PROPOSED LEAVE POLICY Objective To provide an opportunity to the Individuals to re energize themselves and to ta ke care of unexpected exigency and

d illness. Privileged Leaves Employees are eligible for paid personal days .Personal days m ay be used at the employees discretion for religious holidays and personal matter s. Personal days not used by the end of the year will be paid out to the employe e in the final paycheck. Sick Days Sick days are provided for illness of the employee, their spouse or ch ildren. Employees should use their personal days or vacation days non-illness re lated time off. All full-time employees will receive sick days. Casual Leave: Casual leaves are provided to the employees for any personal work or any contingency. All full-time employees will receive sick days.

Eligibility The annual cycle for the purpose of leave will be the Calendar year (Jan to Dec) The following types of leave are applicable to the Individuals: Privilege Leave 15 days for every completed year of service. Sick Leave 7 days per financial year Casual Leave 7 days per financial year Transfer leave 3 days Maternity / Adoption Leave 12 weeks Norms

Sanction/ Approval of leave is at the discretion of the HOD Individual must apply for leave on the prescribed (leave application form) and o btain approval from department head. Unauthorized or Unsanctioned leave will be treated as absence / Leave without Pay In case of absence due to sickness, the individual should inform their departmen t head. In case of leave exceeding over 10 days, Corporate HR should be informed. In case an individual is absent without any information/ abandoned the work till 7 days the HR will send a written communication by Regd AD to the concerned to report or forward valid reasons. Absence of any intimation from employees end even after 7 days of sending of the notice would be treated as a case of disassociation.

Exceptions Leave in excess of entitlement would only be granted by the MD PRIVILEGE LEAVE Entitlement 15 days per completed year (Jan Dec) of service pro-rata basis, to be credited o nly on 1st Jan of the subsequent year. Norms Holidays and weekly off may be prefixed or suffixed. The minimum unit of availing PL would be 3 days and maximum 30 days. In excess o f this the Leave will be sanctioned by HR/MD. The PL can be granted only 3 times in a year. PL of more than 5 days must have a prior approval from the HOD with a minimum no tice of 7 days. Holidays and weekly off falling during the period of leave will be counted as le ave. Individuals will be entitled to carry forward PL upto 180 days as on 1st Jan for each year PL account beyond 180 days shall lapse. That is once the ceiling of 180 days is reached, no further leave is credited to the account of the Individual during th e entire year. No PL will be allowed during the Notice Period required in case of resignation. This leave can be en cashed up to 180 days only at the time of full and final se ttlement. Procedure & Responsibility Application for leave will be made on the leave application form available at th e Front Office. The HOD will approve the leave on the Application Form itself.

SICK LEAVE Entitlement 7 Days per completed year (Jan Dec) of service except the ones covered under ESI Any individual who joins during the year, SL will be credited on pro rata basis at the time of joining. Norms Sick Leave cannot be taken for more than 2 days at a stretch unless supported by a Medical Certificate. Sick Leave in excess of entitlement will offset against the PL balance.(with pri or approval of the MD) Incase leave for sickness is required even beyond the SL & PL entitlement then t he individual is eligible of being on leave for the next 30 days on pay (support ed by documentary proof). The MD will approve the above. Individuals will be entitled to carry forward SL up to 30 days as on 1st Jan for each year SL account beyond 30 days shall lapse. That is once the ceiling is reached, no f urther leave is credited to the account of the Individual during the entire year . Cannot be prefixed or suffixed with PL or CL. Procedure & Responsibility Leave has to be applied on the Leave Application Format with approval at least 2 4 hrs prior if possible.

CASUAL LEAVE Entitlement 7 Days per completed year (Jan Dec) of service. Any individual who joins during the year, SL will be credited on pro rata basis at the time of joining.

Norms Can be Prefixed or Suffixed with a weekly off. But not with a PL or a SL CL cannot be carried forward An individual will not be granted more then 2 CL at a stretch An individual will be marked a day casual incase he or she reaches late to the o ffice as per the reporting time. Procedure & Responsibility The individual must take the CL on the prescribed Application Form. This leave m ust be taken only in dire case or Urgency

TRANSFER LEAVE Eligibility Individuals who are being transferred from one location to another on a differen t or similar job assignment. A maximum of 3 days can be availed. Norms It has It can it will lapse It can Travel to be availed at one stretch be availed within three months of transfer to the new location otherwise neither be accumulated nor carried forward time from point to point is not a part of this leave.

Procedure & Responsibility Leave has to be applied on the application form and duly approved by the HOD wit h clear instructions whether its Pre or Post Transfer. The date of joining at the new location will be clearly mentioned in the Transfe r Letter Exception This leave is not applicable on Deputation & short Period transfer