Holiday Policy: Compensatory Holidays If A Mandatory Holiday Falls On The Weekend?

Hi,
Can anyone tell me if a holiday falls on a weekend, is a compensatory off given on a weekday?
I am in the IT industry, and we have saturdays and sundays off. This year, a number of holidays fall on these two days, so I was wondering what is the policy regarding that in IT companies.
For example, last year, Diwali fell on a weekend and a compensatory holiday was given on Monday.
Please throw some light on this.
Thanks and regards,
Sonia.

Hi
As per law company need not give any compensatory off if a holiday falls on a weekend but if company wishes it can give compensatory off but no compulsion
siddharth

Dear all, I have same question like sonia.
Is it compulsory for Private Sector to declare compensatory OFF if holidays appearing on weekly OFF Saturday/Sunday.
We are in Engineering company in Maharashtra, with 10 employees having Saturday & Sunday as weekly Off.

As per law 12 public holidays is must include four national holidays. if company wishes they may give compensatory holiday on weekdays like any monday or friday if depends upon company policy. see ours also engineering company so here is no compulsion for compensatory holiday but we will give one compensatory holiday its all depends upon the company

It is nice to see responses from Seniors but in my case I have posted same query in Dec.2009 on this site but till date I have not received any response. I don't understand why I have not received any response to any of my query/post?
I am very happy for Sonia, atleast she received response.
Suvarna

Dear Sonia,
This is not mandatory that you have yo provide Com-off for holidays but i suggest you please discuss this issue with your top management and for employee satisfaction try to provide com-off for these days.
Regards
Amit
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R/ Seniours
Please clear one thing to me Which things coverd under
"Bombay Labour Welfare Fund Act.'
Can Paid Holidays cover uder it?
Thanks in Advance
BR
Pravin11

All companies have different rules. We have holidays only on sundays, and if any holiday falls on sunday, our company gives another holiday in lieu of that. Total 10 holidays are given in a year.

Dear All,
i would like to know how is section 52 and 53 different from each other. If a worker works on his weekly off(i.e. on sunday) then he will be entitled to comp off righ. so will he be dealt according to section 52 or 53 of the factories act. kindly explain
Hoping for the reply..
Thank You
Smita S

If any national holiday falls on Sunday , which is a weekly off than what is the rule for paying national holiday which falls on Sunday (Weekly off) if it is given as weekly off then where is the national holiday, our company gives only on Weekly off (Sunday) as holiday only 9 Holiday consider in a year . Please suggest. also that some company is mandatory for Saturday and Sunday both are as weekly off is it mandatory for all private company or Saturday half day which is mandatary please suggest.