Leave Policy

Objective

To provide clear guidelines regarding different types of leave available to employees.

Leave Calendar Year 

To be considered from January to December. 

Types of Leave

*Leaves must be applied through the SPINE portal. Unapproved leaves will be treated as unpaid

*No carry forward or leave encashment is allowed after 31st December 

Casual Leave (CL)

1. CL will be credited to employees’ accounts monthly via the Spine portal.
2. Employees can view their available CL balance directly on the Spine portal. 
3. CL is intended for short-notice, and personal reasons, and is typically not carried forward to the next year.

Privilege Leave (PL)

1. Privilege Leave (PL) applies exclusively to confirmed employees.
2. Upon confirmation, PL will be credited pro rata.
3. Employees should inform their respective managers of PL requests between 15 to 30 days in advance.

Maternity Leave

1. Maternity leave is a paid benefit for women, providing them with time off to recover from childbirth and care for their newborn
2. Female employees are entitled to 26 weeks of maternity leave for their first and second child and 12 weeks for subsequent pregnancies. 
3. Employees are required to notify their manager and HR at least  8 weeks before the expected date of delivery to allow for workload planning.

Paternity Leave

1. Male employees can avail 5 days of paid leave from the birth date of a child
2. This leave can be availed twice during employment.
3. This benefit is not available for the birth of a third child or beyond.

Compensatory Off

1. Compensatory leave is granted to employees who work on designated weekly off days or declared holidays
2. To qualify, employees must work a minimum of 6 hours on the specified day.
3. Compensatory leave must be used within 3 months of accrual. Unused compensatory leave will lapse after this period

How to apply

• All leave requests should be submitted through Spine for tracking and record-keeping.
• Click Here to apply for all types of leave-on-spine

If you have any questions or need further clarification, please feel free to contact the HR desk at Ext. 281/282 & raise a ticket in Spine through the following link: Spine Query Desk.