32. (1) Every worker employed in an establishment shall be entitled for leave with
wages subject to the following conditions, namely:—
(i) that he has worked one hundred and eighty days or more in such calendar
year;
(ii) that he shall be entitled for one day leave for every twenty days of his work,
and in the case of adolescent worker for fifteen days of his work, in case of worker
employed below ground mine, at the rate of one day for every fifteen days of his work,
in such calendar year;
(iii) any period of layoff, maternity leave or annual leave availed by such person
in such calendar year shall be counted for calculating the period of ninety days or
more under clause (i), but he shall not earn leave for the period so counted;
(iv) any holidays falling between the leave availed by such person in a calendar
year or prefixed or suffixed holiday shall be excluded from the period of leave so
availed;
(v) in case of such worker whose service commences otherwise than on the first
day of January shall be entitled to leave with wages at the rate specified in clause (ii),
if he has worked for one-fourth of the total number of days in the remainder of the
calendar year;
(vi) in case such worker is discharged or dismissed from service or quits
employment or is superannuated or dies while in service, during the course of the
calendar year, such worker or his heir or nominee, shall be entitled to wages in lieu of
the quantum of leave to which such worker was entitled immediately before his
discharge, dismissal, quitting of employment, superannuation or death, calculated as
specified in preceding clause, even if such worker has not worked for the required
period under this sub-section making such worker eligible to avail such leave, and
such payment shall be made—
(a) where such worker is discharged or dismissed or quits employment
before the expiry of the second working day from the date of such discharge,
dismissal or quitting; and
(b) where such worker is superannuated or dies while in service, before
the expiry of two months from the date of such superannuation or death;
(vii) if such worker does not in any one calendar year take the whole of the leave
allowed to him under this sub-section and the rules made thereunder, then, any leave
not taken by him shall be added to the leave to be allowed to him in the succeeding
calendar year so that—
(a) the total number of days of leave that may be carried forward to a
succeeding year shall not exceed thirty days; and
(b) such worker, who has applied for leave with wages but has not been
given such leave in accordance with this sub-section and the rules made
thereunder shall be entitled to carry forward the leave refused without any limit.
(viii) without prejudice to clause (vi) such worker shall be entitled on his demand
for encashment of leave at the end of calendar year;
(ix) such worker shall be entitled, where his total number of leave exceeds thirty
days under sub-clause (a) of clause (vii), to encash such exceeded leave.
Annual leave
with wages,
etc.
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
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(2) The appropriate Government may, by notification, extend the provisions of
sub-section (1) to any other establishment except railway establishment.
(3) The provisions of this sub-section (1) shall not operate to the prejudice of any
right to which a person employed in a mine may be entitled under any other law or under the
terms of any award, agreement or contract of service:
Provided that if such award, agreement or contract of service, provides for longer
annual leave with wages than that provided in sub-section (1), the quantum of leave, which
the person employed shall be entitled to, shall be in accordance with such award, agreement
or contract of service but leave shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of
sub-section (1) with respect of matters not provided for in such award, agreement or contract
of service:
Provided further that where the Central Government is satisfied that the leave rules
applicable to persons employed in any mine provide benefits which in its opinion are not
less favourable than those provided for in sub-section (1) it may, by order in writing and
subject to such conditions as may be specified therein exempt the mine from all or any of the
provisions of sub-section (1).
CHAPTER VIII
MAINTENANCE OF REGISTERS, RECORDS AND RETURNS