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Industrial Relations Form XI — Notice of strike
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Industrial Relations Form XI explained: notice of strike under Rule 25, who signs it, required recipients, copies and the related Rule 45 reporting trail.
Provision/current-law correction: Form XI is the notice of strike to be given by a registered trade union or group of workers. Rule 25 prescribes the notice mechanics and Rule 45 requires specified forms, including Form XI, to be shared with the Labour Bureau.
Notified form: Form XI is the notice of strike. Under Rule 25 it is given to the employer and signed by the union secretary or, where there is no registered union, by five elected worker representatives, with copies to the specified labour authorities. Rule 45 also requires Form XI data to be shared electronically with the Labour Bureau.
How to use this page
Industrial Relations Form XI — Notice of strike 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.
Strike-notice control checklist
- Confirm the establishment, workers and proposed strike date.
- Ensure the signatory is the union secretary or, where applicable, five elected representatives.
- Attach the statement of case/reasons and retain the election/resolution evidence.
- Serve the employer and send the prescribed copies to the labour authorities through the permitted channel.
- Preserve proof of receipt because timing under the Code depends on the notice and strike dates.
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-XI (See rule 25) [NOTICE OF STRIKE BY UNION (NAME OF UNION)/ GROUP OF WORKERS] Name of Union …………………………………………………/ Name of five elected representatives of workers…………………………………………….. Dated the...............day of................20............ To (The name of the employer). Dear Sir/Sirs, In accordance with the provisions contained in sub-section (1) of section 62 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020) I/We hereby give you notice that I propose to call a strike / we propose to go on strike on ………..20….., for the reasons explained in the Annexure. Yours faithfully, (Secretary of the Union) Five representatives of the workers duly elected at a meeting held on............................... (date), vide resolution attached.] ANNEXURE Statement of the Case. Copy to: (1) Conciliation officer.......... [Enter the office address of the Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central) / Regional Labour Commissioner (Central)/ Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) of the concerned area.] (2) Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) New Delhi (3) Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, New Delhi
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