Can a Small Group of Employees Form a Union and What Are the Employer's Rights?

Assuming a situation at a particular location; there was a registered Employees Union, but eventually, since the number of employees lessened to only 4-5 workmen, this automatically led to a situation where there was no union.

Can those employees still constitute a union? If yes, how? And does an employer have the right to seek the details of members constituting such a union? If yes, under what provisions?

Regards,
Kunal Tagra

Protected Workmen and Union Recognition

Your caption of 'protected workmen' seems to have very little relevance to the text. When the number of employees in the union falls to fewer than seven, the trade union ceases to exist. Hence, the employer is not bound to recognize that union. Since the registration of the union is canceled, the question of recognizing some of them as protected workmen does not arise.

Regards,
Madhu.T.K