3. Festival Holidays. -Section 3(1)(a) read with Section 15(2)(a). — (1) The Five festival holiday required to be allowed under Section 3(1)(b) shall be determined in consultation with the representatives of the workers before the 30th. November each year for the ensuing calendar year. He holidays so determined shall be notified to the workers before the 31st.December each year y exhibiting a copy of the same on a notice board kept at a conspicuous place where the majority of the workers enter the premises of the industrial establishment and also tat the Time-keeper’s Office, if any; and a copy of the same shall be delivered to the Inspector of the area before the 21st. December each year. (2) For exercising claim for half festival holiday as provided in proviso to sub-section (1) of Section 3 a written application to this effect shall be received by the employer before the 31st. October every year which shall be signed by not less than 10 per cent workers of the industrial establishment on rolls on that day indicating the name of festivals on which they want to avail half holidays if any difficulty in this arises, the matter will be settled by the employer in consultation with the representatives of the workers. (3) In case it is not possible to determine the festival holidays under sub-rules (1) and (2) before 3.0th. November, the matter shall be referred by the employer to the Conciliation Officer of the area immediately but not later than the 1st. December. The Conciliation officer shall make efforts to bring about settlement between the employer and the workers. In case the Conciliation Officer is not able to bring about any settlement between the employer and the workers with 15 days of the receipt of the reference from the employer he shall refer the matter to the Labour Commissioner, Punjab, for his decision. The Labour Commissioner, Punjab, shall give his decision before the 31st. December, which shall be final.
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