Rights and Obligations Resulting from lay-off
Layoff is not a right conferred upon the employer but an obligation that the unemployment is temporary in nature and in a reasonable time the laid off worker will be restored his position. However, there is no indication regarding the time layoff will continue.
25C. RIGHT OF WORKMEN LAID OFF FOR COMPENSATION
Whenever a workman (other than a badli workman or a casual workman) whose name is borne on the muster rolls of an industrial establishment and who has completed not less than one year of continuous service