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Different companies allocate a different number of leaves in a year. How many leaves should employees be provided in a year? Kindly support it with your train of reason. Also, mention the industry type, location, working hours, and whether Saturdays are off days or not.
Looking forward to all your replies.
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Shyamali
From India, Nasik
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16Different companies allocate a different number of leaves in a year. How many leaves should employees be provided in a year? Kindly support it with your train of reason. Also, mention the industry type, location, working hours, and whether Saturdays are off days or not.
Looking forward to all your replies.
Regards,
Shyamali
From India, Nasik
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Hello Everyone,
I would like to design a new leave policy and would really appreciate your inputs in this regard. Different companies allocate a different number of leaves in a year. How many leaves should employees be provided in a year? Kindly support it with your train of reason. Also, mention the industry type, location, working hours, and whether Saturdays are off days or not.
Looking forward to all your replies.
Regards,
Shyamali
From India, Nasik
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I would like to design a new leave policy and would really appreciate your inputs in this regard. Different companies allocate a different number of leaves in a year. How many leaves should employees be provided in a year? Kindly support it with your train of reason. Also, mention the industry type, location, working hours, and whether Saturdays are off days or not.
Looking forward to all your replies.
Regards,
Shyamali
From India, Nasik
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Hi R Devarajan,
Normally, an employee should be given at least 16 days of leave in a calendar year. You may please refer to the Indian Factories Act Section 74, Leave with Wages column. It is stated that every employee should be given one day of leave for every 20 days worked during the month. So, if you calculate the number of leaves during the year, it will total to 15 or 16 days throughout the year. Please note that this leave is separate from the national and festival holidays declared in your company.
If you have any further doubts, feel free to ask me.
Regards,
R Devarajan
From India, Madras
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Normally, an employee should be given at least 16 days of leave in a calendar year. You may please refer to the Indian Factories Act Section 74, Leave with Wages column. It is stated that every employee should be given one day of leave for every 20 days worked during the month. So, if you calculate the number of leaves during the year, it will total to 15 or 16 days throughout the year. Please note that this leave is separate from the national and festival holidays declared in your company.
If you have any further doubts, feel free to ask me.
Regards,
R Devarajan
From India, Madras
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If your organization is in Mumbai, Maharashtra, or Gujarat and registered under the Bombay Shop & Estb Act, you shall provide for 21 days of leave (minimum PL or EL, which shall include your CL and Sick Leave).
In addition, under the National Holiday Act, there are 04 National Holidays (26th Jan, 1st May, 15th Aug, and 2nd Oct).
For Festival Holidays, you can decide (most companies provide 6 - 8 days).
Also, there is a provision in the Bombay Shop & Estb Act under which you can provide leave (An employee who has not worked for one year is entitled to leave with pay for 5 days for every 60 days of work). This provision can be activated if you have to give leave to trainees or those under probation.
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Jitendra Rami
From India, Mumbai
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In addition, under the National Holiday Act, there are 04 National Holidays (26th Jan, 1st May, 15th Aug, and 2nd Oct).
For Festival Holidays, you can decide (most companies provide 6 - 8 days).
Also, there is a provision in the Bombay Shop & Estb Act under which you can provide leave (An employee who has not worked for one year is entitled to leave with pay for 5 days for every 60 days of work). This provision can be activated if you have to give leave to trainees or those under probation.
Regards,
Jitendra Rami
From India, Mumbai
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Hi,
Generally, the leave policy differs from company to company. In manufacturing industries, the leave policy gets divided for two sets of employees:
1. Unionized Employee: They are entitled to Privileged leave / Earned Leave as per the India Factories Act, i.e., one leave for each 20 days worked. Casual Leave as per the provisions of Standing Orders and Sick Leave at the discretion of the management.
2. Non-Unionized Employee: They are entitled to 30 Privileged leave in a year if intervening W/O and Holidays during leave availed are counted as leave. If intervening W/O and Paid holiday during leave availed are not counted as leave, 26 or 24 days of Privileged leave is allowed. In some companies having 5 working days, the leave is allowed for 21 days. Apart from this, 07 casual leave or 10 leave is allocated (Refer Standing Orders act). Sick leave is at the discretion of the management.
Additionally, both sets of employees are allowed 6, 7, 8, or 10 days paid holiday as per the policy.
Hope this clarifies.
