Navigating Holiday Discrepancies: How Can HR Balance Leave Fairness for Software and Hardware Teams?

Dear All,

I am working in the Software department of a hardware company as an HR assistant. We have only one HR department for both software and hardware. Software employees have Saturday and Sunday off, while hardware employees have Sunday off.

The issue arose when preparing the leave list for the year 2007. Our department prepared one list where software employees received 9 holidays and hardware employees received 10 holidays because one festival holiday fell on a Saturday.

Now, my questions are:
- How many leaves are given per year?
- Are there any rules or regulations regarding this?
- Is the management decision final?
- How can I convince software employees?

Anupama

Dear Anupama,

9 leaves per year are mandatory for all companies as per rules. Anything above that is management's decision. You can let your software department know that since they have Saturdays off and the hardware department would be working on Saturdays, there is a difference in that one day leave, which management is extending to the people working in the hardware department. I think this should suffice for all of your employees.

Warm Regards,
Samba Siva.

Dear Friends,

Regarding the 'Leaves': As per the Indian Factories Act, 1947, there are only 'Earned' and 'Privilege Leaves' mentioned.

As per Section 79 Annual Leave with wages: (1) Every worker who has worked for a period of 240 days or more in a factory during a calendar year shall be allowed during the subsequent calendar year, leave with a number of days calculated at the rate of:

(i) If an Adult, one day for every 20 days of work performed by him during the previous calendar year.

(ii) If a Child, one day for every 15 days of work performed by him during the previous calendar year. (THIS WAS BANNED SINCE THE ABOLITION OF CHILD LABOUR).

Regarding the Shops and Establishments: The Leaves are specified by the State Governments for respective states.

However, organizations may specify their leave procedures in general and obtain permission from the competent authority.

The general Leaves and Leave Rule are attached. (You may find the same information in my earlier topics as well.)

Regards,
PBS KUMAR