Holidays
These are the leaves that are always
paid for and no deductions are made from the salary of the employees.
·
National Holidays: These
are the fixed holidays that we have in India on the 26th of January, 15th of
August, and 2nd of October every year.
·
Weekly Holidays: There
are either one or two weekly holidays at the end of the week for all the
employees depending upon the organizational policy.
·
Festivals: Various
religious and regional festivals also account for holidays in India. There are
very few festivals like Christmas, which fall on the same date every year.
However, the exact dates of some festivals depend on the lunar calendar and are
subject to change on the sighting of the moon. Each company can devise its own
policy regarding how many festivals it will give a paid leave for, every year.
Earned Leave or Privilege Leave
The type of leave which the employees earn as they work
for an organization for a specified number of days. The privilege leave is
sanctioned to the employees without any salary deductions. This type of leave
requires prior approval from the employer except in cases of emergency. The
employees are usually allowed to accumulate their privilege leaves and even cash
them in case they are not availed. The number of privilege leaves admissible
may vary on the basis of industry and region.
Casual Leave
The type of leave that is granted for short durations and
can ordinarily be taken with prior information to the employer except in cases
when informing the employer is not possible. Across industries and
organizations, there are different rules for the number of days that casual
leaves can be taken at a stretch varying between three to five to seven days.
As a rule, official holidays are not counted when calculating the number of
casual leaves if they fall during the period of casual leave.
Sick Leave or Medical Leave
An employee can call in sick if he is not in a state to
come to office for work. Usually, an employee is entitled to sick leave only
after a stipulated period of employment in an organization. The number of sick
leaves permissible may vary from organization to organization and as a matter
of fact, no prior intimation is required for availing this type of leave. A
medical certificate from a registered medical practitioner may be required to
testify the sickness if the sick leave is being extended for a long period of
time.
Maternity Leave
This provision is especially
available for those women employees who plan to have a baby. The duration of
paid maternity leave is 26 months and this can be further extended with 16
months of unpaid leave. No deductions can be made from the leave account of the
female employee. This type of leave can also be taken in case of miscarriage or
abortion but the leave limit in such cases is shorter.
Half Pay Leave
Generally available to government
servants only, this type of leave is credited to the leave account only after
the completion of one year of service in the organization. As the name
suggests, the employee is entitled to half of a day’s salary during such a
leave.
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Quarantine Leave
This type of leave is granted to an
employee only if there is an infectious disease in the family or household of
the employee that can be hazardous to the health of other people in the
organization.
Study Leave or Sabbatical Leave
An employee may be granted a study or
sabbatical leave to enable him to update his knowledge and experience in a way
that he will be of greater use to the Institute after re-joining.
Apart from the various leaves
mentioned above, certain sectors and industries also have provisions for
commuted leave, leave not due, paternity leave, extraordinary leave, childcare
leave, hospital leave, special disability leave, and child adoption leave. The
duration of all these types of leaves and the circumstances under which they
become due are subject to specific company policies.
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