Can employer deduct salary while leave balance available?

If the empoyer has not granted leave then salary can be cut as a lenient measure even though there may be a lot of leave at credit.

Sudhirji may relook into the query!

Your query does not give clear information if you are marking ‘attendance’ on all work days and ‘off day’ on all off days.

If you have marked as desired , attach screenshot and clarify.

Shifts are decided by employer or IT’s attorneys in HR/Personnel/Admin….

The off days are decided by employer………….and are known to employer..

If the employer has designed the payroll software for attendance then IT can very well arrange for off day appearing as off day…..warranting NO marking by employee.

Employee from his side can mark if asked by employer….what is the fuss in it.

The employer may not have deduced salary for marking off day….

Has employer issued salary slip showing deductions?

Leave is by leave intimation/application initiated by employee and accepted/approved by designated personnel/employer.

It is felt that the said issue has nothing to do with Leave.

The employee may write (with a copy to self and under proper acknowledgment) to designated personnel/employer for wrong deduction mentioning off days and ask to pay deducted amounts…and maintain record…

If matter is not resolved within establishment then recourse outside establishment may involve O/o Labor Commissioner, Inspectorate of Shops & Estbs Act, Payment of Wages Act, Courts…

The issue is not leave, employee has not applied for leave and employer cannot mark/adjust  leave.........

The attorney of employer in HR is posing altercation..............

It might be transgression....

As per limited information in query IT does not seem to be a miscondct inviting dedcution........