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| Annual leave with pay under Section 117 |
Annual leave with pay under Section 117 | Bangladesh Labor Act -2006:
(1) Every adult worker who has completed one year of continuous service in an establishment shall be allowed, during the subsequent period of twelve months, leave with wages for a number of days calculated at the rate of:
(Ka) One day for every 14 days of work: In the case of a shop, commercial or industrial establishment, factory, or road transport establishment.
(Kha) One day for every 22 days of work: In the case of a tea plantation.
(Ga) One day for every 11 days of work: In the case of a newspaper worker.
(2) Every worker who is not an adult (adolescent) who has completed one year of continuous service in an establishment shall be allowed, during the subsequent period of twelve months, leave with wages calculated at the rate of:
(Ka) One day for every 14 days of work: In the case of a factory.
(Kha) One day for every 18 days of work: In the case of a tea plantation.
(Ga) One day for every 14 days of work: In the case of a shop, commercial or industrial establishment.
(3) Any holidays occurring during the period of any leave allowed under this section shall be included in the leave.
(4) If a worker does not, in any period of twelve months, take the whole or part of the leave allowed to him under sub-section (1) or (2), any leave not taken by him shall be added to the leave to be allowed to him in the succeeding period of twelve months.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (4), the entitlement to annual leave for an adult worker shall cease to accumulate when the earned leave due to him amounts to:
(Ka) 40 days: In the case of a factory or road transport establishment.
(Kha) 60 days: In the case of a tea plantation, shop, commercial or industrial establishment.
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (4), the entitlement to annual leave for an adolescent worker shall cease to accumulate when the earned leave due to him amounts to:
(Ka) 60 days: In the case of a factory or tea plantation.
(Kha) 80 days: In the case of a shop, commercial or industrial establishment.
(7) If a worker applies for earned leave and the employer, for any reason, refuses to grant it, such refused leave shall be added to the credit of the worker beyond the limits specified in sub-sections (5) or (6).
(8) For this section, a worker shall be deemed to have completed a period of continuous service in an establishment, notwithstanding any interruption in service during that period due to:
(Ka) Any holiday;
(Kha) Any leave with wages;
(Ga) Any leave due to illness or accident (with or without wages);
(Gha) Maternity leave (not exceeding 120 Days);
(Uma) Any period of lay-off;
(Cha) A legal strike or an illegal lockout.
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