State of Bihar - Act
The Bihar Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Rules, 1947
BIHAR
India
India
The Bihar Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Rules, 1947
Rule THE-BIHAR-INDUSTRIAL-EMPLOYMENT-STANDING-ORDERS-RULES-1947 of 1947
- Published on 21 November 1947
- Commenced on 21 November 1947
- [This is the version of this document from 21 November 1947.]
- [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
1. Title.
- These Rules may be called "The Bihar Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Rules, 1947".2. Definitions.
- In these Rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, -3. Submission of Draft Standing Orders.
4. Collection of information from the Registrar.
- For the purposes of furnishing the particulars prescribed in Form IB, the employer shall, if necessary, approach the Registrar to supply the required information on payment of the fee, if any, prescribed under the Indian Trade Unions Act, 1926, and the Regulations made thereunder.5. Model Standing Orders.
- The Model Standing Orders, for the purposes of the Act, shall be those set out in Appendix A to these Rules.6. Joint Draft Standing Orders.
- If a group of employees in similar industrial establishments submit a joint draft of Standing Orders, under sub-section (4) of Section 3, it shall not be entertained unless it is accompanied by. -7. Supply of copies of draft Standing Orders to trade unions.
- If there is more than one trade union, the Certifying Officer shall, for the purposes of Section 5, supply one copy of the draft Standing Orders to each of the trade unions.8. Committee of representatives of workmen.
- Where there is no such union, the Certifying Officer shall call a meeting of the workmen concerned for the purposes of electing a Committee of Representatives, whose number shall not exceed five. The Committee shall, elect one from amongst its own number to be the President to whom the Certifying Officer shall forward a copy of the draft Standing Orders.9. Inviting objection to draft Standing Orders.
- The Certifying Officer shall forward a copy of the draft Standing Orders, together with a notice in Form III to the trade union, or where there is more than one trade union, to the President of the Committee elected in pursuance of Rule 8, as the case may be, requiring objections, if any, to the draft Standing Orders on behalf of the workmen to be submitted to the Certifying Officer within fifteen days from the receipt of the notice.10. Certification of Standing Orders.
- The Certifying Officer or the Appellate Authority, as the case may be, shall certify, in pursuance of sub-section (3) of Section 5 or sub-section 6, five copies of the Standing Orders in Form IV and the copies so certified shall be authenticated by the signature and the seal of the office of the Certifying Officer, or, the Appellate Authority, as the case may be, and such Certifying Officer, or Appellate Authority, shall forward within a week of authentication, a copy, by registered letter post, to the employer and to the trade union, or, where there is more than one trade union, to each of the trade unions, or where there is no such trade union, to the President of the Committee of Representatives elected in pursuance of Rule 8.11. Register of Standing Orders.
- The register required to be maintained under Section 8, shall be in Form V and the Certifying Officer shall furnish a copy of the Standing Orders, as finally certified under the Act, in respect of an industrial establishment to any person applying therefor, on payment of a fee of rupee one only.11A. [ Inclusion of additional matters in the Schedule to the Act. [Substituted by Notification No. 11/S2-1024/64-528 dated 19.6.1964.]
- In addition to the matters set out in the Schedule, the following additional matters shall be included in the 2-A - Recruitment of workmen.]12. Appeals.
- The Provincial Government, may direct the Advocate-General or any other to appear in any proceedings before the Appellate Authority by giving a notice to such authority and on such notice being given the Advocate-General or such officer, as the case may be, shall be entitled to appear in such proceedings.13. Pleaders or persons authorised to appear on behalf of parties.
- In any proceedings before the Appellate Authority parties may, with the permission of the Court, appear by Pleaders or Advocate or in the case of a Union, and group of employers by any of its officer duly authorised by the Union, or the group concerned in this behalf.14. [ Procedure for filing and hearing of appeals. [Substituted by S.O. 330 dated 12.3.1975.]
14A. [ Court Fees. [Inserted by S.O. 330 dated 12.3.1975.]
- The Court fees payable in respect of proceedings under Rule 14 shall be -15. [ Pasting of Standing Orders. [Substituted by S.O. 330 dated 12.3.1975.]
- The text of the Standing Orders or any subsequent modification thereof in addition thereto as finally certified in addition to being pasted by the employer in English be also pasted in Hindi in the manner laid down in Section 9. Before pasting the Hindi version of the Standing Orders, the employer shall submit them to the Certifying Officer for his approval, who shall ensure the correctness of the same. The meaning conveyed by the language in which a Standing Order is certified shall prevail in case of any difference over the interpretation of any Standing Order.]16. Authoritative copy of Standing Orders.
