Employee Leaving on Saturday: Do They Get Sunday Off Too? Seeking Advice from Seniors

Dear Seniors, I need your help. If an employee leaves the organization on Saturday, will they also get Sunday off?

Regards,
Praveen

In the full and final settlement, usually, the candidate receives their due for the notice period they served until the last working day. Therefore, if the person's last working day was a Saturday (or the day before any holiday), the person's F&F would be calculated until that last working day (Saturday or any such day before any holiday), and the dues are paid accordingly. I hope this clarifies your doubts. Wishing you luck.

Hi, it all depends on the last working day for the statutory registers. If an employee leaves on a Saturday, then the Last Working Day (LWD) will be the same day for the full and final settlement process.

Dear all, thanks for your valuable reply. In my case, one of our employees is under a probation period. He gave notice for 30 days, but management decided to relieve him before his notice period. According to me, he should be given a weekly off because the management relieved him before the notice period. However, the company's HR department refused to give him a weekly off.

I do agree with the fact that weekly offs are paid and should be given to an employee. Hence, the point made by Mr. Govind is very much valid if the person is your employee. However, if the last working day of the person is, let's say, Saturday, he is no longer an employee of yours on Sunday. So, why should a company pay you for Sunday? On the other hand, if the last working day was Monday, you would have been paid till Monday, including your Sunday, which was off. I hope this distinction was clear.

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I also fully agree with Ms. Ankita and Pragnaa. Let's assume the reverse case: what would happen if the last working day was a Sunday? Would the employee have worked on Sunday?

With regards to relieving before the notice period by the management, the management must have given the last date of working, which happens to be Saturday. So, as told by Ms. Ankita, since he/she is no longer an employee with the company, he/she is not entitled to the pay for Sunday.

Excellent application of mind.

Regards,
B. Saikumar
HR & Labour Law Advisor
Mumbai