Understanding Leave Entitlements Under Karnataka Shops Act: How Many Can You Take and Carry Forward?

Hi Everyone,

Please let me know how many sick leaves, annual leaves/casual leaves, and earned leaves are permitted as per the Karnataka Shops & Commercial Establishments Act, 1961.

Also, if there is an option of carrying forward the earned leaves for the next calendar year, how many leaves can we carry forward?

Please provide the exact number.

There are 12 casual leaves and 12 sick leaves during a year. In addition to this, an employee who works for 12 months shall be entitled to get earned leave at the rate of one day for every 20 days worked in the preceding 12 months. This leave can be carried forward and accumulated subject to a maximum of 45 days.

Dear Mr. Madhu Sir,

Annual Leave Entitlement under The Karnataka Shops & Commercial Establishments Act

1. Accident cum Sick Leave: 12 days per annum
2. PL/EL: 1 day for every 20 days of work performed in the previous year. Maximum 15 days per annum. The balance of leave at credit is eligible for leave encashment and can be carried forward up to 45 (forty-five) days.

Dear Srinath, Thank you for correcting me. There was a subsection (2) to section 15, and it stands omitted. Therefore, the casual leave is not available now.

I don't find anything like "maximum 15 days per annum" under the Act. Can you please share any notification? (It is true that in a year, it would be around 15 days because with 52 days weekly off and 10 days holidays, the number of working days would be around 300. However, for young persons, if any employed, the leave should be one day for every 15 days worked, and as such, it could go up.)

Dear Sir, The Act does not specify a maximum of 15 days of Earned Leave (EL) per annum. However, based on the calculation of EL, it will not exceed 15 days per annum. One day of EL eligibility for every 20 days of work performed applies to adult workers and young persons.