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We have 8 paid holidays (Annual Holiday Calendar) for our company. So, there was Ganesh Chathurthi as a holiday, and we, as company members, got a paid holiday for this day.
1) Is it obligatory for an Engineering Company under the Factory Act in Pune, Maharashtra, to give paid holidays to contract workers in our company?
2) How many paid holidays should be included in the Annual Holiday Calendar for an Engineering Company under the Factory Act in Pune, Maharashtra?
3) In the case of security guards who have to work 24/7, what is the principal employer, i.e., our company's liability to provide them with paid holidays?
Thank you.
From India, Pune
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470We have 8 paid holidays (Annual Holiday Calendar) for our company. So, there was Ganesh Chathurthi as a holiday, and we, as company members, got a paid holiday for this day.
1) Is it obligatory for an Engineering Company under the Factory Act in Pune, Maharashtra, to give paid holidays to contract workers in our company?
2) How many paid holidays should be included in the Annual Holiday Calendar for an Engineering Company under the Factory Act in Pune, Maharashtra?
3) In the case of security guards who have to work 24/7, what is the principal employer, i.e., our company's liability to provide them with paid holidays?
Thank you.
From India, Pune
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In India, we have the following compulsory paid holidays. The rest of the holidays are to be finalized by the Estt., maybe in consultation with the admin or the Union, as the case may be:
1. Republic Day
2. Dr. Ambedkar's birthday
3. Independence Day
4. Mahatma Gandhi's birthday
The days and practices will vary from Estt. to Estt. and place to place. However, in finalizing the list of holidays, one has to take note of the gazetted list of holidays of State & Central Govt. to be in line with them. There are local holidays that are necessary to accommodate local needs and, of course, local hartals and bundhs which are strictly not allowed to be listed.
- Kumar S.
From India, Bangalore
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1. Republic Day
2. Dr. Ambedkar's birthday
3. Independence Day
4. Mahatma Gandhi's birthday
The days and practices will vary from Estt. to Estt. and place to place. However, in finalizing the list of holidays, one has to take note of the gazetted list of holidays of State & Central Govt. to be in line with them. There are local holidays that are necessary to accommodate local needs and, of course, local hartals and bundhs which are strictly not allowed to be listed.
- Kumar S.
From India, Bangalore
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You need to check with the Maharashtra Shop & Establishment Act. To the best of my knowledge, you need to follow an 8-hour, 26-days work regime. In case the person is on a contract and you wish for him to work extra, you need to pay him overtime at the minimum wage per day/8. Also, for every 20 days worked, you get a paid holiday. You need to provide them with SL & CL but no PL. The same applies to security guards. In case you call them on their weekly day off, you need to pay them double the wages. Also, most organizations have 10 days off in a year as per the Gazetted and restricted holidays list. If your work tends to suffer with a holiday like this, you can use the Compensatory off mode. And please understand that the Factories Act is not applicable here as they are contract laborers. So, the CLRA Act is applicable with Shop & Establishment.
From India, Mumbai
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