- In the case of difference between the [English and Hindi] [Substituted by S.O. 330 dated 12.3.1975.] copies of the Standing Orders, the English version as certified by the Certifying Officer, or the Appellate Authority, as the case may be, shall be taken to be the authoritative copy of the Standing Orders.17. [ Power to correct vernacular versions of Standing Orders. [Substituted by S.O. 330 dated 12.3.1975.]
- The Certifying Officer is hereby empowered to have the Hindi version corrected in case he is satisfied that it is not correct.]18. Modification of Standing Orders.
- An application under sub-section (2) of Section 10 shall be made in Form VI.19. Manner of service.
- All notices, notifications and orders under the Act and the Rules shall be served on the parties concerned by registered letter post, with acknowledgement due, or by special messenger. In the latter case, an acknowledgement in writing by or on behalf of the other party concerned shall be obtained in respect of such delivery.Appendix A(See Rule 5)Model Standing Orders1. These orders shall come into force on...........
2. Classification of workmen. - (a) Workmen shall be classified as -
2A. [ Recruitment of workmen. [Inserted by G.S.R. 29 dated 18.3.1967.] - All vacancies will be notified to the local Employment Exchange and all recruitments be normally made from amongst the candidates sponsored by the Employment Exchange. Other sources of recruitment may be tried only when the local Employment Exchange gives a non-availability certificate.
While making recruitments, preference shall be given as under -3. Tickets. - Every workman shall be given a permanent ticket unless he is a probationer, badli, temporary worker or apprentice.
4. Publication of working time. - The periods and hours of work for all classes of workers in each shift shall be exhibited in English and the principal languages of workmen employed in the establishment on notice boards maintained at or near the main entrance of the establishment and at the timekeeper's office if any. .
[Where such a notice pertains to a particular department or departments of the establishment, it shall also be displayed in the department concerned.] [Inserted by S.O. 330 dated 12.3.1975.]5. Publication of holidays and pays. - Notices specifying (a) the days observed by the establishment as holidays and (b) pay days shall be posted on the said notice boards.
6. Publication of wage rates. - Notices specifying the rates of wages payable to all classes of workman and for all classes of work shall be displayed on the said notice boards.
7. [ Shift working. [Substituted by Notification No. II/S2-1646/60-L-4635 dated 21.5.1960.] - More than one shift may be worked in a department or departments or any section of department of the establishment at the discretion of the employer. If more than one shift is worked, the workmen shall be liable to be transferred from one shift to another. No shift working shall be discontinued without two month's notice being given in writing to the workmen prior to such discontinuance provided that no such notice shall be necessary if the closing of the shift is under an agreement with the workmen affected. If as a result of the discontinuance of the shift working, any workmen are to be retrenched, such retrenchment shall be effected in accordance with the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), and the Rules made thereunder. If shift working is restarted, the workmen shall be given notice and reemployed in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and the said Rules.]
Employment Standing Orders Rules7A. [ Notice of change in shift working. [Inserted by Notification No.II/S2-1050/61-L & E-4140 dated 16.6.1961.] - Any notice of discontinuance or restarting of a shift working required by model Standing Order No. 7 shall be in Form VII appended to these Rules and shall be served in the manner hereinafter specified.
The notice shall be displayed conspicuously by employer on a notice board at the main entrance to the establishment and in manager's office:Provided that where any registered trade union of workmen exists, a copy of the notice shall also be served by registered post on the Secretary of such Union.]8. Attendance and late coming. - All workmen shall be at work at the establishment at the times fixed and notified under paragraph 4. Workmen attending late will be liable to the deductions provided for in the Payment of Wages Act, 1936.
9. Leave. - (1) Holidays with pay will be allowed as provided for in Chapter IVA of the Factories Act, 1948, and other holidays in accordance with law, contract, custom and usage.
10. Casual leave. - [A workman may be granted casual leave of absence for a period not exceeding 10 days in the aggregate in a calendar year our of which at least 5 days must be with full pay.] [Substituted by S.O. 330 dated 12.3.1975.] Such leave shall not be for more than three days at a time except in case of sickness. Ordinarily, the previous permission of the head of the department in the establishment shall be obtained before such leave is taken, when this is not possible, the head of the department shall, as soon as may be practicable, be informed in writing of the absence from and of the probable duration of such absence. [Holidays declared by the establishment and weekly holidays may be prefixed or suffixed, as the case may be, to casual leave.] [Added by S.O. 330 dated 12.3.1975.]
