Gratuity Act Query
As per the Gratuity Act, a minimum of 240 working days is required. I have a query: if a worker has worked for 5 years but within those 5 years, in one year, he did not work for 240 days, and the company did not take any action against him, what should be done? Is it necessary to pay the gratuity amount?
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From India, Kolhāpur
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4As per the Gratuity Act, a minimum of 240 working days is required. I have a query: if a worker has worked for 5 years but within those 5 years, in one year, he did not work for 240 days, and the company did not take any action against him, what should be done? Is it necessary to pay the gratuity amount?
Thank you.
Regards
From India, Kolhāpur
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If he has been on the regular rolls of the company and has not had any loss of pay days in between the five years of service, and if no disciplinary action was taken against him, then he will be eligible to receive gratuity.
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Madhu.T.K
From India, Kannur
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Madhu.T.K
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Dear Sir , Madhu .T.K One more thing is , there is need to pay 5 yrs gratuity payment or is it valid if we pay 4 yrs Thanking you for yor valuable suggestion. Regards Pravin.K
From India, Kolhāpur
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If breaks in service (meaning a shortage of days to complete 240 days) are waived off, naturally the year will become part of continuous service, and as such, you would have to give five years of gratuity.
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Madhu.T.K
From India, Kannur
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Madhu.T.K
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I would like to get one clarification from you. Whether the contract labor is eligible for Gratuity after completion of 5 years of service. In case they are eligible, and if the subcontractor is not paying the same, who is responsible? Kindly clarify.
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R Sudahkar
From India, Bangalore
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R Sudahkar
From India, Bangalore
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Workers engaged through a contractor, if completing five years of service, are eligible for gratuity, and the primary responsibility of paying the same rests with the contractor. However, if the contractor fails to pay, the principal employer is liable to pay it and can later recover the amount from the contractor's payable amount. There are numerous cases supporting the principal employer's responsibility to pay gratuity in case the contractor fails to do so. The attached verdict may help you to better understand this.
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From India, Kannur
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