My question is about taking holidays in my company, which offers 210 hours per year (equivalent to 22-day vacation annually with hourly count).
For example, at my company, one working day is 9.5 hours. If I leave my job 7 hours early one day and 2.5 hours early another day, should I consider these days as holidays? In this scenario, I could potentially get a 2.5-hour vacation instead of utilizing 210 hours.
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For example, at my company, one working day is 9.5 hours. If I leave my job 7 hours early one day and 2.5 hours early another day, should I consider these days as holidays? In this scenario, I could potentially get a 2.5-hour vacation instead of utilizing 210 hours.
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Dear Rajesh,
It is the ubiquitous practice that leave is calculated in terms of days only. Hence, I am unable to understand why your employer adopts the hourly basis for the calculation of leave. The unit of calculation for working is based on hours just because no human being can work in a continuous stretch of long working hours which requires occasional breaks for rest in between. Even then, the working hours of the establishment are calculated in terms of man-days only and not in terms of hours. As far as I know, a man-day comprises 8 hours only. Senior members may shed more light on this matter.
Thank you.
From India, Salem
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6108It is the ubiquitous practice that leave is calculated in terms of days only. Hence, I am unable to understand why your employer adopts the hourly basis for the calculation of leave. The unit of calculation for working is based on hours just because no human being can work in a continuous stretch of long working hours which requires occasional breaks for rest in between. Even then, the working hours of the establishment are calculated in terms of man-days only and not in terms of hours. As far as I know, a man-day comprises 8 hours only. Senior members may shed more light on this matter.
Thank you.
From India, Salem
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My question about taking holidays
210 hours per year in my company (offering 22-day vacation annually with hourly count)
For example: - One day working day at my company is 9.5 hours
I leave my job for 7 hours and leave 2.5 hours early. Should I consider this holiday off-day, I could get a 2.5-hour vacation instead of 210 hours
Daily working hours of the company 9.5
Working days 5 per week
9.5 × 5 = 47.5 Total weekly work hours
In our company, 210 holiday hours are added to our account on the first day of each month i.e. 17.5 (1.83 days near two days)
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210 hours per year in my company (offering 22-day vacation annually with hourly count)
For example: - One day working day at my company is 9.5 hours
I leave my job for 7 hours and leave 2.5 hours early. Should I consider this holiday off-day, I could get a 2.5-hour vacation instead of 210 hours
Daily working hours of the company 9.5
Working days 5 per week
9.5 × 5 = 47.5 Total weekly work hours
In our company, 210 holiday hours are added to our account on the first day of each month i.e. 17.5 (1.83 days near two days)
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When the average statutory working hours per day including O.T is only 9hours, how can you be required to work for 9.5 hours a day?
From India, Salem
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Section Number: 56
Title: Spreadover
The periods of work of an adult worker in a factory shall be arranged so that, inclusive of intervals for rest under section 55, they do not spread over more than ten and a half hours in any day. However, the Chief Inspector may, for reasons specified in writing, increase the spread over up to twelve hours.
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Title: Spreadover
The periods of work of an adult worker in a factory shall be arranged so that, inclusive of intervals for rest under section 55, they do not spread over more than ten and a half hours in any day. However, the Chief Inspector may, for reasons specified in writing, increase the spread over up to twelve hours.
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I request senior consultants and experts to provide advice on the subject of holiday hours
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I refer to the poster’s query (No.5). If you are referring to the Factories Act, leave shall be given to an employee as per relevant sections of Factories Act.
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Provide information on such an act that provides annual leave on a hourly basis
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Dear Rajesh,
Even after reading your successive posts several times, I am unable to understand the connection between the number of working hours and the 22-day annual vacation or annual holiday. Therefore, it would enhance my understanding if you answer the following queries:
1) What is the type of your organization - a factory or any other establishment?
2) Is the 22-day annual vacation calculated on an hourly basis an additional benefit offered by your organization?
3) Is the one-day working hour of 9.5 spread over or the actual number of hours required to work?
4) If it is the actual number of working hours per day, is the extra 0.5 hour treated as Overtime?
5) How do the 210 hours per year work out to 22 days?
6) Can you please explain the statement in your second post "In our company .......... (1.83 days near 2 days)"?
Thank you.
From India, Salem
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Even after reading your successive posts several times, I am unable to understand the connection between the number of working hours and the 22-day annual vacation or annual holiday. Therefore, it would enhance my understanding if you answer the following queries:
1) What is the type of your organization - a factory or any other establishment?
2) Is the 22-day annual vacation calculated on an hourly basis an additional benefit offered by your organization?
3) Is the one-day working hour of 9.5 spread over or the actual number of hours required to work?
4) If it is the actual number of working hours per day, is the extra 0.5 hour treated as Overtime?
5) How do the 210 hours per year work out to 22 days?
6) Can you please explain the statement in your second post "In our company .......... (1.83 days near 2 days)"?
Thank you.
