The legal effect of the inclusive limb of the definition of 'industrial dispute' in Section 2(q) of the…

Under section 2(q) of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (formerly section 2A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947), 'industrial dispute' includes any dispute between an individual worker and the employer connected with, or arising out of, the worker's discharge, dismissal, retrenchment or termination. It does not turn every dispute, or every disciplinary action, into an industrial dispute.