Is it possible that Employee can Take all of his/her medical leave in the month?

Hello everybody,

I have a query regarding medical leave. If an employee has joined the company in the month of June, then that employee is left with 9 medical leaves because from April to March we have 12 medical leaves. My query is, is it possible for the employee to take all of his/her medical leave in the month of January 2014? Should all these leaves be considered as paid leave?

Generally, leaves are calculated and credited on a calendar year but not on the fiscal year.

Pon

Okay. Then, my employee is left with 7 medical leaves. Can he take all the remaining medical leave in one month only?

As rightly said by Pon, an employee can take the entire medical leave in one go, provided the employee submits the medical reports of his/her illness during that period (if it is beyond 3 days). Medical leave in balance is considered as paid leaves.

Here, the calendar year is over, so there will be hardly any leave balance available with the employee, as CL/SL are lapsed if not availed. Kindly check and revert.

Hi,

Yes, the employee can take all his medical leaves at one go. In case he has 7 sick leaves in his account and he takes 10, he will be paid for 7 days, and 3 will be deducted from annual leaves (if he has them). If there are no annual leaves, then it will be leave without pay.

Creating a formal leave policy always helps. For example: Annual Sick Leaves: 10 (can be taken in one go if needed). Casual Leave: 1/month (12 yearly) - will lapse after the financial year. Annual Leaves: 1/month (12 yearly) - can be carried forward.

Hope this information helps.

Regards,
Kanika Kapoor