Leave & Working Hours

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

12 (During the first twelve months of continuous service)

NA
Casual Leave (Days)

NA

NA
Earned / Privileged Leave

18 (one day for every twenty days’ work)

45
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 one hour
Maximum Over Time Hours Fifty hours in a quarter
Spreadover Hours Twelve hours in a day
Rate of OT Wages Twice the rate of normal wages
Definitions:
Year:  Year commencing on the first day of January
Normal Wages:  Normal wages means the basic wages plus such allowances, including the cash equivalent of the advantage accruing through the concessional sale to workers of food grains and other articles, as the worker is for the time being entitled to, but does not include a bonus