When an employee takes leave of two days or more and a holiday falls in between, then that holiday is considered paid leave under the sandwich leave policy.
For example, if an employee takes two days of leave on Saturday and Monday, then the middle Sunday will not be considered a holiday.
Similarly, if any week offs or public holidays fall between two availed leaves then all those days will be treated as paid leaves including the holidays & week offs under the sandwich leave policy.
For that day, a casual or earned leave will be deducted (or) salary will be deducted if the employee has no leave balance.
Here the holiday got sandwiched between two availed leaves, so all those days combined are called sandwich leaves.
The sandwich leave policy does not apply if the employee takes leave only after the holiday(or) before the holiday.
The sandwich leave policy is not mentioned in any particular employment law of. Companies use this leave policy to stop employees from taking leaves during weekends. This leave policy is widely used in factories.
Nowadays most progressive companies are stopped using the sandwich leave policy. They are considering the holiday as a holiday even if it falls between two availed leaves.
FAQs
Is Sandwich Leave Policy Legal?
It is not illegal, Companies based on their needs may structure a sandwich leave policy. It is completely up to the companies whether to follow it or not.
Is Sunday counted in leave?
If your company is following a sandwich leave policy and when you take leaves on both Saturday and Monday, then that Sunday will also be treated as a paid leave.
What is Saturday, Sunday, and Monday leave policy?
This is a simple and most basic level terminology of sandwich leave policy.
How to avoid sandwich leaves?
To avoid sandwich leave, you must report for duty immediately before or after the holiday.
Does TCS have a Sandwich leave policy?
No, TCS doesn’t have a sandwich leave policy.
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If we take Saturday as optional holiday, Sunday is week off and Monday will take leave. How we calculate leaves in sandwich policy?
If taken a leave on sat and mon i understand frm sat to mon it’s sandwich leave but the organisation declares a holiday on Tuesday will it too be included in sandwich leave
No, if you attend office on Wednesday, Tuesday’s declared holiday will be treated as one day salary only. It can not be called as Sandwich leave.