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Every organization has various types of leave policies, such as sick, casual, maternity, and many more. Casual leave is a type of leave that can be availed in response to a situation or event that occurs without any plan. Casual leave is a paid leave usually given to an employee after the end of the probation period. Furthermore, prior approval is required before taking this form of leave.
Let’s have a look at the short term casual leaves:
It is clearly understood from the name that those leaves which are taken for half-day are referred to as half-day leaves. These leaves can be taken in either the first half or second half.
This type of leaves are beneficial for short time tasks which may include visiting a doctor for health checkup, attending PTM of a child or going to the banks. This type of leave helps to balance the professional and personal life of an employee.
The most common type of leave in a workplace, one-day leaves are taken by employees to manage their household chores or to take a short break from their professional life.
This type of leave helps the employees to maintain their work-life balance.
To know more about the types of leaves in an organization you can refer to the blog.
Here are some key details about the casual leave:
1. Purpose and Usage- Casual leave is granted for a variety of reasons such as illness, household tasks, medical appointments, medical emergencies, or special occasions. An employee can take a casual leave without providing a specific reason or explanation to the employer.
2. Duration- The duration of casual leave may vary depending upon the organization’s culture and work practices. Generally, it is granted for shorter periods ranging from a few hours to a few days. Some organizations limit the number of casual leaves an employee can take during a specific time period.
3. Approval Process- Employees usually need to get the casual leave approved from their specific reporting manager or HR of the organization except in case of emergencies following the procedures of the organizations. The request should include the desired date of leave and duration of the leave.
4. Accrual and Entitlement- Organizations have their specific policy regarding the accrual of the casual leaves. Some organizations may allow to carry forward the casual leave to next fiscal year while some organizations do not allow to carry forward their leaves in next fiscal year. Number of leaves an employee can carry forward to next fiscal year may also vary from organization to organization.
5. Paid leave- Casual leave is a paid time off leave. Employees can continue to receive their salary if they didn’t take any casual leave during the particular period. Some organizations may deduct leave from the employee’s leave balance while others may have a separate option for casual leave.
6. Restriction on usage- Organizations have an option to impose certain restrictions on casual leaves in order to ensure fair utilization of leaves by employees. Sometimes they may reject a casual leave during peak business days or some important project. They can also limit the number of leaves an employee may take during a specific period of time.
7. Carryover and expiry- Some organizations may allow employees to carry over their casual leaves over next period while some companies restrict the employees to carry forward their leaves to next period and any unutilized leave may expire at the end of designated period.
8. Documentation and Recordkeeping- Employees may be required to provide evidence or documents in support of their casual leave especially in the case of medical leave or sick leave. The evidence or proof may include the doctor’s slip. Organizations keep a record of the employee’s casual leave for tracking and compliance purposes.
It is necessary for employees to be familiar with the policies and organization’s culture regarding casual leaves to understand their entitlements or duties regarding casual leaves.
A huge difference lies between the casual and earned leave. The major point of difference between casual and earned leaves are:
1. Casual leave is granted to an employee if they cannot report to work due to unforeseen circumstances or due to some personal reasons whereas earned leaves are those leaves which the employer provides after more than 240 days of service in a given calendar year.
2. Casual leaves may or may not be carried forward to the next financial year while the earned leave can be carried forward by employees to the next calendar year.
Earned leave is a type of leave that an employee gets if he serves 240 days in an organization. Generally these leaves are calculated on monthly basis.
Casual leaves can be availed for a minimum period of half day and maximum of three days and any time spent beyond it is considered as earned leave.
Yes casual leave is a paid leave that can be availed for a minimum of half day and maximum of three days.
The number of casual leaves provided to an employee varies from organization to organization. Moreover, it also depends on state wise labour laws.
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