11. Payment of wages. - (1) Any wages, due to the workman but not paid on the usual pay day on account of their being unclaimed shall be paid by the employer on an unclaimed wage pay day in each week, which shall be notified on the notice boards as aforesaid.
12. Stoppage of work. - (1) The employer may, at any time, in the event of fire, catastrophe, breakdown of machinery or stoppage of power supply, epidemics, commotion or other cause beyond his control, stop any sections of the establishment, wholly or partially for any period or periods without notice.
13. Termination of employment. - (1) For terminating employment of a permanent workman notice in writing shall be given either by the employer or the workman-one month's notice in the case of monthly-rated workmen and two weeks notice in the case of other workmen: one month's or two weeks pay, as the case may be paid in lieu of notice.
14. Disciplinary action for misconduct. - [(1) A workman guilty of misconduct may be (a) warned or censured or (b) fined subject to and in accordance with the provisions of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, or (c) suspended by the manager for a period not exceeding 10 days or (d) stopped from earning his increment for a specified period or discharged or dismissed.] [Substituted by S.O. 330 dated 12.3.1975, sub-paras (3) to (6) re-numbered as 3 to 5 thereof.]
15. Complaints. - All complaints arising out of employment including those relating to unfair treatment or wrongful exaction on the part of the employer or his agent, shall be submitted to the manager or other person specified in this behalf with the right of appeal to employer.
16. Certificate on termination of service. - Every permanent workman shall be entitled to a service certificate at the time of his dismissal, discharge or retirement from service.
17. Liability of manager. - The manager of the establishment shall personally be held responsible for the proper and faithful observance of the Standing Orders.
18. Exhibition of Standing Order. - A copy of these orders in English and in Hindi or Urdu shall be pasted at the manager's office and on a notice board maintained at or near the main entrance to the establishment and be kept in a legible condition.
Form 1Application Form for submitting Standing Orders(See Rule 3)Name of the industrial establishment/group of employers, if anyAddress-Dated........... the ..... 19To,The Certifying Officer,Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act,Office of the Commissioner of Labour and Employment,Bihar, Patna.Dear Sir,Under the provisions of Section 3 of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, I enclose five copies of the draft standing orders proposed on behalf of and for adoption in the following industrial establishment/establishments. The establishments have not separately submitted other draft standing orders individually or jointly through some group of Employers:Provision has been made in the draft standing orders for every matter in the Schedule which is applicable to the industrial establishment/establishments.Statement giving prescribed particulars of the workmen employed in each industrial establishment and the names of the trade unions in forms IA and IB (II and IIA) are also enclosed.Yours faithfully,(Signature) (Designation)Form IAParticulars of the Workmen[See Rule 3]| Designation or occupation | Nature of work. | Number of employees. | Basic wages. | Remarks. | |||||
| Permanent. | Temporary. | Apprentice. | Probationer. | Any other (to be specified). | Maximum. | Minimum. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Serial No. | Name and address of the Union or Unions to whichthe workmen belong | Whether Registered (if so, give registrationnumber). | Whether recognised by the employer | Name and address of the President. | Name and address of the Secretary. | Total number of members belonging to theIndustrial establishment | Remarks |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Date..................... the.............19............ | Signature..................Designation.............. |
| Serial No. | Name of the industrial establishments forming thegroup. | Name and designation of the employer. | Classification of industry. | Address (Registered Office). |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Serial Number. | Date. | Name and address of the establishment. | Classification of Industry. | Number of workmen in the Industrialestablishment. | Name and designation of officers signing thedraft on behalf of the employer or the group of employers. | Name of Trade Union or the representative ofworkmen concerned. | Date of submission of draft Standing Orders. |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Date of notice calling for objections. | Name of parties submitting objections. | Date of order on objections. | Date of certification. | Date of issue of authenticated copies to theparties concerned. | Date from which the Standing Orders come intooperation. | Date of appeal, if any. | Principal grounds of appeal. |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Date of the disposal of appeal. | Brief statement of modification in appeal, ifany. | Date from which the Standing Orders as certifiedin appeal comes into operation. | Date of applications for modification, if any. | Date from which the modified Standing Orders comeinto operations. | Summary of modification made. | Remarks. |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Name of the| Associationgroup| of employers, if any........................................................................ |