Object of the Act

• To require employers to define the conditions of work
• To brief about uniformity in terms and conditions of employment
• To minimize industrial conflicts
• To foster harmonious relations between employers and employees.
• To provide statutory sanctity and importance to standing orders

Scope and Application

• It extends to whole of India
• To every establishment wherein 100 or more workmen are employedon any day preceding twelve months
• Once applicable to the establishment then it continuous if the no. of workmen employed gets reduced to less than 100
• The appropriate Govt. can exempt any establishment from any of the provisions of the Act