UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 47
Consider the following statements :
- As per the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Central (Amendment) Rules, 2018 if rules for fixed-term employment are implemented, it becomes easier for the firms/companies to lay off workers
- no notice of termination of employment shall be necessary in the case of temporary workman
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The 2018 fixed-term-employment framework allowed contracts for defined terms to end on expiry, increasing workforce flexibility. Rules also dispensed with notice in specified temporary-worker termination circumstances.
Statement / Pair Analysis:
1 (Correct): Fixed-term appointments expire on the agreed date; this can make separation easier than open-ended appointments, without waiving all employment rights.
2 (Correct): The Standing Orders rules exempt certain temporary/badli/probationary workmen from advance termination notice in specified cases.
Option-wise Analysis:
A (Incorrect): It omits true item 2 (The Standing Orders rules exempt certain temporary/badli/probationary workmen from advance…).
B (Incorrect): It omits true item 1 (Fixed-term appointments expire on the agreed date; this can make separation easier than open-ended…).
C (Correct): Includes all and only the true statements/pairs.
D (Incorrect): It omits true item 1 (Fixed-term appointments expire on the agreed date; this can make separation easier than open-ended…); omits true item 2 (The Standing Orders rules exempt certain temporary/badli/probationary workmen from advance…).
Review Note:
The word “lay off” is used loosely: expiry of a fixed-term contract is legally distinct from statutory lay-off/retrenchment.