The UT Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has notified the draft Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Industrial Relations Rules 2026 vide Notification No. LE/LI/DMN/IR/210540/2026/222 dated 20 July 2026 under Section 99 of the Industrial Relations Code 2020. The rules will take effect from the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette, and stakeholders can send objections to the Commissioner cum Secretary (Labour) within 45 days.

Key highlights

Works Committee of up to 20 members mandatory for notified establishments with fair representation of women workers.
Grievance Redressal Committee of up to 10 members with equal sides and a three year tenure.
Trade Union registration fee Rs 100 and monthly subscription between Rs 30 and Rs 50 per member.
Annual return of Trade Unions due to the Registrar by 15 February each year in Form II.
Union with 30 percent or more workers as members gets sole negotiating union status, valid for three years.
Membership verification through secret ballot by a Government appointed officer at employer cost.
Standing Orders chapter applies only to establishments with 500 or more workers.
Prior Government permission in Form XIV needed for lay off, retrenchment or closure under Chapter X, with closure application 90 days in advance.
Employers must deposit 15 days of last drawn wages of every retrenched worker into the Worker Reskilling Fund within 10 days.
First time offences can be compounded through Form XV, avoiding prosecution.

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Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Industrial Relations Rules ,2026 (Draft)