If an employee is hospitalized due to illness, is it necessary to pay salary for their leave/absent days? If so, kindly mention the law and the percentage of payment (including the calculation method). Please help me in solving this problem.
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Please provide complete details of the case so that we can guide you in the right direction. Is the employee covered under MESIC? If he is covered by MESIC, then we are not required to pay him for these days as the same will be taken care of by MESIC.
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Santosh
From India, Mumbai
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Santosh
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Assuming that the employee is covered by a Mediclaim plan that takes care of their medical expenses, please continue to disburse their salary. Consider this gesture on humanitarian grounds. Being unfit to work puts extra pressure on their family. You have no clue about their savings that could cover the expenses to run their home. Assuming that everyone leverages their salaries to the maximum and they haven't saved enough to run their home, please continue to offer them the salary. This will build loyalty among other employees who continue to serve you. Hope you consider this request.
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Most organizations (private companies) try to pay the full month's salary if an employee is sick for 2 weeks to 3 months. This is considered best practice, as long as they have medical evidence. It doesn't matter if they are claiming medical insurance; this is, however, an added benefit/reward for all the employees in the organization. The insurance cost is paid by the company to the insurance provider on a yearly basis or renewed for all the employees. (Note: Not all employees claim insurance for that particular year.)
I have seen the best practices in larger organizations, for example, companies like Wipro, Philips, NXP, and also in small firms. They treat employees on contract/trainees/consultants in a fair manner. This helps other employees to be motivated and reduces turnover within the organization.
On humanitarian grounds, it's best to be paid and be supportive and treat this case as a special case.
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Regards, Muriel Miracle Associate Member (CIPD, UK)
From United Kingdom, Loughton
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I have seen the best practices in larger organizations, for example, companies like Wipro, Philips, NXP, and also in small firms. They treat employees on contract/trainees/consultants in a fair manner. This helps other employees to be motivated and reduces turnover within the organization.
On humanitarian grounds, it's best to be paid and be supportive and treat this case as a special case.
Thanks,
Regards, Muriel Miracle Associate Member (CIPD, UK)
From United Kingdom, Loughton
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