo`Rr fdlh vU; fof/k ds mica/kks a ds vU; fof/k;ks a ds fo’k; es a vfrfjDr gksaxa s] u fd mudk vYihdj.k djsxa sA viokn 11&& ¼1½ mRrj izns”k izfrLFkkuh etnwj fu;sktu v/;kns”k] 1978 ,rn~}kjk fujflr fujlu fd;k tkrk gSA mRrj izns”k v/;kns”k la0 1] 1978 ¼2½ ,sls fujlu ds gksrs gq;s Hkh] mDr v/;kns”k ds v/khu d`r dksbZ dk; Z ;k dk;oZ kgh bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu d`r dk; Z ;k dk;Zokgh le>h tk;xh ekuks a ;g vf/kfu;e lHkh lkjHkwr le;ks a ij izo`Rr FkkA 99 THE UTTAR PRADESH EMPLOYMENT OF SUBSTITUTE WORKMEN ACT, 19781 [U. P. Act No. IV of 1978] [Passed in Hindi by the. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on March 30, 1978 and by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council on April 11, 1978. Received the assent of the Governor on April 16, 1978 under Article 200 of ‘the Constitution of India’, and was published in the Uttar Pradesh Gazette Extraordinary dated April 18, 1978.] AN ACT to provide for the employment of substitute workmen in certain industrial establishments and for matters connected therewith. IT IS HEREBY enacted in the Twenty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- Short title and 1. (1) This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Employment of Substitute Workmen commencement Act, 1978. (2) It extends to the whole of Uttar Pradesh. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on January 26, 1978. Definitions 2. In this Act,- (1) "disappointment allowance" means an amount equal to thirty-three per cent of the wages payable to a workman for one day; (2) "industrial establishment" means any establishment pertaining to cotton, jute, woolen, textiles, synthetic fibres, synthetic yarn factories, and includes such other establishments as may be notified by the State Government in this behalf ;. (3) "reserve pool workman" means a person, who was employed by an employer for 300 day's or more during the twenty-four calendar months immediately preceding the commencement of this Act on a job of permanent nature; (4) "wages" means all remuneration (whether by way of salary, allowances or otherwise) expressed in terms of money, which would, if the terms of employment express or implied were ful filled, be payable to a workman in respect of his employment of work done in such employment; (5) the words "employer" and "workmen" shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the U. P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 ; (6) the word "factory" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Factories Act, 1948. 1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons see U. P. Gazette Extraordinary, dated March 20, 1978. 100 [The Uttar Pradesh Employment of Substitute Workmen Act, 1978] [Section 3-9] Employer to 3. Every employer shall maintain a register of reserve pool workmen and shall maintain enter therein the names of all reserve pool workmen category-wise and register of pool arrange in order of seniority reckoned on the basis of the highest number of workmen days worked during the twenty-four calendar months, immediately preceding the commencement of this Act. List of pool 4. A list of the names of the reserve pool workmen category wise shall be pasted workmen to be on the notice board of the industrial establishment concerned within thirty displayed days from the date of commencement of this Act. Payment of 5. When a reverse pool workman presents himself for work and the employer disappointment fails to give work to him, he shall pay to such workman disappointment allowance on allowance for every such day : fail work to Provided that no disappointment allowance shall be payable for more provide than ninety days, during any period of continuous twelve calendar months. Permanent 6. Every employer shall while making permanent appointment of reserve pool appointment of workmen in relation to any category in which vacancy occurs, follow the reserve pool order in which the names of such workmen are entered in the register workmen maintained under section 3. Penalty 7. Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine or with both. Cognizance of 8. (1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act offence except on a report in writing of the facts constituting such offence made by the District Magistrate or any officer authorized by him in this behalf. (2) No Court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence punishable under this Act. Offence by 9. (1) Whenever an offence under this Act has been committed by a company, every companies person who at the time the offence was committed was incharge of, or was responsible to the company for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed, to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be ,proceeded against and punished accordingly : Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment under this Act, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other officer, the shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. 101 [The Uttar Pradesh Employment of Substitute Workmen Act, 1978] [Section 10-11] Explanation-- For the purpose of this section- (a) "company" means any body corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals; and' (b) "Director" in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm. Savings for 10. The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the other laws provisions of any other law for the time being in force. Repeal of 11. (1) The Uttar Pradesh Employment of Substitute Workmen Ordinance, 1978 is Ordinance no. hereby repealed. 1 U.P. of 1978 (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act as if this Act were in force at all material times.