Entitlement

The following annual leaves with pay are applicable for the employees:

Earned/Privileged Leaves (after every twelve months’ continuous employment): 15

EL is calculated as 1 day leave for every 20 days worked. This is a leave you earn after working for 20 days. A person earns it and it is accumulated. He can avail it only in the next year or working after 240 days. A trainee also earns this leave but he can not avail it during his training period. He can en-cash it if he resigns during this training period.

Casual Leaves (leave for urgent or unforeseen contingencies)           :           07

Sick Leaves     (Leave on account of sickness or illness)                    :           07

Apart from these, 11 Gazetted / Festival Holidays are also given to all the employees.

Close Day Holiday

Every shop and commercial establishment shall remain closed on a close day (which will be notified by the Government) and such day will be a holiday for the employees.

In addition to the close day every shop and commercial establishment shall remain closed on three of the National holidays each year as the Government may by notification in the Official Gazette specify.

Weekly Holiday

Every employee shall be allowed at least twenty-four consecutive hours of rest (weekly holiday) in every week, which shall, in the case of shops and commercial establishments required by this Act to observe a close day, be on the close day.

No deduction shall be made from the wages of any employee on account of the close day under section 16 or a holiday granted under section 17 of this Act.

Rules and Regulations of Leaves

The following are the rules and regulations of leaves, which are applicable on all employees.

1. Casual Leave cannot be availed more than 3 continuous days except in one occasion.
2. Sick Leave more than 3 days should be supported by a medical Certificate and Fitness Certificate to resume the duty, given by a registered Medical Practitioner / MBBS Doctor.
3. Leave should be applied on the prescribed format known as ‘Leave Application’.
4. It is necessary to apply for the leave in advance and important to get the sanction before proceeding on leave. Especially in case of Earned leave, prior sanctioning by the Head of Department is required, if the EL is upto 3 days, it is to be applied 24 hrs. In advance and if it is more than 3 days, it should be applied 7 days in advance.
5. Half-day (1^st/ 2^nd) leave can be taken on in case of Sick Leave and Casual Leave only and not in Earned Leave.
6. Casual Leaves and Sick Leaves cannot be accumulated but Earned Leaves can be accumulated as per Factory act.
7. Any leave availed without the permission will be treated as absenteeism (hence no salary is payable for this period) and the proper action can be taken against the employee as per the standing orders of the company.
8. For new Joinees, all leaves are applicable and can be taken after joining the company on pro-rata basis
9. Any leave cannot be considered as ‘sanctioned’ before the approval of HOD.
10. Casual Leaves and sick leaves taken without prior sanction can be regularized as paid leaves by HOD but Earned Leave can only be regularized as paid leaves by Director/ or any other authorized by them.

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