Understanding Industrial Standing Orders 1946: Do We Need to File Them with the State Labour Office?

I wanted to know about the Industrial Standing Order 1946. Does it require a separate form, and do we need to submit it to the regional Labour Office of the state?

What I understand is that you want to frame standing orders under the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946. The Act has a Schedule which spells out the matters/subjects of employment. Under the Act, the appropriate government—whether central or state government—frames the rules for industrial establishments falling under their respective control. These rules have schedules that provide for model standing orders. These model standing orders are nothing but rules or service conditions in respect of the matters specified in the Schedule to the Act. For example, the schedule contains a matter on 'attendance and late coming'. The model standing orders describe in detail about the 'attendance and late coming'. As an establishment, you have to frame your standing orders on the lines of these model standing orders and submit them for certification. Thus, the model standing orders serve as a format as the very name suggests it.

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B. Saikumar
HR & Labour Law Consultant
Chipinbiz Consultancy Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai
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Thank you, Sir, for elaborating on Standing Order 1946. I also wanted to know how to establish the works committee and safety committees in the factory and what the benefits of both committees are.

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Jaganath H. L.

Submission of Draft Industrial Standing Orders

In the Industrial Standing Orders Act, model standing orders are also available in the book. You have to frame them as per the model contents according to your company's requirements. You can also collect copies from similar companies to frame the Standing Orders. Reference copies are also available in the office of the Standing Orders Certification Officer (usually the Deputy Commissioner of Labour) in your company's region.

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D. Gurumurthy
LL. HR & IR Consultant.

Please clarify whether the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act-1946 and the Bonus Act-1965 are applicable to the Medical Teaching College & Hospital in Andhra Pradesh.

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General Manager-HR
PESIMSR, Kuppam, A.P

I want freedom of association, which is mentioned in the standing orders, urgently.

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Nagaraja R.
HR Executive