Furloughs, or a temporary dismissal from work, were relatively unknown in India. And a ‘quarantine clause’ in employment contracts?
You couldn’t make it up. Now, employment policies in post-covid India are expected to include temporary suspension clauses, newer concepts around leaves, as well as policies governing work from home, employment lawyers said.
Typically, Indian white-collar employees had three kinds of leaves—annual or privilege leave, casual leave and sick leave. Quarantine leave is the fourth category coming up in light of the covid-19 pandemic. “Is it going to be a paid leave or unpaid leave?
If the company pays for the quarantine period, to what extent? This is what we are advising clients on," said Raunak Singh, founding
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