Understanding Leave Entitlements: How Many and What Types Can We Offer Under the Shops and Establishment Act?

Dear All, How many leaves can we provide to employees under the Shops and Establishment Act? What types of leaves can we offer?

Shops and Establishment Act
The Shops and Establishment Act is a state Act, and hence, you are required to refer to your applicable S&E Act to find details on various types of leaves.

Regards, R N KHOLA

Hello, You have to follow the applicable state act (because it may slightly differ from state to state). You can provide:

- Earned Leave (EL)
- Casual Leave (CL)
- Sick Leave (SL)
- Compensatory Off (Comp-off)
- Maternity Leave (ML) (As per the Maternity Benefit Act)

You can also implement a policy on:
- First & Third and Second & Fourth Saturdays off (For Staff level).

Can we get a complete leave entitlement as per the Shops and Establishment Act - casual leave, sick leave, and PL/AL for an employee who joined on 1st April 2023? His probation period is 6 months, and no leave has been entitled to him during this period.