Regards,
Anand
From United States
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Generally, the leave policy differs from company to company. In manufacturing industries, the leave policy gets divided for two sets of employees:
1. Unionized Employee: They are entitled to Privileged leave / Earned Leave as per the India Factories Act, i.e., one leave for each 20 days worked. Casual Leave as per the provisions of Standing Orders and Sick Leave at the discretion of the management.
2. Non-Unionized Employee: They are entitled to 30 Privileged leave in a year if intervening W/O and Holidays during leave availed are counted as leave. If intervening W/O and Paid holiday during leave availed are not counted as leave, 26 or 24 days of Privileged leave is allowed. In some companies having 5 working days, the leave is allowed for 21 days. Apart from this, 07 casual leave or 10 leave is allocated (Refer Standing Orders act). Sick leave is at the discretion of the management.
Additionally, both sets of employees are allowed 6, 7, 8, or 10 days paid holiday as per the policy.
Hope this clarifies.
Regards,
Anand
From United States
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Hi,
Is there a law defining the leave for non-unionized workers as well, specifically for the executive and managerial class? Or is the practice of 30 days EL/PL a norm followed in the industry and subject to change at the company's discretion?
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Puja
From India, Guwahati
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Is there a law defining the leave for non-unionized workers as well, specifically for the executive and managerial class? Or is the practice of 30 days EL/PL a norm followed in the industry and subject to change at the company's discretion?
Regards,
Puja
From India, Guwahati
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Hi Shymali,
Try this...............
Employees are entitled to Casual Leave, Sick Leave, and Earned leave during the course of their employment.
Earned leave:
This is to facilitate the employees to take sufficient rest and break for short spells, and the minimum leave available is 12 days per annum provided the employee has worked for 240 days in the calendar year, i.e., Earned leave is applicable only after one year of service.
Casual leave:
The object of casual leave is to enable an employee to attend to some urgent or unforeseen contingencies, and the leave available is 12 days per annum. For availing CL, the employee shall get the prior approval of the concerned HOD/superior. Casual Leave cannot be carried forward to the next year. Casual leave cannot be taken twice a month or more than 3 days at a stretch nor can be clubbed with other leave at the same time. Casual leave is applicable for all types of employees (including Probationer, Temporary Employee, and Casual Employee).
Sick leave:
This is to help the employee attend to sickness and related disturbances, and the leave available is 12 days per annum. The balance of sick leave at the end of any year can be carried forward to the next year. Any sick leave beyond 3 days at a stretch needs to be accompanied by a proper medical certificate from an authorized Medical Doctor, not below the rank of Assistant Surgeon.
+ National HD/Festival holiday as per the Shops & Est. Act is 11 days.
Total As per the Shops & Est. 11 days
CL 12 days
SL 12 days
PL/EL (after a CL year) 12 days.
With warm regards,
Kugan Paramasivam.
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From India
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Try this...............
Employees are entitled to Casual Leave, Sick Leave, and Earned leave during the course of their employment.
Earned leave:
This is to facilitate the employees to take sufficient rest and break for short spells, and the minimum leave available is 12 days per annum provided the employee has worked for 240 days in the calendar year, i.e., Earned leave is applicable only after one year of service.
Casual leave:
The object of casual leave is to enable an employee to attend to some urgent or unforeseen contingencies, and the leave available is 12 days per annum. For availing CL, the employee shall get the prior approval of the concerned HOD/superior. Casual Leave cannot be carried forward to the next year. Casual leave cannot be taken twice a month or more than 3 days at a stretch nor can be clubbed with other leave at the same time. Casual leave is applicable for all types of employees (including Probationer, Temporary Employee, and Casual Employee).
Sick leave:
This is to help the employee attend to sickness and related disturbances, and the leave available is 12 days per annum. The balance of sick leave at the end of any year can be carried forward to the next year. Any sick leave beyond 3 days at a stretch needs to be accompanied by a proper medical certificate from an authorized Medical Doctor, not below the rank of Assistant Surgeon.
+ National HD/Festival holiday as per the Shops & Est. Act is 11 days.
Total As per the Shops & Est. 11 days
CL 12 days
SL 12 days
PL/EL (after a CL year) 12 days.
With warm regards,
Kugan Paramasivam.
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From India
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Hi Puja!
Each and every employee of the organization covered under the Shop and Establishment Act is entitled to statutory leave as specified in the Act. According to the Delhi Shop and Establishment Act, 15 PL/EL and 12 SL/CL in a calendar year are compulsory. However, in the competition to be the number one company with the best HR practices, companies are now providing 25 to 40 PL/EL and 20 to 24 SL/CL. There is no fixed practice regarding leave or Saturday offs. Companies are putting in a lot of effort to attract high-caliber employees.
