Duties of Certifying Officer

Certifying Officer means a Labour Commissioner or a Regional Labour Commissioner, or any other officer appointed by the appropriate Government, by notification in the Official Gazette 1. To see that standing orders are in conformity with the ActIf he finds that some provisions are unreasonable, he must refuse to certify the same. 2. To see that standing orders are fair and reasonablecertifying officer is the judge of the of the provisions contained in the draft standing orders. Unless it can be said that their judgment has been arbitrary or has overlooked a material provision of the law affecting their decision, it is not open to the Court to interfere with their judgment

Duties of Certifying Officer

3. Under Sec. 4 (b) he has the power of amendments of provisions in the draft standing orders-where, the language used may not define with sufficient precision the conditions of employment as required by the Preamble of the Act 4. To ensure that matters not covered by the Schedule are covered- An employer cannot insist upon adding a condition which is not included in the Schedule but a provision may be made in the standing orders concerning the and their enforcement by an internal arrangement between the employer and his employees.

Matters To Be Provided In Standing Orders Under This Act [Sections 2(g) and 3(2)]
1. Classification of workmen, e.g., whether permanent, temporary, or fixed term employment 2. Manner of intimating to workmen periods and hours of work, holidays, paydays and wage rates 3. Shift working 4. Attendance and late coming 5. Conditions of procedure in applying for leave and holidays 6. Requirement to enter premises by certain gates 7. Temporary stoppages of work and the rights and liabilities of the employer and workmen arising therefrom

Matters To Be Provided In Standing Orders Under This Act [Sections 2(g) and 3(2)]
8. Termination of employment, and the notice thereof to be given by employer and workmen 9. Suspension or dismissal for misconduct, and acts or omissions which constitute misconduct 10. Means to redress workmen against unfair treatment by the employer 11. Any other matter which may be prescribed