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1. By-Dr.Preeti Dwivedi
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Unit-5
The Industrial
Employment
(Standing Orders)
Act, 1946

2. Introduction & Definition
Toavoidfrictionamongsttheemployersandworkmen
employedinanindustryistheprincipalaimofIndian
LegislationinIndia.
Itwasconsideredthatthesocietyhadavitalinterestinthe
settlementoftermsofemploymentofIndustrialLaborandalso
settlementofLaborproblems.
Therefore,thestepsweretakenbytheCentralGovernmentto
enactIndustrialEmployment(StandingOrders)Act,1946with
aviewtoaffordprotectiontotheworkmenwithregardto
conditionsofemployment.
DefinitionundertheAct(Sec.2)
“StandingOrders”meanrulesrelatingtomatterssetoutinthe
ScheduletotheAct[Sec.2(g)]tobecoveredandinrespectofwhich
theemployerhastodraftforsubmissiontotheCertifyingOfficer,
aremattersspecifiedintheSchedule.

3. Therewasnouniformityintheconditionsofservice
ofworkersuntilthisActwasbrought.
Theabsenceofstandingorder,clearlydefiningthe
rightsandobligationsoftheemployer
Thedemandforstatutoryserviceconditionswas
firstraisedbyBombayCottonTextileworkersin
1927-28.
TheBombayIndustrialDisputesActof1938
provided,forthefirsttime,forstatutorystanding
orders.
TheLabourInvestigationCommittee1944-46
observed:“Anindustrialworkerhastherightto
knowtheterms&conditionsunderwhichheis
expectedtofollow”.
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4. OBJECTIVES
Torequireemployerstodefinethe
conditionsofwork
Tobringaboutuniformityintermsand
conditionsofemployment
Tominimizeindustrialconflicts
Tofosterharmoniousrelations
betweenemployersandemployees.
Toprovidestatutorysanctityand
importancetostandingorders
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5. SCOPE AND APPLICATION
TheActextendstothewholeof
India
Itapplytoeveryestablishment
wherein100ormoreworkmen
areemployedoremployedonany
dayprecedingtwelvemonths.
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6. Itappliestorailways,factories,mines,
quarries,oil-fields,tramways,motor
services, docks, plantations,
workshops,civilconstructionand
maintenanceworks.
TheActhas15sectionsanda
schedule.
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7. TheActisapplicabletoallworkmen
employed inany industrial
establishmenttodoanyskilledor
unskilled,manual, supervisory,
technical,clericalwork.
Eventheapprenticesarealso
included.
Butthepersonsemployedmainlyina
managerial/administrative/supervisory
capacitydrawingwagesexceeding
Rs.1600arenotcovered
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8. STANDING ORDERS
Classification of the workmen : temporary, casual, apprentices
Manner of intimating to workmen periods and hours of work,
holidays, pay-days and wage rates
Shift working
Attendance and late coming
Conditions of, procedure in applying for, and the authority which
may grant leave and holidays
Requirements to enter premises by certain gates and liability to
search
Closing and reopening of sections of the establishments, or
temporary stoppages
Suspension or dismissal for misconduct and acts and omissions
which constitute misconduct
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9. Procedure for the Approval of
Standing Orders
ThemainprovisionthatdealfortheapprovalofStanding
Ordersare:
1.ProcedureforthesubmissionofDraftStandingOrders
[Section3].
1.ProcedurefortheConditionsforCertificationofStanding
Orders[Section4].
2.ProcedureforCertificationofStandingOrders(Procedurefor
Adoption)[Section5].
3.Appeals[Section6].

10. Submission of Draft Standing Orders
Obligatory on the part of an employer or a group of
employers to furnish 5 copies of the draft standing
orders
Within 6 months of the application of the Act the
employer shall submit the draft standing orders
Copies to be given to the certifying officer
Draft has to enclose the prescribed particulars of
the workmen
The status and name of the trade unions to be
given.
It has to take all matters set out in the Schedule.

