The government has issued a FAQ to allay all the apprehensions of its employees regarding holidays. It has been said that apart from the employees associated with foreign services, employees of any other sector will not be allowed to take leave for more than five consecutive years. Apart from this, the position on child care leave and paternity leave has also been clarified. Let us know about it in detail.
The government has clarified its position on many questions regarding holidays of its employees. In this, it was told that for how many consecutive days a government employee can take leave and after that what will be the effect on the service.
The government has issued FAQs and answered all the questions related to employees’ holidays. Its purpose is to remove the confusion of the employees and to inform them about all the conditions related to service. In the FAQ, clear information has been given by the government on issues like entitlements of different categories of employees, leave travel concession, leave encashment, EL encashment, paternity leave.
Exemption to foreign service employees
According to the FAQ, the government has clearly said that if an employee remains on leave for more than five years continuously, his services will be considered terminated. If a government employee from any field other than the Foreign Service remains on leave for more than five years, he will be considered to have resigned from his post. This means that employees will not be allowed to take leave for more than 5 years continuously.
What is the rule on leave encashment?
The government has said in the FAQ that employees should take leave encashment approval in advance, which would be appropriate along with LTC. In some cases, leave encashment can be done even after the stipulated time.
Child care leave is also given only to women to take care of the child. If the child is studying abroad or the female employee needs to go abroad to take care of him, then she will get this leave after some necessary procedures.
How many days leave for studies
The government has made it clear that if an employee needs study leave, he can take 24 months of leave for this purpose during his entire service period. This leave can be taken together or separately. Employees associated with Central Health Service are given 36 months time for study leave. 36 months leave can also be taken for post graduate qualification.
