The Industrial Establishments (standing orders) Act, 1946 was formulated to lay upon employers an obligation to specifically define the conditions of employment as well as convey the same to the employees i.
As per Section 1 (3) of the Act, it is mandatory for every industrial establishment, which in preceeding 12 months has employed 100 or more worker ii, to frame rules governing conditions of employment of its employees and make them known to employees in form of standing orders.
But where an industrial establishment suddenly comes within the purview of the Act and there are no standing orders in place, the establishment temporarily can apply the State Industrial Employment Model Standing Orders. Again, this applies only till it formulates its own specific orders which necessarily have to be in conformation with the provisions of the Act to get it certified iii.
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