1. Leave Policy
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2. Scope Leave policy applies to all permanent Equalstar employees.
All permanent employees are eligible for holiday entitlements
Holiday entitlements that accrue are not applicable for LWOP (Leave without pay)
Holiday occurring immediately after LWOP will also considered as LWOP

3. Types of Leave Earned Leave Leave without pay Flexi leave Sick leave
Maternity leave
Compensatory leave
Leave during probation

4. Earned Leave
All EQS employees who have completed 6 months of continued service are eligible for earned leave

5. Earned Leave Accrual Earned leave will be credited on a monthly basis
Leave accrual based on your service at EQS
Up to 3 years
12 days / year
More than 3 years
15 days / year
In case of a genuine urgency, earned leave can be taken in advance after approval

6. Earned Leave contd.. Maximum accumulation Leave encashment
Maximum earned leave that can be accumulated is 30
Leaves above 30 in a year will lapse
Leave encashment
No EQS employee will receive pay encashment except at the time of separation. In case of insufficient notice period, amount can be adjusted against accrued vacation.

7. Earned Leave contd.. Vacation accrual during leave Vacation Scheduling
There will be no accruals during unpaid leave
Vacation Scheduling
Vacation must be planned in such a way that it will not affect the work the employee is responsible for
Approval
All vacation requests must be approved in advance
Leave during Notice period
Earned leaves cannot be availed during Notice period, but sick and flexi leaves can be availed.

8. Leave without pay (LWOP)
In case of contingency, if employee does not have any leave to his/her credit can avail leave after approval. This will be treated as Leave without pay.
Leave without approval will be treated as LWOP.

9. Sick Leave Leave available as paid sickness leaves 6 days a year
Cannot be carried over to next calendar year
Cannot be encashed
In case of longer sickness, employee can utilize earned leave after approval
Medical certificate is required for Sick leave exceeding 3 days

10. Flexi Leave
All EQS employees eligible for 2 days flexi leaves during a calendar year
Cannot be carried forward
Cannot be combined with EL or SL
There are no half day leaves for Flexi leaves

11. Maternity Leave
EQS employees proceeding on Maternity leave will be granted 90 days leave with full pay
Inclusive of Saturday, Sunday and other holidays
In case of extension, employee can avail earned leave with prior approval
Maternity benefit is applicable of employee who worked for 80 days within the 12 months prior to expected delivery date
Incase of additional leave required due to illness etc, LWOP can be availed for maximum 3 months, by producing Medical certificate

12. Compensatory Leave
EQS employees who had to work for 8 hours on a non-working day may/may not be entitled to compensatory off, subject to approval.
This is purely an incentive provided to the employee for the extra efforts to meet the project objectives.
Decided by supervisor

13. Half Day Leaves Half day leaves are allowed on a case to case basis
Will be deducted from Earned Leaves
Only 4 half day leaves are allowed in a year
There are no half day leaves for Sick or Flexi leaves

14. Leave during probation
EQS employees on six months probation are eligible for only 2 days sick leave and 2 days flexi leave
Other leaves will be treated as LWOP
Leave taken during probation in excess of the eligible leave shall extend the probation period by such number of leave

15. Taking Leave Must get approval and also inform your lead
Must enter the leaves promptly in the leave register.
Must enter type of leave