Kya mujhe gratuity milegi? Iska calculation kaise hota hai?
Simple answer
Usually 5 saal ki continuous service ke baad. Fixed-term employees 1 saal baad, pro rata basis par, eligible hote hain. Gratuity = last monthly wages × 15/26 × completed years. Company ko due hone ke 30 din mein pay karna hota hai.
Real-life examples
Joseph ne Kochi ke ek hotel mein 7 saal 8 mahine kaam kiya. Uska last basic plus DA ₹26,000 tha. 6 mahine se zyada hone par 8 mahine poora saal gine jaate hain, toh gratuity = 26,000 × 15/26 × 8 = ₹1,20,000.
Noida mein Meera ko 1 saal ke fixed-term contract par rakha gaya aur usne woh poora kiya, isliye use service ke hisaab se pro rata gratuity milegi. Uske colleague Sanjay, jo permanent employee the, 4 saal 3 mahine baad resign kar gaye, isliye woh eligible nahi hain.
Aapko kya karna chahiye?
- 1Apni continuous service count karo. Bimaari, accident, leave ya lay-off ke breaks usually service mein gine jaate hain.
- 2Apni 'wages' nikalo: basic plus DA. Agar excluded allowances total pay ke aadhe se zyada hon, toh extra hissa wapas joda jaata hai.
- 3Gratuity ke liye company ko written application do, aur apna nomination update rakho.
- 430 din mein payment na ho toh interest maango aur Code ke tahat competent authority (labour office) ke paas apply karo.
- 5Agar company gratuity forfeit kare ya dispute kare, toh lawyer se baat karo ya NALSA ko 15100 par call karo.
Exceptions aur zaroori baatein
- Death ya disablement ki wajah se job khatam ho toh 5 saal ki shart nahi hai. Death par gratuity nominee ya legal heirs ko milti hai.
- Aapke kiye nuksaan jitni gratuity kaati ja sakti hai; violence, disorderly conduct ya kaam ke dauraan moral turpitude wale offence par nikaale jaane par poori ya partly forfeit ho sakti hai.
- Ye law factories, mines, plantations aur 10+ employees wali shops ya establishments par lagu hai, apne rules wale government staff par nahi. Amount ki limit (abhi ₹20 lakh) hai, jab tak contract zyada na de.
Official legal reference
Code on Social Security, 2020 — Section 53
5 saal continuous service ke baad gratuity (death, disablement ya fixed term khatam hone par shart nahi); har saal 15 din ki wages; limit Centre tay karta hai.
Pehle: Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, Section 4Official text padhoIndustrial Relations Code, 2020 — Section 2(o)
Fixed-term employees ko permanent staff jaisi salary aur benefits milenge, aur contract par 1 saal baad gratuity.
Code on Social Security, 2020 — Section 54
Continuous service kise maanenge, jismein pichhle 12 mahino mein kam se kam 240 din kaam ka rule bhi hai.
Pehle: Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, Section 2AOfficial text padhoCode on Social Security, 2020 — Section 56
Employer ko 30 din mein pay karna hoga; late hone par simple interest; disputes competent authority ke paas jaate hain.
Pehle: Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, Section 7Official text padhoCode on Social Security, 2020 — Section 2(88)
'Wages' matlab basic, DA aur retaining allowance; excluded items total pay ke aadhe se zyada hon toh jod diye jaate hain.
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