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Paternity Leave Policy: Good News! Now you will get 3 months leave on becoming a father

Pravesh Maurya — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 10:00:21 +0000

Paternity Leave Policy: If you also do a job, then this news will definitely give you relief. Yes, on becoming a father, paternity leave will also be available just like maternity leave. But maybe you are not able to believe this news but this is 100 percent true.

Till now you must have heard only about the maternity leave given to women employees by government or private companies. This leave is for 26 weeks i.e. about 6 months. But now men who become fathers will also get three months leave and it has been kept in the category of paternity leave.

This initiative started by an Indian company which has been in demand for a long time in India is commendable. Till now there is a provision for men to get such leave in different countries. In India too, there is a demand on this for a long time. Now the country’s company Pfizer India has started this initiative. It is being seen as an example in this industry. On behalf of Pfizer India, it has been announced to implement Paternity Leave Policy for the male employees working here.

Maximum 6 weeks leave at a time

Pfizer India’s management has implemented a 12-week paternity leave policy for male employees. In this policy, a man who becomes a father can take advantage of these holidays anytime within two years from the date of birth of the child. Those applying for paternity leave will be able to get leave for at least two weeks and maximum 6 weeks at a time. That is, you cannot apply for three months leave at one go.

The new policy has been made effective from January 1, 2023 by the company. Apart from the biological dad, the adoptive father will also be able to take advantage of this policy of the company. The employees of the company will also be able to take casual leave, elective leave and wellness leave etc. in case of any other need or problem.

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Annual Leave and Holidays in India

Rightsofemployees — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 08:16:20 +0000

Annual Leave and Holidays

Paid Vacation / Annual Leave

The Factories Act has provided annual/earned leave of 12 working days for all the workers who have worked at least 240 days in a year. However, the duration of earned/annual leave differs for the adult and young workers. An adult worker is entitled to one day of earned leave for every 20 days of service while a young worker (under the age of 15 years) is entitled to one day of earned leave for every 15 days of service. Thus, the annual leave duration is 15 working days and 20 working days for adult and young workers respectively.

Workers are paid their usual daily wage rates for the days of earned leave. A worker is paid his full daily wages during the term of annual leave. Daily wages are the average of his total full time earnings for the day on which he actually worked during the months immediately preceding his leave, exclusive of any overtime and bonus but inclusive of dearness allowance and the cash equivalent of advantage accruing through the concessional sale to the worker of food grains and other articles.

If a worker takes four or more days’ leave at a time, his wages are paid before the leave begins. The employer, the works committee and the Chief Inspector of factories determine the schedule of leaves by mutual consensus to ensure continuity of work. A worker may take all or portion of annual leave provided that he/she notifies the employer in writing at least 15 days prior to the date of availing annual leave and such request may not be refused unless it contradicts with the scheme of leave already agreed. Even when in portions, annual leave cannot be taken more than three times a year.

Annual leave may be carried over however no more than 30 days can be carried over to the next year. If the employment contract expires before a worker could take annual leave, compensation for leave is made in proportion to the number of months and numbers of hours worked in a week.

Pay on Public Holidays

Workers are entitled to paid days-off during Festival (public and religious) holidays. These include memorial holidays and religious holidays.

There are many festival and religious holidays in India however only three of these are fully covered national public holidays. These are Republic Day (January 26), Independence Day (August 15) and Mahatama Gandhi’s Birthday (October 2). ( National and Festival Holiday Act & www.qppstudio.net)

Weekly Rest Days

The Factories Act provides provision on weekly rest. Workers are generally entitled to at least 24 hours of weekly rest on the first day of the week, i.e., Sunday. The weekly rest period is reckoned as a paid time.

Workers may be required to work on weekly holiday; in this case, he/she is entitled to the substitute holiday three days before or after the usual weekly holiday. Even in the case of holiday substitution, workers must be given a weekly holiday in every 10 days. If an organization is exempted from the provision related to weekly holiday and workers are not granted their weekly holidays, an equal number of compensatory holidays have to be granted within 2 months.

