Navigating Standing Orders in the Service Industry: Do We Need One for Each Branch?

Dear All,

We are in the service industry, such as Housekeeping. Our Corporate office in Gurgaon (Haryana) is registered under Shop and Establishment. We have branches at the PAN India level, which are also registered under Shop and Establishment. So, can we certify the Standing Order for our Company? Do we need to certify only our Corporate office? Will this Corporate office's Standing Order be applicable to all branches? Our employee strength is 1300 at the PAN India level.

Kindly guide me on the process and format of the Standing Order. I need your kind cooperation.

With Warm Regards,

Monu Sharma

Dear Monu Sharma,

You must know that in the State of Haryana, The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 applies to every Industrial Employment wherein 50 or more workmen are employed or were employed on any day of the preceding twelve months. Now coming to the definition of the Industrial Establishment as envisaged under section 2(e), your establishment does not seem to be covered under this Act, and therefore, in my opinion, you are not liable to have certified Standing Orders under this Act relating to the State of Haryana. If you are working in the capacity of a contractor as per section 2(e)(iv) of this Act, then you are to have the Standing Orders certified if the number of workmen is 50 or more in the State of Haryana.

Opinion submitted keeping in view the applicability and functioning of this Act in the State of Haryana.

Regards,
R.N. Khola