Under the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act 1947, the employer of any industry declares lay-off, is required to provide alternate employment to the workmen laid-off in any other industry that belongs to him and located at a distance not more than

Explanation: Workmen are not entitled to compensation in certain cases.- No compensation shall be paid to a workman who has been laid- off-- ·       if he refuses to accept any alternative employment in the same establishment from which he has been laid- off, or in any other establishment belonging to the same employer situate in the same town or village or situate within a radius of five miles from the establishment to which he belongs, if, in the opinion of the employer, such alternative employment does not call for any special kill or previous experience and can be done by the workman, provided that the wages which would normally have been paid to the workman are offered for the alternative employment .