How Many Leave Days Are You Entitled to in a Year at a Private Software Company?

Dear All,

Can you please let me know the number of leaves in a calendar year the employees are entitled to? I am working in a private software company based in Pune (5-day week). The leaves are not bifurcated into CL, PL, and SL in our company. The leave policy is a total of 15 leaves in a calendar year (including Public Holidays), i.e., 3 working weeks. I would like to please see inputs from your end.

Regards,
Shweta

Hi Swetha,

Even I would agree with Chetan... It is at the sole discretion of the management to fix the number of leaves. I guess the maximum number would be 24 in a year.

Dear Shweta,

The employee is entitled to 18 EL (1.5 leaves per month), 12 GL (1 per month), and declared holidays (as per state Govt.). In the industry standard, declared holidays range from 10-13 holidays, which include Gandhi Jayanthi, Independence Day, and Republic Day.

I hope you have the answer now.

Have a nice day!

Uma

Dear Shweta,

I also agree with the above statements that the number of leaves (CL, SL & PL) solely depends on the leave policy of the organization. There is still a government obligation regarding the leaves. It may vary from the commercial act that applies to your organization and your state. If you are in Haryana, the mandatory number of leaves are as follows: CL - 7, SL - 7, PL - 15 for the whole year. It may depend on the internal leave policy of the company whether these leaves would be carried forward to the next year or not. In most organizations, only PL gets carried forward to the next calendar year, but CL and SL lapse on 1st January.

I hope this clarifies your query.

Regards,
Dhanesh

Hey Shweta,

The leave entitlements depend entirely on the HR Manual of each organization. Different companies have different manuals depending upon their Manning System, and hence, the best person to inform you about the same would be your HR Manager/Executive. For example, in my organization, an employee is entitled to 35 annual leaves, and Trainees are entitled to 24 annual leaves.

Hope this resolves your query!! God Bless

Regards, Deepak Chari Asst. HR Manager

Hey Shweta,

The leave policies depend entirely on the HR Manual of each organization. Different companies have different manuals depending upon their Manning System, and hence, the best person to inform you about the same would be your HR Manager/Executive. For example, in my organization, each personnel is entitled to 35 leaves annually, and trainees are entitled to 24 leaves annually.

Hope this resolves your query!! God Bless

Regards,

Deepak Chari Asst. HR Manager

Hi Shweta,

You can look into the Shop and Establishment Act of your State. The said Act of West Bengal prescribes:
1. 14 days PL on full pay for every completed year of service.
2. 14 days sick leave on half pay against a medical certificate.
3. 10 days CL on full pay.
4. In the case of women, Maternity Leave in addition to the above.

However, in our company, we also have 15 days leave (CL in nature) in addition to the 12 calendar holidays.

With regards,
Sanjay:)

Hi Friends,

It all depends on the company policy. Every organization has its individual norms. If you consider our organization, we have one set of leave policy:

- CL: 12 days
- SL: 12 days
- EL: 12 days

Altogether, there are 36 days of leave for the calendar year.

Warmest Regards,
Mohan.M.S

Number of leaves differ from one company to another. It completely depends on your company policy and how you are going to design it. However, I can suggest something basic - overall, leaves should total 34, including holidays. The breakdown is as follows: 12 Holidays, 12 PL (Paid Leave), 5 CL (Casual Leave), and 5 SL (Sick Leave). This is the common practice followed by most software companies, including my own.

Hi Everyone,

Can anyone tell me what is the minimum number of leaves given in a retail company?

Regards,
Mohit

Dear Friend,

Leaves are defined in the Factory/Shops & Est. Act. Please go through these acts as applicable to your area.

As per the Factory Act, one leave for every 20 working days' presence subject to a minimum presence of 240 days in a year.

As per the Shops & Est. Act, a minimum 21 days leave in a year subject to a minimum presence of 240 days in a year.

Hope this may clear your doubts.

Pramod

Dear Shweta,

If your company is covered under The Shop and Commercial Establishment Act, then as per the provision, the leaves should be for 240 days of working, with 21 days of leave. In addition to this, there are 4 compulsory holidays, i.e., 26 Jan, 1 May, 15th Aug, and 2 Oct.

These are the provisions.

Regards,
Anish Pardeshi

Hi Shweta,

You can look into the Shop and Establishment Act of your State.
As per the said Act of Andhra Pradesh:
- CL-12
- SL-12
- Leave with wages 15

Hi Shweta,

As per the leave policy, every 20 working days, an employee is entitled to 1 leave. However, this policy applies only to permanent employees, and it is considered as PL. Additionally, 7 SL can be provided each year.

Do you know how 15 PL are allocated in a year? Calculate the working days in a year. If you provide 1 PL every 20 working days, it amounts to 15 PL in a year.

If you would like a brief explanation about leave policies, please reply.

Could you please inform me about the number of leaves employees are entitled to in a calendar year? I work in a private software company based in Pune, following a 5-day work week.

In our company, leaves are not categorized into CL, PL, and SL. The leave policy allows for a total of 15 leaves in a calendar year, including public holidays, which equals 3 working weeks.

I look forward to hearing your insights.

Regards,
Shweta

Your company comes under the Shops and Other Establishment Act. You can go through the Shops and Other Establishment Act applicable in Maharashtra. In general, 15 days of earned leave are given after completing one year of service. Sick leave is 7 days and can be accumulated up to 35 days. Earned leave accumulation generally depends on the management as they are encashed at the time of relieving. In strict terms, the maximum accumulation can be for 60 days. However, the management is normally flexible regarding the accumulation of earned leaves and they do not put any cap on it. Casual leave entitlement is 12 days for a calendar year and they are not carried forward.

Regards,
Prabhakar Rao.M