Leaves — CL / SL / EL / ML
What accrues, what lapses.
Not yet verified against an official source
Assam Shops and Establishments Act, 2022 (Assam Act III of 2025), as amended
- Earned leave eligibility
- 90 days worked in 6 monthsLeave is then allowed at one day for every 20 days of work. The 2022 Act required 240 days in a calendar year, so this is a considerably shorter qualifying period.Section 19 of the Assam Shops and Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2026 — Assam Act XVII of 2026, Assam Gazette Extraordinary No. 513 of 2 September 2026, substituting section 17(3)
- Accumulation
- 45 daysSection 17(4), which neither amendment changed
- Casual leave
- 8 days a yearCredited to the worker's account quarterly.Section 17(2), which neither amendment changed
- Sick leave
- 7 days a yearCredited at the beginning of the calendar year, and it lapses if unavailed at the end of it.Section 17(6), which neither amendment changed
- Encashment
- Leave in excess of 45 days, where the employer refuses itThe 2026 amendment deleted the requirement that the worker had applied fifteen days in advance. On discharge, retirement, resignation, death or permanent disability the employer pays full wages for the leave due — and on death, to the legal heir.Section 19 of the Assam Shops and Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2026 — Assam Act XVII of 2026, Assam Gazette Extraordinary No. 513 of 2 September 2026, amending section 17(5)
OSH Code, 2020
- Earned leave
- 1 day for every 20 days workedOccupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
- Earned leave eligibility
- After 180 days of work in a calendar yearOccupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
- Earned leave carry-forward
- Up to 30 daysOccupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
- Casual or sick leave
- No separate entitlement in the CodeOccupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020