Pre-filing check
Confirm jurisdiction, signatory, limitation/notice period, copies and annexures.
Industrial Relations Form VI — Authorisation to represent a party in proceedings
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Industrial Relations Form VI explained: authorisation by worker(s) or employer(s) to be represented before an authority under Rules 22, 41 and 42.
Provision/current-law correction: Form VI is the authorisation by a worker/group of workers or employer/group of employers to be represented in a proceeding before an authority under the Industrial Relations Code. The notified form refers to Rules 22, 41 and 42.
Notified form: Form VI is an authorisation for representation before an authority under the Industrial Relations Code. It should identify the proceeding, the party/parties giving authority and the representative. Rules 41 and 42 separately address worker and employer representation; Rule 22 also uses the form in the arbitration context.
How to use this page
Industrial Relations Form VI — Authorisation to represent a party in proceedings should be read with the operative Code/Scheme/Rules and the establishment or employee facts to which it applies. Coverage, wage base, service history, State overlay and commencement date can change the outcome.
Practical checklist
- Confirm coverage of the establishment and employee/member before applying the provision.
- Check the latest Gazette, corrigendum and portal/circular instructions for the relevant date.
- Retain wage/service/member data, nominations, approvals, challans/returns and acknowledgements.
- Where a State rule or establishment-specific exemption applies, document that overlay separately.
Worked use case
Example: the same employee event can produce a different compliance result if the establishment is exempt, the service period is different, or the operative rule changed after the relevant date. Record those facts before calculating the benefit or obligation.
Evidence pack before you act
Save the primary-source PDF or official portal page, the facts used for the decision, dated calculations, portal acknowledgements or correspondence, and the final approval, order or return. Record the source version and access date in the working file. This makes the conclusion auditable and prevents a later amendment, corrigendum or portal redesign from obscuring what was actually relied on.
Decision record
Write a one-page decision note with four fields: applicable period, controlling provision or instrument, facts/evidence that satisfy each condition, and the filing or approval consequence. If any field is uncertain, mark it as an open item rather than assuming the favourable result.
Common failure modes
- Using a correct rule for the wrong period, person, registration or transaction.
- Relying on a portal label, article summary or old form name without checking the enabling provision and latest amendment.
- Keeping the conclusion but not the source version, evidence, calculation or acknowledgement that supports it.
- Ignoring a proviso, definition, state overlay, circular or later corrigendum that changes how the headline rule works.
When to escalate
Escalate for professional review where the amount is material, a limitation period or filing deadline is running, the facts span more than one legal regime, or an authority has already issued a notice, deficiency memo, rejection or adverse order.
Before signing Form VI
Confirm whether the authorisation is by a single worker, group of workers, employer or group of employers and whether the person nominated is permitted to represent that party in the relevant proceeding. The form should name the proceeding and authority clearly; avoid generic authority letters that cannot be tied to the actual dispute.
Evidence file
- Signed Form VI and authority/meeting resolution where applicable.
- Identity and role of the authorised representative.
- Copy of the dispute notice/reference and authority case number.
- Proof of filing/service and later withdrawal or change of authorisation, if any.
Official sources
Related Finin2min guidance
Reviewed for currentness: 12 September 2026. Educational/professional reference; the controlling law, notification, order or official filing instruction prevails.
Filing identity
Exact Gazette format
Exact Gazette text extracted from the official English notification
FORM- VI (See rules 22, 41 and 42) (AUTHORISATION BY WORKER, GROUP OF WORKERS, EMPLOYER OR GROUP OF EMPLOYERS TO BE REPRESENTED IN PROCEEDING BEFORE THE AUTHORITY) Before the authority (Mention the authority concerned) In the matter of:. (mention the name of the proceeding ).............................................workers Versus ………….................................................................................................employer I/we hereby authorise Shri / Shrimati/Kumari ………………….to represent me/us in the above matter. Dated this......................day of..............................20.......... Signature of person(s) nominating the representative(s) Address Accepted. Signature of representative(s) Address
Service proof
Retain portal acknowledgment, email headers, speed-post proof or receipt required by the rule.
Data quality
Reconcile worker counts, UAN/CMPFO details, dates, wages and establishment identity to source records.
Post-filing
Diary hearing/decision dates and preserve the final order with implementation evidence.
Source and review trail
Use the current official instrument, portal or regulator publication before acting. This panel separates the category authority from page-specific references.
This page reflects the published text; publication of a Code or Central Rule does not by itself establish its commencement date or applicability in every State.
- Official starting point
- www.labour.gov.in