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Maternity benefit (amendment) act-2017

Rightsofemployees — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 02:38:05 +0000

Maternity benefits (amendment) act 2017 – The Big Change

The benefits under the Maternity Benefit Act are available to all female employees, who are not covered under the Employees’ State Insurance Act and have worked for a continuous period of 80 days in twelve months immediately preceding the date of her expected delivery.

Maternity benefits act 2017 – This amendment has increased the duration of maternity leave available for women employees from the existing 12 weeks to 26 weeks.

Rs. 3,500 per maternity Current provision of maternity bonus.

A woman shall, on production of such proof as be entitled to leave with wages at the rate of maternity benefit, for a period of six weeks immediately following the day of her miscarriage.

Women employee should be permitted to visit the crèche 4 times during the day, which includes the regular rest interval .

Penalties for contravention of the act by Employers; Imprisonment which shall not be less than three month, which may extend up to one year and with fine not less than two thousand rupees, which may extend up to five thousand rupees.

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Leave Policy in India

Rightsofemployees — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:25:36 +0000

Numbers of leaves entitlement in a company depends upon state you are in. Every state has different leave entitlement and leave policies which should be seen before one defines leave policy of your company. Leave policy of a company cannot be less than that mentioned by the State’s shop and establishment act.

Earned Leave

This is a paid leave earned by employees during a year and availed in the subsequent year. If the number of earned leave is over, the day is considered as an unpaid leave and the day’s pay is cut from the salary. These leaves can also be en-cashed while leaving the company. The following are number of earned leaves according to laws:x

Factory workers need to work minimum 240 days in the organization in a year to be eligible for earned leave. Adults get 1 day for every 20 days, and children, below the age of 15, get 1 day for every 15 days work in the previous year.
Mine workers below the ground can avail 1 day for every 15 days work; and those working above the ground can avail 1 day for every 20 days work.
Workers in a Bidi or Cigar factory get 1 day leave for every 20 days work in the previous year. If the worker is a child of below age 15, he gets 1 day off for every 15 days of work.
People working in sales, and newspaper running company (which includes journalists) can avail one month earned leave for every 11 months of work.
Domestic workers are also eligible for 15 days earned leave in a year.

Casual Leave

This is another paid leave that although not earned, is entitled to employees only if prior permission is granted by the organization. If the employer does not grant permission and the employee nevertheless takes a leave, the day’s pay is cut from the salary. Usually every organization allows a certain number of casual leaves in a year, which is fixed by the company’s administration. Although, there is laws for certain types of workers:

Sales and newspaper employees (including journalists) are entitled 15 days of casual leave in a year
Apprentices are entitled annually 12 days casual leave

Sick/Medical Leave

Employers provide sick leaves to employees when they are ailing. Some organizations ask for a medical certificate to grant sick leave. Others don’t deem in necessary. If the employee has used up all his sick leaves, the company uses his earned leaves. Sick leaves can also be carried forward to the next year. The specifications are although determined by the company’s administration. Laws governing sick leaves for different types of employees are:

Apprentices are entitled for 15 days of sick leave in a year. This can be accumulated to a maximum of 40 days.
Journalists and Newspaper employees can avail medical leave of one month for every 18 months of work. During the medical leave, the employees are paid half the day’s pay.
Sales employees are entitled to medical leave similar to that of newspaper employees. They although mandatorily need to show a medical certificate for their absence.

Maternity Leave

Female employees, as per law, are entitled to 3 months or 12 weeks of leave when she is pregnant. During this time, employers will have to pay their female employees normally.

Paternity Leave

Male employees who are soon to become fathers can avail upto 15 days of leave within 6 months of their wife’s date of delivery.
Apart from these, there are others paid, unpaid or half-paid leaves like Study Leave, Bereavement Leave and Leave for Voting. These although are left at the organization’s discretion.

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