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Paid leave for illness, often requiring a medical certificate beyond a set number of consecutive days. Statutory minimums, where they exist, come from state Shops and Establishments rules and vary by state; for employees covered by ESI, longer illness is compensated by sickness benefit from the ESIC rather than by the employer.
Sick leave is the one leave type usually taken without notice, so it is applied after the absence rather than approved beforehand. HR sets how long the employee has to record it once they are back, and whether a certificate is needed for a single day next to a weekend or holiday.
For ESI-covered staff the practical question is what the employer pays and what ESIC pays. As an example, an employee off for three weeks with a certified illness may exhaust company sick leave in the first days and claim sickness benefit from ESIC for the rest, while payroll records the remaining days as unpaid by the employer.
The statutory minimum, accrual and carry-forward for sick leave come from state Shops and Establishments rules and vary by state, so a company with offices in several states may need a different sick-leave scheme per location rather than one national policy.
Many policies require one only for absences beyond a few consecutive days. The threshold should be stated in the policy.
Employees covered by ESI can claim sickness benefit from ESIC for certified sickness, subject to conditions. Employers should check how this interacts with company paid sick leave.
It depends on the policy and state rules. Some allow it to accumulate up to a cap, others lapse it yearly.
Usually not. It is meant for illness rather than as a saving, though some policies differ.
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