11. Procedure for Certification of Standing
Orders
Copy of draft standing orders to be sent to trade
union/workmen
Opportunity of hearing to trade union/workmen to be
provided
Certification
Certified standing orders have the force of law and the
violation of any provision shall be taken action
Standing orders to be applicable to all present and future
workmen
Standing orders must confirm the model standing order

12. Conditions for certification of Standing
Orders
Must compile as per the Model Standing Orders
Fairness of the provisions shall be verified by the Certifying Officer
Appeal
Any employer, workman, trade union aggrieved by the order of the certifying
officer may, with in 30 days from the date on which copies of the certified
standing orders sent to them
Date of Operation of the Act
On the expiry of 30 days of the certification given by certifying officer
Or
After the expiry of 7 days of the decision given by appellate authority.

13. Payment of Subsistence
allowance
Payment of subsistence allowance by an
employer to a workman who has been
suspended by the employer and his investigation
is pending
the allowance shall be at the rate of 50% of the
wage for the first 90 days of suspension
The allowance shall be 75% of the wage after 90
days if the investigation is delayed due to
employer

14. Penalty
Any employer fails to submit draft
standing orders or modifies it, shall be
punishable with fine which may extend
to Rs. 5000.
In case of continuance of the above
offence, fine up to Rs.200 per every
day.
Any contravention of Standing Orders
is punishable by Rs. 100 fine .

15. Certifying Officer
Definition:-
The“certifyingofficer”understandingorderactmeans
RegionalLaborCommissioner,LaborCommissionerorotherofficer
appointedbytheappropriategovernmentbythenotificationinthe
OfficialGazette,toperformalloranyofthefunctionsofcertifyingofficer
underAct.
PowersofCertifyingOfficer:-
EveryCertifyingOfficerandappellateauthorityshallhaveallthepowers
ofCivilCourtforhepurposeof:
1.ReceivingEvidence,
2.Administration,
3.Enforcingtheattendanceofwitness,and
4.Compellingthediscoveryandproductionofdocuments.

16. Acts of Misconduct
Thefollowingactsoromissionsonthepartofaworkman
shallamounttomisconduct;
•Going on an illegal strike
•Wilfully slowing down in performance of work
•Theft, fraud or dishonesty in connection with the employer’s
business or property or the theft of property of another
workman within the premises of the establishment
Takingorgivingbribes
Habitualabsencewithoutleaveorabsencewithoutleavefor
morethantenconsecutivedays
Collectionwithoutthepermissionofthemanagerofany
moneywithinthepremisesoftheestablishmentexceptas
sanctionedbyanylawforthelawforthetimebeinginforce
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17. Acts of Misconduct
Engagingintradewithinthepremisesofthe
establishment
Drunkenness,riotous,disorderlyor
indecentbehaviouronthepremisesofthe
establishment
Habitualneglectofwork
Habitualbreachofanyrulesorinstructions
Wilfuldamagetoworkinprocessortoany
propertyoftheestablishment
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18. Holdingmeetinginsidethepremisesofthe
establishmentwithouttheprevious
permissionofthemanagerorexceptin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofanylaw
forthetimebeinginforce.
Disclosingtoanyunauthorisedpersonany
information
Smokingandspittingonthepremisesofthe
establishmentwhereitisprohibitedbythe
employer
Unauthorisedpossessionofanylethal
weaponintheestablishment
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19. Obligations of Employers
Submitdraftstandingorderswiththe
requiredinformationtothecertifyingofficer
forcertificationwithinthetimelimit
mentionedintheAct.
Actinconformitywiththecertifiedstanding
ordersinthedaytodaydealingswiththe
workmen
Modifycertifiedstandingordersonlywith
theapprovalofthecertifyingofficer
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20. Obligations of Workmen
Workinconformitywiththe
certifiedstandingordersormodel
standingordersasthecasemay
be.
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