The general trend is around 30 PL and 12 SL/CL, with alternate Saturdays off in many companies.
Regards,
Subhash
From India, New Delhi
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Each and every employee of the organization covered under the Shop and Establishment Act is entitled to statutory leave as specified in the Act. According to the Delhi Shop and Establishment Act, 15 PL/EL and 12 SL/CL in a calendar year are compulsory. However, in the competition to be the number one company with the best HR practices, companies are now providing 25 to 40 PL/EL and 20 to 24 SL/CL. There is no fixed practice regarding leave or Saturday offs. Companies are putting in a lot of effort to attract high-caliber employees.
The general trend is around 30 PL and 12 SL/CL, with alternate Saturdays off in many companies.
Regards,
Subhash
From India, New Delhi
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Hi,
Since I have no idea whether your company is in the manufacturing sector or service sector (including software), I would like to clarify the rules under both sectors.
In case it is a manufacturing company, you need to adhere to the Factories Act 1948 and rules made thereunder.
In case you are a software company/working in the service sector, you need to adhere to the Shop and Commercial Establishment Act of the particular state.
Factory Act applies universally in India (irrespective of state), while the Shop and Commercial Establishment Act is localized.
Please note that leaves as per the act are the minimum number of leaves, and you are free to give more leaves if your organization wishes to do so.
However, there is a word of caution regarding leaves granted by companies. Some companies tend to reduce the leaves at their own sweet will after they announce a higher number of leaves than stipulated under the law, which is in contravention of the law.
Please note that under the law, any facility extended to employees cannot be withdrawn as it becomes a condition of service.
I hope this will help you in framing your leave rules.
Daleep K Parimoo
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Since I have no idea whether your company is in the manufacturing sector or service sector (including software), I would like to clarify the rules under both sectors.
In case it is a manufacturing company, you need to adhere to the Factories Act 1948 and rules made thereunder.
In case you are a software company/working in the service sector, you need to adhere to the Shop and Commercial Establishment Act of the particular state.
Factory Act applies universally in India (irrespective of state), while the Shop and Commercial Establishment Act is localized.
Please note that leaves as per the act are the minimum number of leaves, and you are free to give more leaves if your organization wishes to do so.
However, there is a word of caution regarding leaves granted by companies. Some companies tend to reduce the leaves at their own sweet will after they announce a higher number of leaves than stipulated under the law, which is in contravention of the law.
Please note that under the law, any facility extended to employees cannot be withdrawn as it becomes a condition of service.
I hope this will help you in framing your leave rules.
Daleep K Parimoo
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Thank you, everyone!
Special thanks to Daleep. I am collecting data to find the industry norms because our employees feel that they are being given fewer holidays. I wanted some genuine figures for the state of West Bengal.
Regards, Shyamali
From India, Nasik
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Special thanks to Daleep. I am collecting data to find the industry norms because our employees feel that they are being given fewer holidays. I wanted some genuine figures for the state of West Bengal.
Regards, Shyamali
From India, Nasik
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hello! I have the same question i.e i have to frame leave policies , i’mwith IT firm, located in Rajasthan. Kindly help me framing leave polices for this sector. Regards Urvashi Jaipur
From India, Pune
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Hello Everyone,
Please mention the following details about your company:
Company Name:
Working days in a week:
Total Leaves Available:
Privilege Leave/Earned Leave/Annual Leave:
Casual Leave:
Sick Leave:
Maternity Leave:
Paternity Leave:
Other Leaves:
I will fill one out as an example:
Company Name: Wipro
Working days in a week: 5 Days
Total Leaves Available: Unknown
Privilege Leave/Earned Leave/Annual Leave: 21 days excluding all official holidays and weekly holidays
Casual Leave:
Sick Leave: 5 Days per annum
Maternity Leave: As per law
Paternity Leave: None
Other Leaves: None
Kindly cooperate.
