l. Notifications
1. Karnataka Government exempts IT/ITeS and various
other establishments from the Industrial Employment (Standing
Orders) Act, 1946
The Karnataka Government has exempted IT, ITES, startups,
animation, gaming, computer graphics, telecom, and other
knowledge-based industries
(“Industries”) from application of the
Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
("IESO Act") for five years from June 6,
2014. The IESO Act applies if 50 or more workmen are employed by an
organization in the preceding 12 months. It requires organizations
to draft standing orders, covering aspects like working hours,
layoff, and retrenchment, which is further required to be certified
by the relevant labour authority.
