Earned Leave Calculation: How Do You Decide Between 14 or 15 Days When It's a Fraction?

If the total present days are 298, and as per the rule divided by 20: 298/20 = 14.9, then what should be considered, 14 or 15 earned leave? 292/20 = 14.6. It should be 14.5 or 14. Please suggest the proper way to calculate earned leave if it comes in proportion.

I'm giving you the suggestion based on my company's procedure.

1. 14.9 days will be considered as 14.5.
2. 14.6 days will be considered as 14.5.
3. 14.4 days will be considered as 14.
4. 15.1 days will be considered as 15.

As per Section 79, Subsection 4 of the Factories Act, any fraction of a half-day shall be calculated as one full day, and any fraction less than half a day shall be ignored.

Mr. Sarvanan,

Your calculation procedure is contrary to the provisions, and it is better to take corrective measures as rightly advised by PRATEEKSHAA above.

P. K. Sharma

It is not the present days of an employee; it is the period of work, which means the weekly off and any holiday have to be counted. Furthermore, as advised by seniors, any fraction of half a day and above is treated as a full day, while any fraction below half a day has to be nullified.

As per the suggestions, I can make the changes. However, my company is not governed under the "Factories Act." The "Shops & Establishment Act" does not mention fractions. Please let me know the exact act so that I can implement the necessary changes.

Every fraction from 0.5 and above has to be rounded off to the next higher digit. Fractions up to 0.4 can be ignored in counting.

The Shops and Establishment Act may be silent about the fraction, but the days can be calculated to the nearest rounding off, which is a globally acceptable practice. The Factories Act can be used as a case study.