The Government of Manipur, Department of Skills, Labour, Employment and Entrepreneurship has issued notification on the draft ‘Industrial Relations (Manipur) Rules, 2026’ under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020. This draft published in the Manipur Extraordinary Gazette dated 25th June, 2026 shall supersede all previous drafts and shall remain open for a period of 45 days from the date of publication for the public to send their objections or suggestions to the Secretary or by email.

Key highlights:

The new labour rules will apply to all business and industrial establishments across the state of Manipur.
Employers and employees are required to file a specific standardized form with labor officers to report any settlement of a mutual dispute.
For specified companies, they are to establish joint internal works committees, with up to 20 members, of equal worker-employer representation.
Businesses will have to set up grievance committees with 10 members and ensure that they have fair share of seats and fair representation of female employees.
Worker complaints can be filed within one year and can be appealed to a government conciliation officer if not resolved in 30 days.
The trade union has fixed the entrance fee at Rs. 100 and annual fees at Rs. 100 for workers in rural areas and Rs. 300 for others.
A standard fee of Rs. 3,000 for trade unions for new registration, duplicate certificate and rule amendment will be done.
For a trade union to be the only body to negotiate it has to represent at least 25% of the staff at the workplace.
Worker federations need a minimum of 25,000 members across four different industries to get state recognition, with Aadhaar verification.
Employers can electronically adopt standard government model rules for shifts, attendance, leaves, and discipline policies.
Unions must submit a formally signed notice to employers and labor commissioners before going on any workplace strike.
Management must apply digitally to the state government before laying off staff, cutting jobs, or closing down business.
Employers must deposit 15 days of a retrenched worker's last wages into a state fund specifically for their retraining.
First-time labor law offenders can pay a compounding settlement fee within 15 days to completely avoid court prosecution.

Manipur Govt Publishes Draft Industrial Relations Rules 2026 Key Highlights