The UP government announced on Wednesday a 28-day paid leave for employees, who are quarantined as suspected or confirmed Covid-19 patients. The leave will be subject to submission of a medical certificate to the employer at the time of joining duty. The beneficiaries include those working in shops, commercial establishments, factories where at least 10 or more persons are employed. Employees of commercial establishments and factories, which have temporarily shut on district magistrateโs orders will be paid wages by their employer for the period of closure. Govt invokes Section 2 of March 2020 ordinanceA government spokesperson said, the March 2020 ordinance approved by Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel relating to Section 2 of Epidemic Disease Act,1987, was invoked and enforced by the government on Wednesday. As per the notification, โEmployees, workmen affected by Covid-19 or who are suspected to be affected by the virus and kept in isolation will be provided paid leave of 28 days by their employers. Such leave shall be permissible when such workman or employees provide/submit a medical certificate in this regard to their employer or authorised person at time of joining duty after fitness.
As of now only for quarantined or infected employees workers; https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-workers-are-entitled-to-paid-leave/articleshow/80377514.cms
In a relief to employees seeking more clarity on the Covid-19-related quarantine leave policy, the Karnataka government has issued an order directing employers in organised and unorganised sectors to ensure that salary is disbursed to staffers under quarantine because of infection and also see to it that they are isolated in a bid to keep the stateโs caseload under check.
The order, issued by Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar, specifies that it should be deemed effective right from the day the state went under lockdown. โโฆ(workers) who are infected with Covid-19 and primary contacts of an infected person shall be entitled to full paid leave for the entire quarantine period as stipulated by the government. This order is applicable for employees/workers of the organised and unorganised sector(s),โ the order read.
The labour department has been asked to ensure effective implementation of the order. In August, last year, the Karnataka High Court had asked the state government to submit its response on a public interest litigation seeking directions to provide paid quarantine leave to employees at factories and other establishments if they contract Covid-19.