Institutions/Departments/PSUs/MNCs are regulating the absence of employees on account of mandatory quarantine period imposed by Administration on return from out station leave as per their convenience, in the absence of relevant provisions under the Leave Rules.
Under the Government / PSU Leave provisions, Quarantine leave is granted to an employee when the absence from duty is necessitated in consequence of the presence of certain infectious diseases, such as Cholera, small pox, plague, chicken pox etc in the family of the employee.
In the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, the situation is entirely different. Employees are forced under quarantine (despite being found negative for COVID Test) for 14 days on return from outstation leave by the respective Administration. The question arises here, how to treat the period of 14 days quarantine imposed by the respective Administration. Should this be treated as i) Leave availed by the employees (by applying leave of the kind due); ii) official duty; iii) Work From Home; iv) Special paid leave (in the absence of provision under quarantine leave)?
Similarly, how the absence will be treated in case the employee is deputed on tour and on return has to be quarantine for 14 days as per the mandatory SOP?
How the Government Departments are regulating such quarantine period, could someone enlighten please?
Under the Government / PSU Leave provisions, Quarantine leave is granted to an employee when the absence from duty is necessitated in consequence of the presence of certain infectious diseases, such as Cholera, small pox, plague, chicken pox etc in the family of the employee.
In the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, the situation is entirely different. Employees are forced under quarantine (despite being found negative for COVID Test) for 14 days on return from outstation leave by the respective Administration. The question arises here, how to treat the period of 14 days quarantine imposed by the respective Administration. Should this be treated as i) Leave availed by the employees (by applying leave of the kind due); ii) official duty; iii) Work From Home; iv) Special paid leave (in the absence of provision under quarantine leave)?
Similarly, how the absence will be treated in case the employee is deputed on tour and on return has to be quarantine for 14 days as per the mandatory SOP?
How the Government Departments are regulating such quarantine period, could someone enlighten please?