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Employer not to dismiss, reduce or punish an employee—(1) No employer shall dismiss, discharge or reduce any employee or punish him in any other by reason of the circumstances that the employee- (a) is an officer or member of a Representative Union or a Union which has applied for being recognized as a Representative Union under this Act; or (b) is entitled to the benefit of a registered agreement or a settlement submission or award; or (c) has appeared or intends to appear as a witness in, or has giver evidence or intends to give evidence in proceeding under this Act or any other law for the time being in force or taken part in any capacity or in connection with a proceeding under this Act; or (d) is an officer or a member of an organization the object of which is to secure better industrial conditions; or (e) is an officer or member of an organization, which is not declare unlawful; or (f) has token part in any trade union activity which has not been held to be illegal, or (g) has gone or joined a strike which has not been held by Labour Court or the Industrial Court to be illegal under the provisions o this Act. (2) No employer shall prevent any employee from returning to work after a strike arising out of an industrial dispute which has not been held by Labour Court or the Industrial Court to be illegal unless- (i) the employer has offered to refer the issue on which the employee has struck work to arbitration under this Act and the employee has refused arbitration; or (ii) the employee, not having refused arbitration, has failed to offer to resume work within one month of declaration by the Stat Government that the strike has ended.