RIE Rules 14B

Section 14B · Procedure for Grant of Leave. - (1) Any workman who desires to obtain leave shall apply to an officer or officers appointed for the purposes in the industrial establishment, whose name shall be duly notified by a notice pasted on the notice board

(2)

Applications for leave up to three days duration shall be made at least twenty four hours prior to the day from which the leave is required:Provided that when the leave is required on medical grounds or due to death or serious illness of any member in the workman's family or grave domestic reasons, leave may be applied on the same day.

(3)

A Certificate signed by a registered medical practitioner or by a registered Vaidya or Hakim shall be accepted in proof of medical grounds advanced by a workman.

(4)

Applications for leave for more than three days duration shall be made at least three days previous to the date from which the leave is required.

(5)

Orders in writing either refusing or sanction the leave shall be passed and issued by the officer appointed for this purpose on the applications for leave latest within three days of the receipt of the application and prior to the commencement of the entitled leave, provided that in the case of application for leave of an urgent nature, orders shall be passed without delay and before the commencement of the leave applied for. The orders passed by the officer shall immediately be communicated to the applicant in writing, if he is present or shall be sent to him by post if he is not present, provided that the address for sending such communication has been given in the application. In case the application is refused the officer shall record his reasons for such refusal and if so required by the applicant, communicate the same to him.

(6)

If the leave applied for is granted, a leave pass or certificate duly signed by the officer authorised in this behalf shall be issued to the workman in Form 'E' showing the date from which leave will have effect and the date on which the workman will have to rejoin duty and also the address of the workman whilst no leave. This pass or certificate shall be retained by the workman.

(7)

A record shall be maintained of all leave which is sanctioned.

(8)

In the event of a Workman applying for an extension of the period of his leave, he shall make an application in writing to the employer before the expiry of the period of the originally sanctioned leave expires and the employer shall, immediately on receipt of such application, inform the workman in writing at the address given by him whether the extension of leave applied for has been sanctioned or not and, if sanctioned for what period.A registration receipt granted by the post office in respect of letter sent by Registered A.D. or by a telegram, shall be deemed to be sufficient proof of a reply having been sent: provided that in case of refusal of leave, telegraphic information shall be sent to the workman provided always that the application for the extension of leave shall be made by the workman in sufficient time by a telegram or registered post, so that reply may reach the workman before the expiry of his leave, and that an extension of leave shall be granted on medical ground or death of any member of his family or any other reason for extreme urgency. A certificate signed by a registered medical practitioner or by a registered Vaidya or Hakim shall be accepted. In case the workplan explains to the satisfaction of the management that the reply sent did not reach him in time till the expiry of the period originally sanctioned leave, the extended leave applied for, shall be deemed to have been sanctioned.

(9)

If the workman remains absent without permission or remains absent beyond the period of leave originally granted or subsequently extended, he shall lose his lien on his appointment unless he returns within 10 days of his absence of the expiry of leave:Provided that where the workman is prevented due to circumstances beyond his control, he shall be given further opportunity to explain his period of absence to the satisfaction of the management and in no case the total period of absence shall exceed 15 days at a stretch. In that case, it shall amount to self abandonment of service.

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