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Types of leave in India

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Statutory leave

By law, full-time workers in India are entitled to 15 days of holiday leave per year.

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Public holidays

By default, an employee is entitled to three mandatory national holidays (Republic Day, Independence Day, and Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday). With Remote's entity registered in New Delhi, the number of public holidays for Remote customer employees will be based on New Delhi's public holiday list.For example, in the year 2023, there are 17 public holidays in New Delhi (inclusive of the three mandatory national holidays). With the consent of the client, employees may take public holidays from their own state, but the total number of public holidays must not exceed 17.

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Maternity leave

India's maternity leave policy allows for 26 weeks of paid leave for the first two children. For the third child onwards, the entitlement is 12 weeks. Maternity leave can be taken from as early as 8 weeks prior to the expected delivery date.

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Parental/paternal leave

The private sector does not have mandatory parental leave and any parental leave policies are decided on a per-company basis. Male Indian government employees get up to 15 days.

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Other leave

Casual leave: provided for urgent and unexpected matters. Companies commonly have a limitation of three days of casual leave per month and a total of six per year. Lapses automatically by end of year if unused.

Work related injury leave: This leave applies when an employee suffers an injury or illness arising out of and in the course of employment.