From India, Salem
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1) What is your organization type - factory or any other establishment?
Factory
2)Is the 22 day-annual vacation calculated on hourly basis an additional benefit offered by your organization?
Yes 22 days annual leave is calculated at 210 hours per year and it's not a additional benefits
3) Is the one day-working hour of 9.5, spread over or actual no of hours required to work?
including breaks, 48 hours a week, working hours,
Our company has 9.5 working hours every day because our company has 5 working days a week
Saturday and Sunday are weekly holidays. 9.5 × 5 days 47.5 hours workin a week
4) If it is the actual no of working hours per day, is the extra 0.5 hour treated as Over Time?
No 0.5 is not overtime
9.5 × 5 = 47.5 This is the number of hours we work in a week
5) How the 210 hours per year work out to 22 days?
hours 210 / 12 months
17.5 hours adding every month in leave account
6) Can you please explain the statement in your second post " In our company .......... ( 1.83 days near 2 days) "
1.83 days × 12 months. 1.83 × 12 = 21.96 days 21.96 days is counting 22 days in anual
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Factory
2)Is the 22 day-annual vacation calculated on hourly basis an additional benefit offered by your organization?
Yes 22 days annual leave is calculated at 210 hours per year and it's not a additional benefits
3) Is the one day-working hour of 9.5, spread over or actual no of hours required to work?
including breaks, 48 hours a week, working hours,
Our company has 9.5 working hours every day because our company has 5 working days a week
Saturday and Sunday are weekly holidays. 9.5 × 5 days 47.5 hours workin a week
4) If it is the actual no of working hours per day, is the extra 0.5 hour treated as Over Time?
No 0.5 is not overtime
9.5 × 5 = 47.5 This is the number of hours we work in a week
5) How the 210 hours per year work out to 22 days?
hours 210 / 12 months
17.5 hours adding every month in leave account
6) Can you please explain the statement in your second post " In our company .......... ( 1.83 days near 2 days) "
1.83 days × 12 months. 1.83 × 12 = 21.96 days 21.96 days is counting 22 days in anual
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Dear Rajesh,
It appears from your last post that your organization is a Factory. My observations are as follows:
1. As per the Factories Act under Sec-79 - Annual Leave with Wages Chapter, there is no provision for an hourly count of leave. Therefore, it has no legal acceptance as per the Factories Act. It has to be counted in days, and the leave record as per State Factory Rule should be maintained in days.
2. The organization's working hours are 5 * 9 = 45 hours instead of 47.5 hours. There is a rest period of 0.5 hours after working 5 hours at a stretch as per the Factories Act, and 0.5 * 5 = 2.5 hours is the rest period. Therefore, the total hours including rest is 45 + 2.5 = 47.5 hours per week.
3. The organization allows 22 days of annual leave per year, whether after fulfilling the eligibility criteria of 240 days (in this case, it should be less as it is a 5-day week) as per the Factories Act - this is not clear.
4. Hourly Leave Without Pay (LWP) or Overtime (OT) calculation is required, which may be obtained by dividing the daily rate by 9 (in this case), but leave entitlement under any circumstances will not be on an hourly basis.
Therefore, the organization should not continue with a practice that is not legally accepted. Moreover, leave records as per the Factories Act will not allow an hourly basis; rather, it should be on a daily basis.
Thanks and regards,
S K Bandyopadhyay (WB, Howrah) CEO-USD HR Solutions +91 98310 81531 skb@usdhrs.in USD HR Solutions – To strive towards excellence with effort and integrity
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It appears from your last post that your organization is a Factory. My observations are as follows:
1. As per the Factories Act under Sec-79 - Annual Leave with Wages Chapter, there is no provision for an hourly count of leave. Therefore, it has no legal acceptance as per the Factories Act. It has to be counted in days, and the leave record as per State Factory Rule should be maintained in days.
2. The organization's working hours are 5 * 9 = 45 hours instead of 47.5 hours. There is a rest period of 0.5 hours after working 5 hours at a stretch as per the Factories Act, and 0.5 * 5 = 2.5 hours is the rest period. Therefore, the total hours including rest is 45 + 2.5 = 47.5 hours per week.
3. The organization allows 22 days of annual leave per year, whether after fulfilling the eligibility criteria of 240 days (in this case, it should be less as it is a 5-day week) as per the Factories Act - this is not clear.
4. Hourly Leave Without Pay (LWP) or Overtime (OT) calculation is required, which may be obtained by dividing the daily rate by 9 (in this case), but leave entitlement under any circumstances will not be on an hourly basis.
Therefore, the organization should not continue with a practice that is not legally accepted. Moreover, leave records as per the Factories Act will not allow an hourly basis; rather, it should be on a daily basis.
Thanks and regards,
S K Bandyopadhyay (WB, Howrah) CEO-USD HR Solutions +91 98310 81531 skb@usdhrs.in USD HR Solutions – To strive towards excellence with effort and integrity
From India, New Delhi
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