tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27585867.post5261547561884835219..comments2023-11-02T00:54:05.203-07:00Comments on The HR Channel: Why not Paid Holidays instead of Closed Holidays?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27585867.post-5008782106631990272008-10-08T10:40:00.000-07:002008-10-08T10:40:00.000-07:00One, this is open to criticism and disagreement as...One, this is open to criticism and disagreement as this is just a theory. <BR/><BR/>The reason I think this will work is because in organization after organization I see the trend that those holidays are declared closed holidays that the majority in that organization believe in. Eg. Navroz is not a holiday in my company but it is in the Tata Group. What happens to those Parsees who are employed The Ech Aar Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121201499832375670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27585867.post-88322566049546049442008-10-07T09:40:00.000-07:002008-10-07T09:40:00.000-07:00Just a bit of trivia....Holiday as a word is nothi...Just a bit of trivia....Holiday as a word is nothing but a joining of two words Holy Day. It is in fact a reason to celebrate the day with friends and family, whatever the religion. And in a country like India, its great to enjoy other festivals, in fact if celebrated together, it might even create bonhomie in the organization. Also,we generally have around 20 days of paid leaves anyway. Where weRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908466635498833426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27585867.post-81640232409636982842008-10-07T06:59:00.000-07:002008-10-07T06:59:00.000-07:00How will this stop/reduce the trend of people taki...How will this stop/reduce the trend of people taking monday off if tuesday is the festival day?<BR/>Transferring your leave balance to a colleague - Might not be possible legally also. The employment contract is personal and so are terms and conditions. Practice of additional incentive for working on a Gazetted holiday is prevelant especially in essential services like Public transport/Divya Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706329545436670215noreply@blogger.com