Hi - Our busiest time of the month is during the first week of every month. Can we prevent staff from taking annual leave then and can we decline an employee's request for annual leave if he gives us less than 2 days' notice?
I would welcome your comments please. Thanks.
From New Zealand, Auckland
I would welcome your comments please. Thanks.
From New Zealand, Auckland
The only legal way has two parts :-
1) Get this clause in the agreement of every new employee, you appoint.
2) For old employee, get permission from your area labour inspector to do so.
Be very vigil to not to break any law in the process. If covered see Industrial Employment Standing Order.
From India, Kolkata
1801) Get this clause in the agreement of every new employee, you appoint.
2) For old employee, get permission from your area labour inspector to do so.
Be very vigil to not to break any law in the process. If covered see Industrial Employment Standing Order.
From India, Kolkata
Yes you can. Formulate a leave policy. In the policy you can mention that one can avail annual leave after giving a written application atleast x days in advance and grant of any such leave is at the sole discretion of the approving authority, depending upon the exigencies of work. Every professional organisation has a leave policy in place and most companies have the aforementioned clause. The leave policy is handed over to the employee upon his joining. In case you don't have a leave policy, you can draft one and circulate the same. Such policy, as long as it does not violate the basic principle of the statutes, is valid as per law
From Indonesia, Jakarta
From Indonesia, Jakarta
while leave is a right of the employee, it is still the option of the company as to when it can be taken.
Therefore the law allows employers to make procedure for application and approval of leave.
You can not make a blanket policy that no leave will be given on the first week of every month, but you can have a policy that the company can deny leaves due to work load or extegencies of business.
So if someone is applying for annual leave during the first week of the month, you can deny it specifically for every application.
Most businesses have a rule requiring the employee to apply at least 15 days prior to the leave days for annual / vacation / PL / EL.
Please check the Standing Orders applicable to you, or the model standing orders that apply to your organisation and see what is the provision with regard to this particular item.
From India, Mumbai
Therefore the law allows employers to make procedure for application and approval of leave.
You can not make a blanket policy that no leave will be given on the first week of every month, but you can have a policy that the company can deny leaves due to work load or extegencies of business.
So if someone is applying for annual leave during the first week of the month, you can deny it specifically for every application.
Most businesses have a rule requiring the employee to apply at least 15 days prior to the leave days for annual / vacation / PL / EL.
Please check the Standing Orders applicable to you, or the model standing orders that apply to your organisation and see what is the provision with regard to this particular item.
From India, Mumbai
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