Dear Sir,
My employer is making us work on Independence Day (15th August). He says if we don't come, he will cut salary for Sunday and Monday (both days). Please advise on what to do. Additionally, is it legal and moral to make people work on national holidays like Independence Day, Republic Day, and Labour Day? Please advise.
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From India, Mumbai
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My employer is making us work on Independence Day (15th August). He says if we don't come, he will cut salary for Sunday and Monday (both days). Please advise on what to do. Additionally, is it legal and moral to make people work on national holidays like Independence Day, Republic Day, and Labour Day? Please advise.
Thanks
From India, Mumbai
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All organizations need to remain closed on the three national holidays. However, in case the organization needs to function on these days due to some reasons, they must obtain prior approval from the concerned authority. Employees working on these days are entitled to receive double wages, and some states have provisions for claiming compensatory leave. The matter concerning national holidays falls under Central Legislations, although some states have made provisions for compensatory leave for workers who work on these holidays or for paying them double wages. You may refer to the National and Festival Holidays Act. Each state has its own Acts in this regard. The enforcing authority will be the State/Central Labour Department within which your company falls.
From India, Delhi
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Apart from the above the employer cannot force you to work on national holiday, if they deduct the salary you can claim it legally.
From India, Ahmadabad
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From India, Ahmadabad
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Employers have the right to open their firm on national holidays, and employees should be given the option to choose between double wages or a compensatory holiday with wages. No authorities can force an employer to close their firm.
Please let me know if you need further clarification or assistance.
From India, Bangalore
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Please let me know if you need further clarification or assistance.
From India, Bangalore
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Independence Day is a national holiday. It is a paid holiday. Normally, organizations remain closed on that holiday. However, certain essential goods and services providing or manufacturing organizations are kept open with due exemption allowed by the government from closing on national holidays. So, employees can be called to work on such a holiday, but are paid OTA at the prescribed rates or given a compensatory day off in lieu of the holiday for their attendance to work on holidays.
It depends upon the nature of the job for which you have been called to work during a national holiday, which you have not mentioned in your query.
From India, Delhi
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It depends upon the nature of the job for which you have been called to work during a national holiday, which you have not mentioned in your query.
From India, Delhi
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