Firms with up to 300 workers can hire and fire without Govt nod: Bill in Lok Sabha

The Standing Committee on Labour had recommended against the expansion of the required notice period for strike beyond the public utility services, as is the case at present. (Representational)

The government has proposed to introduce more conditions restricting the rights of workers to strike, alongside an increase in the threshold relating to layoffs and retrenchment in industrial establishments with 300 workers, from 100 workers or more at present — steps that are likely to provide more flexibility to employers for hiring and firing workers without government permission.

These changes have been proposed in The Industrial…