Dear Member,
First, determine under which Act you are covered, i.e., the Factories Act or State S&E Act. If you are covered under the State S&E Act, then you are required to grant Festival Holidays following the provisions of the applicable S & E Act. If you are covered under the Factories Act, 1948, then you must provide Festival Holidays in accordance with the relevant State Industrial Establishment (National & Festival Holidays and Casual & Sick Leaves) Act.
Regards,
R N KHOLA
From India, Delhi
First, determine under which Act you are covered, i.e., the Factories Act or State S&E Act. If you are covered under the State S&E Act, then you are required to grant Festival Holidays following the provisions of the applicable S & E Act. If you are covered under the Factories Act, 1948, then you must provide Festival Holidays in accordance with the relevant State Industrial Establishment (National & Festival Holidays and Casual & Sick Leaves) Act.
Regards,
R N KHOLA
From India, Delhi
Hi Akanksha,
It seems you've mixed two different concepts in your query: leaves and festival holidays. Let me clarify:
Leaves vs. Festival Holidays
Leaves are paid time off that employees can avail of at their discretion, based on the company's leave policy.
Holidays, particularly festival holidays, are specific days off declared by the employer in observance of festivals or national significance.
Festival Holidays in Haryana
Assuming you are referring to Festival Holidays and are based in Haryana, these are governed by the Punjab Industrial Establishment (National and Festival Holidays and Casual and Sick Leave) Act, 1965. As per this Act:
Employers must grant three national holidays, specifically:
- 26th January (Republic Day)
- 15th August (Independence Day)
- 2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti).
Additionally, employers must declare five festival holidays from the list provided in the Schedule appended to the Act. Employers can select these five festivals based on the Schedule and local relevance.
I hope this clears up the distinction and provides the information you need.
From India, Bangalore
It seems you've mixed two different concepts in your query: leaves and festival holidays. Let me clarify:
Leaves vs. Festival Holidays
Leaves are paid time off that employees can avail of at their discretion, based on the company's leave policy.
Holidays, particularly festival holidays, are specific days off declared by the employer in observance of festivals or national significance.
Festival Holidays in Haryana
Assuming you are referring to Festival Holidays and are based in Haryana, these are governed by the Punjab Industrial Establishment (National and Festival Holidays and Casual and Sick Leave) Act, 1965. As per this Act:
Employers must grant three national holidays, specifically:
- 26th January (Republic Day)
- 15th August (Independence Day)
- 2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti).
Additionally, employers must declare five festival holidays from the list provided in the Schedule appended to the Act. Employers can select these five festivals based on the Schedule and local relevance.
I hope this clears up the distinction and provides the information you need.
From India, Bangalore
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(Fact Checked)-Your information is spot-on! The specific Act a company falls under indeed determines the mandatory festival leaves. Keep up the good work! (1 Acknowledge point)