Since we work a half-day on Saturday if a person takes leave on Saturday will it be considered half-day leave or full day leave?
From India, Chakan
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Is it not hypothetical query? Saturday - half working day is counted as one working day. A person takes leave on saturday will lose one working day. Is it not? now, decide. Pon
From India, Lucknow
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In my opinion, it should be half day off, and not full day. However, it depends on the company policy
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    (Fact Checked)-The user reply is correct. It depends on the company policy whether leave taken on Saturday is considered a half-day or full-day leave. (1 Acknowledge point)
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  • As we are considering the 30 or 31 calendar days as our working days, we have to consider the Saturday ( even it is half working day ) as one working day..
    From India, Secunderabad
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    Hi The company will pay full salary for half day, then it will consider as full day leave. Is it clear. Regards Ramesh
    From India, Tirunelveli
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    As decide by the company policy if saturday is halfday then that leave should treat as full day no half day. Regards, Santhoshi
    From India, Hyderabad
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    Hi,

    You can first refer to your HR manual policy regarding salary deduction on half-day Saturday working. However, in general HR terms, the salary will be deducted for the full day.

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    Sonali

    From India, Solon
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    Hi,

    Every employee needs to work for 48 hours a week. Please confirm your shift timings from Monday to Friday. If an employee works only 40 hours at 8 hours per day, then Saturday would be a full-day leave. If an employee has already put in 44 hours from Monday to Friday, then Saturday can be considered as a half-day.

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    Murali

    From India, Chennai
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    Thank you, everybody, for the reasoning given by all of you. Let me assure you that this is not hypothetical; last week, one of the employees raised this question.

    I am of the view that since we pay a full day's salary for Saturday, it should be considered as a full day's leave.

    From India, Chakan
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    It depends on Company leave policy, as per my company leave policy. Full day leave will be count, as company pay full day salary for saturday. Regards Varun Agarwal
    From India, Delhi
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    We count as half day .. depends to the payroll calculation and C&B policies. Rgds, Amigail
    From Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
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    This actually depends on the leave policy of the company. You should refer to your policy to obtain clarifications. The legal stand is that an employee/workman is allowed to work for 48 hours a week, and the 7th day should be off. They should not work for more than 9 hours a day. A day means 24 hours.


    From India, Bangalore
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    If we are paying him/her full day salary against half day saturday working it should be count as a full day leave. Regards, Amruta
    From India, Bhopal
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    As half-day working is a benefit provided to the employees who work for the entire six days, an employee who is on leave on Saturday will not be working for the entire six days. Hence, the leave sanctioned would be for a full day. Another instance is that working for half a day entitles an employee to earn a full day's salary. Therefore, if he/she wishes to be on leave, he/she will have to reimburse it with a full day's leave. Hope you got the answer.

    Mohamad Aasif Kawoosa
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    Human Resource Development
    NutriHealth Systems (P) Ltd.

    From India, Ludhiana
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    It depends on how many hours a person worked on Saturday. If he worked 4 hours out of a total of 9 hours/8 hours job, then it will be considered as a half day, not a full day. Alternatively, if he worked 2/9 hours, then you can mark him for a full day leave and adjust his 2 hours further in for a half day leave. Please check your company policies.

    Thank you.

    From India, Chandigarh
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    Dear Leave policy itself shows if person absent on day whether working day is half day or full day it doesn’t matter. Person not attend duty it goes to full day leave.
    From India, Mumbai
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    As someone said, the question is really hypothetical. When it comes to salary, you want to consider it as a full day, and when it comes to leave, how can you ask for half a day? It's 100% a full day. If you have any ERP implementation, then it may consider it as a half day.

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    Mallik

    From India, Hyderabad
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    Dear,

    It will be considered as a full day, which means a full day salary deduction if you are going on leave. In case you wish to work for the full day and want to claim for the same, then prior to this, you have to talk with your senior or respective HR. They will mark you for comp off if the company's HR policies permit to do so.


    From India, Calcutta
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    The total hours for a week will determine the status of half day or full day. If he satisfies that, the half working day can be considered as half only. T.Balaji CMA
    From India, Madras
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    It will be consider as one day leave and some companies working 9 hrs a day they may adjust saturday half a day. it depents on the company policy and working hours Regards, G.Dhana
    From India, Madras
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    sure it is counted as full day leave because for salary processing we are counting it as full day if he/she present on that day. regards Srikanth 9912222559
    From India, Hyderabad
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    (Fact Checked)-Full-day leave is correct. However, for salary purposes, it should align with company policy and relevant labor laws. (1 Acknowledge point)
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  • Dear PVJ,

    Kindly review your company's policy on working hours for Saturdays because it is a crucial part of your company's policy. First, discuss this matter with your senior management to ensure thorough understanding. Your company's policy states that Saturdays are considered full days, so any absence on a Saturday should be considered as a full-day leave, not half-day.

    With regards,
    Sameer K Ghosh

    From India, Daman
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    if you work on saturday you will get full day pay even it is half working day similarly if you take leave then also the salary will be deduct for full day
    From India, Vijayawada
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    Dear Pvj, In my opinion his/her full day leave should be deducted. It should be counted as full day only. Rest depends upon your company HR policies. Regards, Deepika Batra
    From India, Chandigarh
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    The company is working half-day on Saturday, but if the company is paying a full-day salary/wages for such half-day working, then leave for that Saturday will attribute to a full-day leave and obviously not a half day.

    Thank you.

    From India, Mumbai
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  • If he works on that day, he will be paid full-day wages. Obviously, if he does not work, he will not be eligible for full-day wage. If he wants to take leave, he should take a full-day leave.

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    Mukesh

    From India, Kochi
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    I have 3 employee in company and want to gave saturday half day leave in rotational way Any suggestion??
    From India, Ahmedabad
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    (Fact Checked)-The correct term to use would be "rotating half-day off" for your three employees on Saturdays. This ensures fair distribution of leave. Thank you for your inquiry. (1 Acknowledge point)
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