Regards,
Shyamali
From India, Nasik
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Please mention the following details about your company:
Company Name:
Working days in a week:
Total Leaves Available:
Privilege Leave/Earned Leave/Annual Leave:
Casual Leave:
Sick Leave:
Maternity Leave:
Paternity Leave:
Other Leaves:
I will fill one out as an example:
Company Name: Wipro
Working days in a week: 5 Days
Total Leaves Available: Unknown
Privilege Leave/Earned Leave/Annual Leave: 21 days excluding all official holidays and weekly holidays
Casual Leave:
Sick Leave: 5 Days per annum
Maternity Leave: As per law
Paternity Leave: None
Other Leaves: None
Kindly cooperate.
Regards,
Shyamali
From India, Nasik
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Dear Shyamali,
Thank you for your reply.
Company Name: Monsoon Consulting Pvt Ltd
Working Days: 5 days a week
CL: Not yet determined
PL/SL/EL: Not yet decided
Annual Holidays: As per legal holidays.
Regards,
Urvashi
From India, Pune
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Thank you for your reply.
Company Name: Monsoon Consulting Pvt Ltd
Working Days: 5 days a week
CL: Not yet determined
PL/SL/EL: Not yet decided
Annual Holidays: As per legal holidays.
Regards,
Urvashi
From India, Pune
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Dear Shyamali,
The details requested are as follows:
Company Name - Intellect Consultancy
Working days in a week - 5
Total Leaves Available:
- Privilege Leave/Earned leave/Annual Leave - 14
- Casual Leave & Sick - 7
- Maternity Leave - 84; 14 days pre-confinement and 70 post-confinement
- Paternity Leave - none
- Other Leaves - none
Cheers,
Prof. Lakshman
From Sri Lanka, Kolonnawa
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The details requested are as follows:
Company Name - Intellect Consultancy
Working days in a week - 5
Total Leaves Available:
- Privilege Leave/Earned leave/Annual Leave - 14
- Casual Leave & Sick - 7
- Maternity Leave - 84; 14 days pre-confinement and 70 post-confinement
- Paternity Leave - none
- Other Leaves - none
Cheers,
Prof. Lakshman
From Sri Lanka, Kolonnawa
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Dear Shymali,
The leaves can be named as follows:
Vacation Leave or Earned Leave: 1 day leave for every 20 days worked.
Casual Leave: 12 days in a year for casual nature.
Paid Holidays: 12 days - 4 for National Holidays, 2 for Christian Festivals, 2 for Muslim Festivals, 4 for Hindu Festivals.
With regards,
Yoganth Murthy
From India, Bangalore
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The leaves can be named as follows:
Vacation Leave or Earned Leave: 1 day leave for every 20 days worked.
Casual Leave: 12 days in a year for casual nature.
Paid Holidays: 12 days - 4 for National Holidays, 2 for Christian Festivals, 2 for Muslim Festivals, 4 for Hindu Festivals.
With regards,
Yoganth Murthy
From India, Bangalore
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Hi,
Company Name: Zones India
Working days: 5 in a week
PL: 14 days per year, carried forward indefinitely
CL: 7 days, cannot be carried forward
SL: 7 days, cannot be carried forward, but under doctor's recommendation, can take 7 more days. All three above are with full pay.
Maternity Leave: 90 days
Paternity Leave: 30 days
In addition to the above, all statutory holidays and weekends are also available.
Regards,
Devjit
From India, Gurgaon
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Company Name: Zones India
Working days: 5 in a week
PL: 14 days per year, carried forward indefinitely
CL: 7 days, cannot be carried forward
SL: 7 days, cannot be carried forward, but under doctor's recommendation, can take 7 more days. All three above are with full pay.
Maternity Leave: 90 days
Paternity Leave: 30 days
In addition to the above, all statutory holidays and weekends are also available.
Regards,
Devjit
From India, Gurgaon
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In Sri Lanka, we have 14 days of annual leave and 7 days of casual leave, which is compulsory. Some organizations grant sick leave as well, but this is optional.
To my knowledge, there is no issue regarding leave.
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To my knowledge, there is no issue regarding leave.
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I am new to this discussion group but am very impressed with the learned exchanges and helpfulness of the group.
My company is setting up a manufacturing plant in Chennai, and I would appreciate any guidance on market practices in the following:
- Annual leave for workmen - number of days
- Casual leave - how prevalent / number of days
- Paternity Leave - number of days
Any guidance or help I can get is appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
May
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My company is setting up a manufacturing plant in Chennai, and I would appreciate any guidance on market practices in the following:
- Annual leave for workmen - number of days
- Casual leave - how prevalent / number of days
- Paternity Leave - number of days
Any guidance or help I can get is appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
May
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Dear Shyamali,
I am so sorry that I couldn't reply to your mail in time. I am currently at home as I met with an accident. I will be rejoining my office next week. I will update you on the policy and other details. Please email me at banerje.gunjan@gmail.com. I will reply to you soon.
