Dear learned and respected members...I had a query regarding gratuity calculation related to maternity leave...I am an HR in a philanthropic charitable eye hospital where two of our hospital nurses were on maternity leave last year during the ongoing covid pandemic period somewhere in march/april 2021. During march to may 2020 we paid salary to every of our staff members who were confined to home due to this pandemic but during that period while on leave they went for maternity leave under esic benefit...now after enjoying 26 weeks of the same, they have now sent their resignation letters citing reasons of covid related problems...They had not reported at all. They claimed their EPF, leave salary due and gratuity but for gratuity if a staff member doesn't report and join at all after maternity leave, can we consider those 26 weeks as continuous service for gratuity payment ?
Please help and advice
Rajib Choudhury
West Bengal
Please help and advice
Rajib Choudhury
West Bengal