Are Standing Orders Required for Companies with 100+ Employees in Shops and Establishments?

Standing orders are applicable to companies under shops and establishments with 100 employees. When a company employs 100 or more employees at any point in a year.

Application of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936

Yes, the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, applies to shops and establishments with a certain minimum number of employees, as determined by notifications issued by State Governments. Therefore, shops and establishments with 100 or more employees fall under the purview of the Industrial Establishments (Standing Orders) Act, 1946.

The second sentence of the post is somewhat ambiguous and incomplete. I believe the questioner is wondering whether the Act remains applicable if the number of employees falls below 100 at any point during the year. Once an establishment is covered by the Act, any subsequent decrease in employee count does not affect its continued application.

Dear,

Please check the applicability of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, to your establishment. The relevant notification issued by the State Government would hold the key to the question. If the Payment of Wages Act is applicable to the establishment in question, then the provisions of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act would also be applicable. If there are 100 or more employees, then you need to have your own standing orders; otherwise, the Model Standing Orders would be applicable.