Regards,
Gunjan
From India, Delhi
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I am so sorry that I couldn't reply to your mail in time. I am currently at home as I met with an accident. I will be rejoining my office next week. I will update you on the policy and other details. Please email me at banerje.gunjan@gmail.com. I will reply to you soon.
Regards,
Gunjan
From India, Delhi
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Hi Shyamali,
While you have already received good inputs to address your queries, I would like to broadly add the following:
Leaves in India are essentially governed by either of the following enactments: (State's) Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, Factories Act, ESI Act, and Maternity Benefits Act. Your leave structure will be determined by whether your organization is classified as a 'commercial establishment,' 'shop,' or 'industrial establishment.' Accordingly, your leave policy will be structured.
The common types of leave include:
- Earned/Privilege Leave
- Casual Leave
- Sick Leave
- Maternity Leave
All three types are statutorily defined. Companies may provide additional leave, but the minimum requirements are defined in the relevant legislation.
Progressive companies often offer various other types of leave to attract and retain talent and to be recognized for implementing best/better HR practices. Some examples are:
- Sabbaticals
- Maternity/Paternity Leave (beyond the statutory Maternity Leave)
- (Higher) Education Leave
- Funeral Leave (beyond ESI Act)
- Birth/Marriage Anniversary Leave
- Non-Cooperation Leave
- Dating Leave, etc.
I hope this overview expands your understanding.
Cheers!
Rahul Kumar
From India, New Delhi
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While you have already received good inputs to address your queries, I would like to broadly add the following:
Leaves in India are essentially governed by either of the following enactments: (State's) Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, Factories Act, ESI Act, and Maternity Benefits Act. Your leave structure will be determined by whether your organization is classified as a 'commercial establishment,' 'shop,' or 'industrial establishment.' Accordingly, your leave policy will be structured.
The common types of leave include:
- Earned/Privilege Leave
- Casual Leave
- Sick Leave
- Maternity Leave
All three types are statutorily defined. Companies may provide additional leave, but the minimum requirements are defined in the relevant legislation.
Progressive companies often offer various other types of leave to attract and retain talent and to be recognized for implementing best/better HR practices. Some examples are:
- Sabbaticals
- Maternity/Paternity Leave (beyond the statutory Maternity Leave)
- (Higher) Education Leave
- Funeral Leave (beyond ESI Act)
- Birth/Marriage Anniversary Leave
- Non-Cooperation Leave
- Dating Leave, etc.
I hope this overview expands your understanding.
Cheers!
Rahul Kumar
From India, New Delhi
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Hi, Can any one tell me the no. of leaves should be given to employees in IT company, Delhi ?
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You have to adhere to the provisions of the local Shops and Establishment Act for providing leave. However, the same is not being adhered to in many companies.
Can anyone suggest ways and means to circumvent the provisions of the Shops and Establishment Act, especially in the IT industry?
From India, Madras
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Can anyone suggest ways and means to circumvent the provisions of the Shops and Establishment Act, especially in the IT industry?
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How many leaves are granted in restaurants ? like casual leave, sick leave, earned leave, General Holiday kindly let me know at the earliest.
From India, Bangalore
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I am working in a Limited company. i want to now how many gazetted holiday are there for employee of a company for 2016. How many compulsary holiday which each employee should get.
From India, Mumbai
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Hi, I am designing Leave policy of the company,.. can anyone help me to tell Leave rules & regulations & minimum leaves and compulsory type of leaves to take in earlier stage of the company.
From India, Mumbai
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Hi all, am working in an small Startup E commerce firm, I need a leave structure for my employees, instead of calculating LOP after 2 days leave in a month. Regards, Raj
From India, Chennai
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I have some queries regarding leaves. Hope you will help me.
Ours is a Pvt Ltd company from Maharashtra. I want to design a Leave policy for my company. What I know is, "earned leave and maternity leave" are mandatory as per the Act. But are casual leaves and sick leaves mandatory? Please guide me.
From India, Amravati
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Ours is a Pvt Ltd company from Maharashtra. I want to design a Leave policy for my company. What I know is, "earned leave and maternity leave" are mandatory as per the Act. But are casual leaves and sick leaves mandatory? Please guide me.
From India, Amravati
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