What to do If you are being laid off by your company or your salary is being deducted‪.‬ Sukhnanda Legal

As per the Indian law, there is no specific provision that deals with a situation wherein employers are obligated to not terminate its employees during a lockdown. However, the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 talks about a similar situation. Under Section 2 (kkk) of the Industrial Disputes Act the term ‘lay off’ has been defined which states that when an employer is unable to provide employment to an employee due to a natural calamity or a similar situation the same would fall under ‘lay off’. Subsequently, the Act also speaks about the terms on which an employee can be laid off. Under Section 25 C of the Act, the employers laying off workmen are required to pay compensation to the workmen being laid off which shall be equivalent to 50 percent of the wages. Moreover, the Act mandates any industrial establishment with more than 100 workmen to take prior permission before laying off the workmen. Although the permission is not mandatory if the laying off is due to a natural calamity.