Paid holiday
parag s gandhi
(Querist) 08 January 2009
This query is : Resolved
Dear Sirs
My query is that if any declared paid holiday falls on the day of weekly off, and the routine practice is that weekly off is not paid, i.e. wages are paid for 26 days only. Than whether extra wages i.e. 26 +1 day for weekly off needs to be paid or not. Normally the practice of making extra payment was being followed when any paid holiday fell on some weekly off day. However in light of the current market condition, we wish to reconsider our stand. Kindly give your valuable comments.
H. S. Thukral
(Expert) 10 January 2009
As per the National and Festival Holidays Act, the holidays to be observed in the following year are to be decided between the management and UNION OF WORKMEN/ASSOCIATION OF WORKMEN/ REPRESENTATIVES OF WORKMEN. It appears that in your case such decision is taken by the magmt alone which is illegal. A festival holiday if legally opted would not fall on a off day. In the aforesaid premises, employees are entitiled to wages for the paid holiday falling on a off day.
A. A. JOSE
(Expert) 21 February 2009
Mr.Harbhajan Singh is right.
Hiralal Das
(Expert) 08 April 2009
Thanks all of you.
I think your valuable opinions will assist everybody to solve their problem/matter in question properly.
