Leave & Working Hours

Chandigarh
Leave for Shops and Establishment
Type Of Leave Leave Entitlement Max Carry Forward Days
Sick Leave

7

Casual Leave (Days)
7
Earned / Privileged Leave 18 (After 20 days of continuous service) 30
Working Hours for Shops and Establishment
Normal Working Hours Nine hours in a day and forty eight hours in a week
Interval For Rest After five hours of work, interval of rest of at least half an hour
Maximum Over Time Hours Fifty hours in a quarter
Spreadover Hours Ten hours in a day
Rate of OT Wages Twice the rate of normal wages calculated by the hour
Definitions:
Normal Wages:  Normal Wages means basic wages plus such allowances including the cash equivalent of the advantages accruing through the Concessional sale to workers of foodgrains and other articles as the worker is for the time being entitled to, but does not include bonus