What Are The Different Types Of Employment Leaves?

What Are The Different Types Of Employment Leaves? During the period of employment, employees will be allowed for a certain amount of leaves. Here, some of the common employment leaves mentioned below –

What Are The Different Types Of Employment Leaves?

Casual Leave

From the date of joining employees shall enjoy casual leave. But organization wise the leave range is different. In many organizations, it might be mentioned that an employee shall not be entitled to take more than three days of casual leave at a time. On the other hand, it is notable that Casual leave shall not be accumulated and carried forward to the succeeding year.

Earned Leave

Many reputed and well-established companies offering earned leave facilities from the HR department. Generally, it is introduced that after completion of one year of service an employee shall be eligible for earned leave. Also, unused earned leave is encashable or forwardable.

Sick Leave

An employee shall be entitled to sick leave with wages in a year. Basically, the leaves ranges are determined by company authority or labor rules.  Provided that sick leave shall not be accumulated and carried forward to the succeeding year. In many organizations, absence for more than two working days on emergency illness is required submission of medical certificate/doctor’s prescription along with the sick leave application and abuse of sick leave is considered for disciplinary actions.

Marriage Leave

So far we see that many organizations introduced marriage leave for an employee’s wedding. The duration of leave will be specific as well as the same for all types of employees. In general practice, we can see that application through the department manager’s recommendation has to be submitted to the HR department prior and after proper verification of the leave application, the HR department will precede the leave for approval.

Maternity Leave

Maternity leave shall be entitled on application leave with pay for eight weeks before and eight weeks after the confinement on the ground of maternity. It’s also varying organization wise.

Paternal Leave

During the service period, one male employee will be entitled to get such leave.

Compassionate Leave

To participate in the funeral of the expired of the family member (mother, father, wife, husband, and child) an employee will be allowed for compassionate leave with pay. If any fraudulence is identified to avail such facilities will be dealt with stringent disciplinary action

Compensatory Leave

An employee when required to work on a holiday shall be given as a substitute on any other day.

Festival Leave

Every employee shall be allowed for festival holidays with pay in a calendar year. Festival holidays shall be fixed and notified in the month of January at the beginning of the year.

Quarantine leave

Quarantine leave is given to that employee who does not suffer a contagious disease himself but has a close family member who is infected. This type of leave is granted upon the relevant medical personnel.

 Leave without Pay

If the above mention leave is not applicable for the employee, in that case as per management decision or special consideration an employee entitled to get such leave.  All leave application has to be processed through HR department for proper documentation, accuracy, policy, complaisance, internal control, and accountability.

What Are The Different Types Of Employment Leaves?