Consider the following statements: As per the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Central (Amendment) Rules, 2018 1. If rules for fixed-term employment are implemented, it becomes easier for the firms/companies to lay off workers. 2. No notice of termination of employment shall be necessary in the case of a temporary workman. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Option 3 : Both 1 and 2

The correct answer is Both 1 and 2.

• The government has notified fixed-term employment for all sectors through an amendment to the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Central Rules, 1946.
• Fixed-term employment for all sectors will make it easier for companies to hire-and-fire workers along with reducing the role of middlemen. Hence, Statement 1 is Correct.
• As per the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Central (Amendment) Rules, 2018, a “fixed-term employment workman is a workman who has been engaged on the basis of a written contract of employment for a fixed period”.
• No notice of termination of employment shall be necessary in the case of a temporary workman whether monthly rated, weekly rated or piece rated and probationers or badli workmen. Hence, Statement 2 is Correct.