Industrial Relations Act, 2012 — section 25

25. Works Council..—(1) In every factory/establishment in which fifty or more workmen are employed or were employed on any day in the preceding twelve months, the employer shall constitute, in the prescribed manner, a work council consisting of representatives of the employer and the workmen in such a manner that the number of the representatives of the workmen is not less than the number of the representatives of the employer in the works council.

(2)In the case of any factory establishment where there are one or more trade unions, the collective bargaining agent shall nominate the representatives of the workmen on such Works Council: Provided that if there is no collective bargaining agent, representatives of workmen on Works Council shall be chosen in the prescribed manner from amongst the workmen engaged in the factory/establishment for which the Works Council is constituted.