Rights Of Employees During Lay Off?

Dear Seniors,
Kindly tell me what are the rights of employees in case a employer shut down start up or lays off few emplyees because of cost cutting.
With Regards

1. Your query is vague.
2. I hope you are using the term laid off in its legal term as used in Industrial Disputes Act, or you mean retrenchment (termination).
3. What is the level and number of these employees.
4. To understand things properly I would recommend that you read Industrial Disputes Act chapter VA & VB.

industrial dispute" means any dispute or difference
between employers and employers or between employers
and workmen, or between workmen and workmen, which is
connected with the employment or non-employment or the
terms of employment or with the conditions of labour,
of any person;

Mr. P.Panddey
How many employees are there? What category of employees are they? Any workmen is there? What is the nature of business being carried out by the employer? Is it IT?ITES?BPO? or other type on this only we can talk about ID Act applicability.
V.Murali

Sorry mis- spelled, yes I am talking about laid off. company is non profit organisation (NPO), there were total 9 people and now 5 people are chosen for laid off.