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ACT XIII of 2010 ACT XIII of 2010 BALOCHISTAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT, 2010 An Act to consolidate and rationalize the law relating to formation of trade unions, and improvement of relations between' employers and workman [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 22nd February, 2011] No. PAB/Legis: V (14)/2010, dated 26-10-2010.--Balochistan Industrial Relations Bill No.14 of 2010 having been passed by the Provincial. Assembly of Balochistan on 14th October, 2010 and assented to by the Governor, Balochistan on 15th October, 2010 is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan. Whereas it is expedient to consolidate and rationalize the law relating to formation of trade unions, regulation of relations between employers and workman and the avoidance and settlement of any differences or disputes arising between them or matters connected ' therewith and ancillary thereto; It is hereby enacted as follows:-- 35. Joint management board.--(I) Every company which owns or manages a factory, and in every factory which is not so owned or managed, and which employs fifty persons or more, the management shall, in the prescribed manner set up a joint management board in which the Workers' participation shall be to the extent of thirty per cent. (2) The employer's representatives on the joint management board shall be from amongst the Directors or senior executives and the workers' representatives shall be workmen employed in the factory. (3) The joint management board shall look after the following matters, namely: (a) improvement in production, productivity and efficiency; (b) fixation of job and piece-rates; (c) planned regrouping or transfer of the workers; (d) laying down' the principles of remuneration and introduction of new remuneration methods; and (e) provision of minimum facilities for such of the workers employed through contractors as are not covered by the laws relating to welfare of workers. (4) The joint management board may call for reasonable information about the working of the company or factory from its management and the management shall supply the information called for. (5) The joint management board shall meet at such intervals as may be prescribed. (6) The workers' representative shall hold office for such period as may be prescribed. (7) In this section, (a) "company", has the same meaning as in the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984); and (b) "factory" means a factory as defined in section 2 clause (j) of the Factories Act, 1934 (XXV of 1934); and (c) "management" means the employer.