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PRINCIPLE: Trade dispute means any dispute between employers and workmen or between workmen and workmen, or between employers and employers which is connected with the employment or non-employment, or the terms of employment or the conditions of labour, of any person. Disputes connected with the non-employment must be understood to include a dispute connected with a dismissal, discharge, removal or retrenchment of a workman.
FACTS: 'X', an employee in a sugar factory, raised a dispute against 'Y', the employer, through trade union regarding certain matters connected with his suspension from the employment.
Correct Answer :
Matters connected with suspension can amount to a trade dispute
Solution :
Correct Option: Matters connected with suspension can amount to a trade dispute
Step-by-Step Explanation:
1. Understanding the Principle:
According to the given principle, a trade dispute is defined as any dispute between employers and workmen, between workmen and workmen, or between employers and employers, which is connected with:
• Employment or non-employment, or
• The terms of employment, or
• The conditions of labour of any person.
2. Analyzing the Given Facts:
• 'X' is an employee (workman) working in a sugar factory.
• 'Y' is the employer.
• 'X' raised a dispute against employer 'Y' through a trade union concerning matters connected with his suspension from employment.
3. Applying the Principle to the Facts:
Suspension directly affects an individual's active employment status, duty obligations, and terms of employment. Since the dispute is between a workman ('X') and an employer ('Y') regarding his suspension from employment, it directly relates to the "employment or non-employment" and "terms of employment" of 'X'. Therefore, the dispute fully satisfies the criteria specified in the principle.
Conclusion:
Matters connected with suspension fall within the scope of employment or non-employment and can amount to a trade dispute.
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