Central Labour Service
| Service Overview | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbreviation | CLS | |||||||||||||
| Formed | 1987 | |||||||||||||
| Headquarters | Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Country |  India | |||||||||||||
| Training Ground | V. V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida | |||||||||||||
| Controlling Authority | Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India | |||||||||||||
| Legal Personality | Governmental Labour law enforcement | |||||||||||||
| General Nature | Administering various labour laws in the central sphere and ensuring industrial harmony | |||||||||||||
| Cadre Size | 340 | |||||||||||||
| Service Chief | ||||||||||||||
| Mr. Shanker Agarwal(IAS),Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment | ||||||||||||||
| Head of the Civil Services | ||||||||||||||
| Cabinet Secretary Current: A. K. Seth[1] | ||||||||||||||
The Central Labour Service(CLS) comes under Central Civil Services which is part of the Government of India.The Central Labour Service (CLS) was formed on 03.02.1987.Consequent to 1st Cadre Review in October, 2004, the Central Labour Service was constituted as an Organized Group ‘A’ Service with effect from 14.10.2004. Officers of Central Labour Service (CLS) are recruited by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Number of vacancies and details of the examination are notified on the website of UPSC (www.upsc.gov.in).
Consequent to 2nd Cadre Review of Central Labour Service in 2013, total sanctioned strength of CLS Officers is revised to 340 posts and distributed amongst four streams viz.
1. Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM)[CLC(C)] – 125 posts 2. Directorate General of Labour Welfare (DGLW) - 42 posts 3. Ministry of Labour & Employment (Main Secretariat) -05 posts 4. Factory Side (Central Pool) Participating establishments under various other Ministries/Departments -168 posts.
Central Labour Service comprises 5 Grades, namely, Junior Time Scale (JTS), Senior Time Scale (STS), Junior Administrative Grade (JAG),Non Functional Selection Grade(NFSG), Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) and Higher Administrative Grade (HAG).
The Main Functions of CLS Officers are:-
1. Ensuring harmonious industrial relations between the Management and Workers in the Central Sphere. 2. Enforcement of Labour Laws and Rules made there-under in the Central Sphere. 3. Intervention, mediation and conciliation in industrial disputes in order to bring about settlement of disputes. 4. Intervention in situations of threatened strikes and lockouts with a view to avert the strikes and lockouts. 5. Implementation of Labour Welfare Schemes under various Labour Welfare Acts/ Schemes.. Training of the CLS officers are held at V.V. Giri National Labour Institute
References
- ↑ "A K Seth to be cabinet secretary - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2013-09-22.