How Many Days Holiday Can Be Given In A Year? - Suggestions

Hi all,
I'm in a position to release the list of holidays for 2008(yeah itz already late) I've joined this company and there is no HR policy as such.. so it will be helpful if u can guide me in preparing it.. is there any limitations like only 12 or 14days of holiday can be given.. plz pour your suggestions earlier..
Thanks in advance,
Swati

Hi,
Manufacturing setup companies normally follows : 10 days
Some Companies (Include Some manufacturing and Small corporate) : 12 days.
Corporate : 14 days.
After all it's management decision.
Regards
Saran

Hi Swathi !
If some companies are following some rule and we also have to follow the same is not correct.
The exact followup is :
There is an act that "The Factories and Establishments (National Festival and Other Holidays) Act,1974".
As per this Act, the following Holidays are compulsory :
1. 26th January -- Republic Day
2. 1st May -- May Day
3. 15th August -- Independence Day
4. 2nd October -- Gandhi Jayanthi
As per the above act, the total recommended Holidays are 9 including above referred Compulsory Holidays.
Apart from the Act, it is the descretion of the Management to allow number of Holidays.
Karan,
Hyderabad
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Hi Swathi !
Apart from the "National Festival and Other Holidays Act,1974 one more Act is The Shops and Establishments Act.
In this Act complete Holiday rules are referred.
It is the management's discretion to allow number of Holidays.
As the HR person we have to see the minimum limit is covering or not. And also The Labour Commissioner will issue the notification every year at begining of new year regarding compulsory allottment of Holidays. You can get copy from them and can decide to how man Holidays to be declared.
Karan,
Hyderabad.

Dear Swati,
Hopefully you are looking for law applicable in Karnataka, for this you will have to see the Karnataka Industrial Establishments (National and Festival Holidays) Act, 1963 and Karnataka Industrial Establishments (National and Festival Holidays) Rules, 1964 and also Karnataka Shops & Commercial Establishment Act, 1961 and Karnataka Shops & Commercial Establishment Rules, 1963.
As per Sec 3 of the Karnataka Industrial Establishments (National and Festival Holidays) Act, 1963 employer must provide 3 national holidays and 5 other holidays. (Bare Act attached)
In our company we follow Haryanas State rules and List of Leaves released by Ministry of Personnel (copy attached)
Regards,
Sanjiv Sharma

Dear Swati,
First of all Holidays = Public Holidays. State rules will have no implicationas far as my knowledge goes. State will come into picture while deciding about the days off.
The minimumnumber of public/national holidays is 8 no.s as per me.
However some co.s give 9 or 10.The standard practice is to give 10 Public holidays.
The mandatory holidays are already mentioned by one of the member which is must. The remaining can dedecided based upon the festivals of the employees working in your organization. The detailed list of holidays can be taken from a State Bank - (online through Goolge) and then the list can be squeezed accordingly.
Thanks,
Shalini
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Hi, Swati
I have just formulated the HR policies for my company.
I can share that with you.
If you feel so, write to me about your co. & the present level in which the HR is developed.
Good Day
Bharat Ketkar

Hi all,
I'm in a position to release the list of holidays for 2013,I've joined this company and there is no HR policy as such.. so it will be helpful if u can guide me in preparing it.. is there any limitations for national festival and other holidays as per west bengal factories and establishments.Please help me to make HR policy regarding festival holiday.
Thanks in advance,
Pramod