What is Labour Tribunal?

What is Labour Tribunal?

• It is an institution for the purpose of the guaranteeing the job security of workmen against unfair dismissal from the service. 
• The first Labour Tribunal as established on 22-04-1959 and since then the number of Labour Tribunals in active operation has increased…
• This is the only court through which a nongovernmental employee who lost his job can seek re-employment.

Who can seek relief through Labour Tribunals?

• Labour Tribunal provides redress exclusively to nongovernmental employees.

What type of relief could be sought from a Labour Tribunal?

• Re-employment where the service of a workman has been terminated by his employer.
• Payment of gratuity to a workman of an Institution where the cadre is less than 15.
• Clarification as to whether the deprivation of gratuity has been correctly effected as per the Payment of Gratuity Act (Law).