India
Find out key information relating to India’s leave entitlements
Leave entitlement & working time regulations at a glance
Minimum Holiday Entitlement
12-15 days depending on state law
Public Holidays
15-20 per year (varies widely)
Parental Leave
26 weeks maternity leave; paternity leave varies and is often not legislated
Working Week
48 hours (full time)
Sick Leave Entitlement
Typically 12 days annually
Region
APAC
ABSENCE & LEAVE
Additional information
Annual leave
Indian employees get 15 days’ paid leave each year, and they’re entitled to carry over up to 30 days’ paid leave into the following year. In practice, this means that Indian workers have up to two years to take every day of paid leave they accrue each year. Public holidays vary from region to region, though there are three national holidays that are observed throughout India, on which businesses are prohibited from the opening: Republic Day, Independence Day, and Ghandi Jayanti.
Sick leave
Employees can take no more than 15 days’ sick leave each year. Regardless of the length of time they take off, sickness pay stands at 70% of an employee’s average daily wage.
Maternity and paternity leave
Maternity leave differs depending on how many children a mother has. For her first two children, she’s entitled to 26 weeks of paid leave. This drops to 12 weeks’ paid leave for any subsequent children she has. There are no statutory laws for paternity leave or parental leave. Other types of leave in India include casual leave for unexpected events – which is usually capped at three days a month and six a year – and work-related injury leave.