Skip to content
LabourIR CodeForms
Prescribed form

Form XIII — See Rules 27 And 29

Filing identity

Linked ruleVerify heading
ModeElectronic/physical as the Rule and designated portal require
SourceG.S.R. 342(E), 8 May 2026
Review17 July 2026

Exact Gazette format

Exact Gazette text extracted from the official English notification
FORM -XIII
                                                                  (See rules 27 and 29)

(NOTICE OF RETRENCHMENT/CLOSURE TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT UNDER CHAPTER IX OF THE
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS CODE, 2020)

(To be submitted online. In case of exigencies to be submitted on paper in the prescribed format)

Name of industrial establishment /undertaking/ employer.........................................
Labour Identification Number .......................................................................................

Dated.................

(Note: The intimation for closure/retrenchment to the appropriate government shall be served sixty days and thirty days
before commencement of closure/retrenchment respectively)

To,

The Secretary to the Government of India,
Ministry of Labour and Employment
New Delhi

1. *(Retrenchment) (a) Under section 70(C) of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020), I/ we* hereby intimate
     you that I*/we* have decided to retrench.................................. workers** out of a total of ……. Workers** with
     effect from.................... (DD/MM/YYYY)
                                                                    or

       *(Closure) (b) Under section 74(1) of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020), I / we* hereby intimate
       you that I*/we* have decided to close down,............................................(name of the industrial establishment or
       undertaking) with effect from......................... (DD/MM/YYYY). The number of workers whose services would
       be terminated on account of the closure of the undertaking is................. (number of workers)

2.      The  reason for retrenchment / closure is ………………………
        ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
        ………………………………………..………

3.      * The worker(s)* concerned were given on the.................. (DD/MM/YYYY) one month’s notice in writing as
        required under section 70(a)*/ section 75(1)* of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020).

                                                                                   or

       * The worker(s) concerned have been given on the…………. (DD/MM/YYYY) one month’s pay in lieu of the
       notice as required under section 70(a)*/ section 75(1)* of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020) .

4.    * I*/We* hereby declare that the worker(s) concerned have been*/will be* paid all their dues along with the
      compensation due to them under section 70* / section 75* of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020)
      before or on the expiry of the notice period.

                                                                                        or

      *I/We* hereby state that currently Insolvency proceedings are on in respect of the said Industrial
        Establishment/Undertaking/Employer, and that I*/we* will pay all the dues along with the compensation due to
        them under concerned laws.

5.    (Retrenchment) I/we* hereby declare that the worker(s) concerned have been* / will be* retrenched in compliance
       to the section 71 and section 72 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020).

6.    I*/ we* hereby declare that no court case is pending before any Court in the matter, and if yes, the details thereof
      have been Annexed.

7.    I*/ we* hereby declare that the above information given by me*/us* in this notice and the Annexures enclosed
     herewith true, I*/ we* am*/ are* solely responsible for its accuracy and no facts/ materials has been suppressed in
     the matter.

                                                                                                         Yours faithfully,

                                                                       (Name of employer/ ***authorised representative
                                                                                                            with seal)
(* Strike off which is not applicable.)
(** Indicate number in figures and words both)
(***Copy of authorisation letter issued by the employer shall be enclosed)

Copy to :

(1)Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) of the concerned area.
(2) To the Registered Unions/ Authorised Representatives of Workers operating in the establishments or undertakings.

Pre-filing check

Confirm jurisdiction, signatory, limitation/notice period, copies and annexures.

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.