Industrial Relations Code, 2020 · Chapter X: Special Provisions Relating to Lay-Off, Retrenchment and Closure in Certain Establishments
Section 81: Duty of an employer to maintain muster rolls of workers
Notwithstanding that workers in any industrial establishment have been laid-off, it shall be the duty of every employer to maintain for the purposes of this Chapter a muster roll, and to provide for the making of entries therein by workers who may present themselves for work at the establishment at the appointed time during normal working hours.
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