Hello all, Mine is a start-up clinic with less than 10 employees, we have provided 1 week off, but employees are not happy with that, they need a casual leave monthly. our management denied because being >10 employed clinics it is difficult to operate on one's leaves. so employees started providing fake reasons (medical) and asking leaves for 4-5 days at a stretch which (reasons) cannot be rejected by the management being known that those are fake reasons. But if an employee who genuinely requires leave is suffering here because of these fake reasoned employees. hope the experts here understand my issue, please help me with solutions
From India, Bengaluru
2From India, Bengaluru
Dear Padmaja,
You have raised a separate post on the eligibility of the employees for the paid leave and closed holidays. I have replied to that query. You may follow the provisions of the law and just stop there. If the employees do not have sufficient leave balance and yet do not report for the duty, whether for the medical reasons or otherwise then let them forfeit their pay.
Employees need to be facilitators of business growth. They cannot become obstacles. The business owner has to run the business overcoming all types of obstacles.
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar
From India, Bangalore
You have raised a separate post on the eligibility of the employees for the paid leave and closed holidays. I have replied to that query. You may follow the provisions of the law and just stop there. If the employees do not have sufficient leave balance and yet do not report for the duty, whether for the medical reasons or otherwise then let them forfeit their pay.
Employees need to be facilitators of business growth. They cannot become obstacles. The business owner has to run the business overcoming all types of obstacles.
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar
From India, Bangalore
Our learned senior member Mr. Dinesh has already given his answer to your query, in another thread. Please peruse the same.
From India, Aizawl
From India, Aizawl
If your Clinic is coming under the Shops and Establishments Act of the State, you have to provide earned leave and medical leave as per the Act, unless otherwise exempted for such a start up. One day off in a week is as per the Shops and Establishment Act.
Every establishment shall remain closed for one day in a week on the notified day and if the establishment is exempted from weekly closed day, employees have to be given one day off on rotation basis.
From India, Madras
Every establishment shall remain closed for one day in a week on the notified day and if the establishment is exempted from weekly closed day, employees have to be given one day off on rotation basis.
From India, Madras
Dear friends,
So far as I understand by browsing through the provisions of the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act,1961, Section 3(1)(d) of the Act completely exempts establishments for the treatment or care of the sick, infirm or the mentally unfit from the application of the Act. If the poster's so called clinic falls within that category of such exempted establishment, no statutory need to follow the leave provisions of the KNS&CE Act,1961.
However, the Minimum Wages Act,1948 applies to such establishments. In fact the Government of Karnataka has actually brought the employment in hospitals, maternity homes, nursing homes, clinics and de-addiction centers under the schedule of the MW Act,1948 and fixed minimum rates of wages. Section 13(1)(b) of the Minimum Wages Act,1948 provides for a day of rest in every period of seven days and payment of remuneration thereof and sec.13(1)(c) provides for payment for work on such day of rest at a rate not less than the overtime rate.
I have no idea about any other special labor law covering the hospital industry in the State. Therefore, it can be safely concluded that employees of the clinic are statutorily entitled for one day of weekly off only. If they are granted any other leave by way of convention, the availing of such leave is subject to the conditions, if any prescribed therein.
Generally, no leave can be claimed by an employee as a matter of right. It equally holds good that it cannot be denied by the employer as a matter of discretion also. Therefore, it is a matter of situational management which hinges on the genuineness of the claim and the flexibility of its sanction as well as the reasonableness of its rejection. Here, the staffing pattern of such an establishment functioning 24X7 matters much. If there is under-staffing, certainly it would create such practical problems for employees despite the nature of their jobs do need to have an appropriate work-life balance and leave both in periodicity and at times of need is a crucial factor in this aspect of paid employment.
Therefore, it is for the poster's management to decide accordingly for only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.
From India, Salem
So far as I understand by browsing through the provisions of the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act,1961, Section 3(1)(d) of the Act completely exempts establishments for the treatment or care of the sick, infirm or the mentally unfit from the application of the Act. If the poster's so called clinic falls within that category of such exempted establishment, no statutory need to follow the leave provisions of the KNS&CE Act,1961.
However, the Minimum Wages Act,1948 applies to such establishments. In fact the Government of Karnataka has actually brought the employment in hospitals, maternity homes, nursing homes, clinics and de-addiction centers under the schedule of the MW Act,1948 and fixed minimum rates of wages. Section 13(1)(b) of the Minimum Wages Act,1948 provides for a day of rest in every period of seven days and payment of remuneration thereof and sec.13(1)(c) provides for payment for work on such day of rest at a rate not less than the overtime rate.
I have no idea about any other special labor law covering the hospital industry in the State. Therefore, it can be safely concluded that employees of the clinic are statutorily entitled for one day of weekly off only. If they are granted any other leave by way of convention, the availing of such leave is subject to the conditions, if any prescribed therein.
Generally, no leave can be claimed by an employee as a matter of right. It equally holds good that it cannot be denied by the employer as a matter of discretion also. Therefore, it is a matter of situational management which hinges on the genuineness of the claim and the flexibility of its sanction as well as the reasonableness of its rejection. Here, the staffing pattern of such an establishment functioning 24X7 matters much. If there is under-staffing, certainly it would create such practical problems for employees despite the nature of their jobs do need to have an appropriate work-life balance and leave both in periodicity and at times of need is a crucial factor in this aspect of paid employment.
Therefore, it is for the poster's management to decide accordingly for only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.
From India, Salem
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