Employee Leave Policies Quiz

Formal approval for taking time off work.

If casual leave is used up, earned leave must be requested for unsanctioned absences.

Requesting earned leave for a short time after using up casual leave may be denied.

Earned leave application needs to be submitted 15 days in advance, unless exception is approved.

Earned leave can be converted to sick leave with a valid medical certificate.

Employees on probation aren't granted earned leave during induction.

Sick leave accrues at a rate of 30 days on half-pay per completed calendar year, up to 240 days.

Sick leave calculation only considers completed calendar years, not partial years or days.

Advance sick leave, if granted, must be accounted for against future sick leave and earned leave. Any remaining balance is deducted from final pay.

A request for advance sick leave requires specific documents, including medical certificates, employee details, and recommendations.

Female employees (including probationers) with less than three children are eligible for maternity leave.

Employees with three or more children may not get maternity leave, but may be granted earned or sick leave, or unpaid leave, as appropriate.

Maternity leave is limited to 180 days per pregnancy.

Required document for granting maternity leave, indicating the need for absence.

Applications for Advance Sick Leave must be submitted within three months of returning from sick leave.

Company policy mandates specific forms, employee applications, birth dates, employment history, past leave records, medical certificates, regional in-charge recommendations, and doctor's reports are needed for advance sick leave requests.

Employees permitted to join Home Guards can take up to 15 days of leave per year for camp duties.

Employees attending Home Guard emergency duties are considered on duty for the duration of their absence. No specific absence limit.

To be eligible for Home Guard leave, employees must present a certificate from Home Guard authorities confirming attendance.

Employees participating in Territorial Army can get similar leave to those in Home Guards.

Up to 3 days of leave for invigilation work at insurance exams (max 7 days a year).

Up to 30 days of leave per year for representing the company in national or international sports events.

Up to 10 days of leave per year for participating as a company-sponsored candidate in local sports events.

A local event is one where matches are played between teams from the same location.

An increase in salary level granted to employees after completing a year of service, excluding unpaid leave.

The initial period of employment where an employee's performance is evaluated before permanent employment.

Time off work without any salary payment.

Short-term leave for personal reasons, granted based on the duration of employment.

Time off earned based on working days, accuring at a rate of one day for every eleven days of work.

Time spent working for the company, excluding leave types like casual leave, quarantine leave, etc.

The shortest duration of time off allowed for earned leave, which is six days.

Mandatory deductions from salary, like PF, GSLIP, loans, and income tax.

Being away from work without proper permission or justification.

The company may request a medical check-up to verify an employee's claim of illness and justify leave.

The company will cover the cost of the medical examination required for leave.

There is a limit to how much unpaid leave an employee can take, usually within 180 days.

A designated person or group responsible for approving or rejecting leave requests.

For certain leave applications, the case is sent to the authority for review and decision.

Reserved power of the company to take appropriate measures for an employee's unauthorized absence.

If an employee completes more than one journey within the same calendar day (from midnight to midnight), all these journeys are counted as a single completed journey for the purpose of claiming travel allowances.

If an employee is stationed outside the city limits of the headquarters, they should start their journeys from the nearest railway station to their residence.

Officers on official travel can claim reimbursement for expenses like coolie hire, luggage transport (including excess charges), and bedding charges incurred during train journeys, up to half a day's halting allowance for Class ‘C’ cities per journey.

If an officer completes multiple journeys on the same calendar day, all these journeys are counted together as one completed journey for the purpose of claiming incidentals.

The maximum amount reimbursable for incidentals is equal to the appropriate halting allowance for half a day in Class ‘C’ cities for each completed journey.