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kiranganu
1

Dear All,
Can anyone explain me what does continuous Service in Gratuity means?
And how many days an employee needs to complete in an organization? are holidays like Saturdays, Sundays or any festival holiday declared by the company are counted in those days?
Thanx in advance

From India, Pune
consultme
192

An employee shall be said to be in continuous service for a period if he has,for that period,been in uninterrupted service,including service which may be interrupted on account of sickness, accident, leave, absence from duty without leave, lay-off, strike or a lock-out or cessation of work not due to any fault of the employee, whether such uninterrupted or interrupted service was rendered before or after the commencement of this Act;
For details refer section 2A of the Payment of Gratuity Act

From India, Bangalore
KK!HR
1534

Yes, holidays like Saturdays, Sundays or any festival holiday declared by the company are counted in the 240 days of service required for computing 'Continuous Service' under the Payment of Gratuity Act 1972. The principle is that what is uninterrupted is continuous service, not necessarily the on duty days.
From India, Mumbai
Diana.robin
6

Well, there is a wide interpretation for eligibility criteria and number of days under Payment of gratuity Act, 1972.
Eligibility: The minimum service period that will entitle you for gratuity is 5 years of continuous service. Continuous service is defined as " period of uninterrupted service, including service which may be interrupted on account of sickness, accident, leave, absence from duty without leave, lay-off, strike or a lock-out or cessation of work not due to any fault of the employee" .
Further, in any calendar year, 240 days of service may be considered as having worked for one year. All holidays, weekly off /Saturday/sunday/leave with wages etc are counted as working days for the purpose of calculation of gratuity. There is a Madras high Court judgment stating that 4 years and 240 days of service will make you entitled for gratuity. 240 days= 8 months.
Thus an employee is entitled for gratuity if if she satisfy 3 points
1. She has 4.8 years of service which is uninterrupted /continuous (i.e she didnt resign / otherwise dissociate with the company in between)
2) She was not terminated for any reason including fraud moral turpitude etc which will make her in eligible to claim gratuity.
hope above clarifies.
regards

From India, Mumbai
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