The correct answer is More than 100 workers.

Applicability of the Industrial Establishment (Standing Order) Act

• The act applies to the Industrial establishment (within India) with and engagement of more than 100 workmen at present or as noted on any day in the preceding year.

• Industrial Establishment doesn’t include employees engaged in a managerial or administrative or supervisory capacity.
• Also, Defense Services are excluded from it.
• Other services covered are transport services, construction, Mine, Plantation, Workshop, etc.

 Important Features of Industrial Establishment (Standing Orders) Act

• It applies to the Industrial establishment (within India) with an engagement of more than 100 workmen at present or as noted on any day in the preceding year.
• Here Industrial Establishment covers those specified in

1. Payment of Wages Act.
2. Factories Act of 1948.
3. Employee contractors.
4. Industrial dispute Act.
5. Railway Industry.

• Industrial Establishment doesn’t include employees engaged in a managerial or administrative or supervisory capacity.
• Also, Defense Services are excluded from it.
• Other services covered are transport services, construction, Mine, Plantation, Workshop, etc.
• It is mandatory for every employer covered under this act to get standing orders certified by submitting five draft copies of the standing orders to the certifying officer.
• A certifying officer means Labour Commissioner or a regional labour commissioner or any other officer appointed by the government to perform the function of the certifying officer.
• Standing orders include Workmen classification, Attendance, Condition of termination, Means of grievance redressed.
• Standing order finally certified by the certifying officer cannot be changed except by an agreement between employers and workers and after expiry of six months from the previous standing order.
• Any aggrieved party may appeal to the ‘appellate authority’ within 30 days, provided that its decision shall be final.
• The appellate authority shall thereafter send copies of the standing order, if amended, to related parties within seven days.
• Any question relating to the applicability or interpretation of this act may be referred to the Labour Courts constituted for this purpose, whose decision shall be final and binding on all parties.