THE INDUSTRIAL

EMPLOYMENT ACT,1946

SURENDRA KUMAR

PGDM
SEC-B
INTRODUCTION
 The Central Government to introduce
Industrial Employment Act,1946 with
a view to afford protection to the
workmen with regard to conditions of
employment.
COVERAGE OF THE ACT
 Establishments covered:-
It applies to,
A) every industrial establishment wherein 100
or more workmen are employed.
B) wherein 100 or more persons were employed
on any day of the preceding 12 months.
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C) The establishment of a contractor
who employs workmen in order to
fulfill a contract with the owner of an
industrial establishment.
 Establishments Excluded:-
It may be noted that the Act does
not apply to such workmen employed
in any industrial undertaking as are
covered by the following rules and
regulations;
a) The Fundamental and
Supplementary Rules
b) Civil service Regulations
AIM OF THE ACT
 To define, with sufficient precision, the principal conditions of
employment in industrial establishments under them and to
make the said conditions known to workmen employed by them.

 To regulate standards of conduct of the employers and

employees so that the labour- management relations could be
improved.

 To maintain proper discipline .

 To specify the duties and responsibilities of both the employers

and the employees.
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 To specify the duties and
responsibilities of both the employers
and the employees.

 To provide statutory sanctity and

importance to the standing orders.
MAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT
 Submission of draft standing order by the
employers (sec-3)
 Pre-requisites of certification of standing
order (sec-4)
 Procedure for certification of standing
order (sec-5)
 Appeal against certification (sec-6)
 Operations of standing order (sec-7)
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 Registration of standing order (sec-8)
 Pasting of certified standing order
(sec-9)
 Modification of standing order (sec-
10)
 Powers of certifying officers (sec-11)
 Offences and Penalties (sec-13)
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 Interpretation and Enforcement of
standing order (sec-14)
 Delegations of powers (sec-14A)
 Power to make rules (sec-15)
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