Payment of Gratuity to some one who had worked part time initially

My query is: We have an employee who was appointed on a part-time basis, i.e., he used to come regularly for half a day, every day, for more than one year or so. Later on, his employment was made full-time. Now the employee has resigned. So if we have to pay him gratuity, are we to consider his part-time employment for the purpose of calculating the number of years, or should we consider completion of 5 years from the date when his job was made full-time with us.

Kindly advise. Request an immediate response.

Madhu Menon

1. For what purpose did you hire a part-time employee?
2. Why did you not hire him through a contractor?
3. What is your current provision for deducting PF & ESI for part-time employees?

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"He used to come regularly for half a day every day for more than one year or so. He will be entitled to gratuity as long as he completes 5 years of continuous service."

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Dear Sir,

As per the sentence mentioned at the top, the person who has completed five years is eligible for gratuity as per the act.

Regards,
Sathyanarayanan T S
HR
NI Consulting Services Private Limited
81, Peters Road
Chennai-600014.

Thank you all for your valuable replies.

Madhu Menon

It is not a matter of whether he worked part-time or full-time. If there is no break in his service period and you are deducting his PF/ESI, then you are supposed to calculate his gratuity from the date of joining the work.