Industrial Relations Code — Prelims Strategy

Prelims Strategy

For Prelims preparation, focus on memorizing specific numerical thresholds, timelines, and procedural requirements. Key facts to memorize include: 10% workers or 100 workers minimum for trade union registration, 300 workers threshold for retrenchment approval (increased from 100), 14 days notice for strikes in public utilities and 60 days for other establishments, 45-60 days timeline for conciliation proceedings.

Understand the three laws consolidated by the Code and their original enactment years. Practice elimination techniques by understanding common traps: confusing notice periods for different types of establishments, mixing up membership thresholds with other labor codes, and incorrectly identifying constitutional articles.

Focus on comparative questions between the new Code and previous laws, as UPSC frequently tests changes introduced by reforms. Pay attention to current affairs connections, particularly Supreme Court judgments and state-level implementation variations.