My service with Corporate Company (private) is 4 Yrs and 7 Months 15 days (5 days in a week) - DOJ 28-Mar-2013 and Date of relieving is (approx) Nov-2017. Whether i am eligible for Gratuity or not. If yes then let me know the amount. If not please let me know why. Your valuable comments will be highly appreciated.
From India, Kolkata
1From India, Kolkata
Dear Souvik,
If your termination of employment takes place on 30-11-2017, the total service rendered would be 4 years 8 months and 2 days. Therefore, you are eligible for gratuity as per the judgment of the hon'ble High Court of Madras in Mettur Beardsel case which is generally followed in practice. The formula for calculation of gratuity as per the PGAct,1972 is - Last drawn wages/salary divided by 26 multiplied by 15 and the no. of years of service rendered. Without knowing your likely last drawn salary( the total of basic and dearness allowance only), it is not possible to calculate the amount of gratuity consequent on your proposed termination of employment in November,2017.
From India, Salem
If your termination of employment takes place on 30-11-2017, the total service rendered would be 4 years 8 months and 2 days. Therefore, you are eligible for gratuity as per the judgment of the hon'ble High Court of Madras in Mettur Beardsel case which is generally followed in practice. The formula for calculation of gratuity as per the PGAct,1972 is - Last drawn wages/salary divided by 26 multiplied by 15 and the no. of years of service rendered. Without knowing your likely last drawn salary( the total of basic and dearness allowance only), it is not possible to calculate the amount of gratuity consequent on your proposed termination of employment in November,2017.
From India, Salem
Thank you for your valuable comments. Sir my salary structure is like below:
Basic 15,025
House Rent Allowance 8,000
Conveyance Allowance 1,600
Special Allowance 13,489
Skill Premium Allowance 2,917
Advance Statutory Bonus 2,000
Please let me know the amount I can get as gratuity.
From India, Kolkata
Basic 15,025
House Rent Allowance 8,000
Conveyance Allowance 1,600
Special Allowance 13,489
Skill Premium Allowance 2,917
Advance Statutory Bonus 2,000
Please let me know the amount I can get as gratuity.
From India, Kolkata
Dear Mr Souvik,
As per your provided Information,
The last drawn salary by You = Basic +D.A =15,025+0 = Rs.15,025
Year of Service = 4 years 7 month and 15 days = Rounded off to the nearest Integer = 5 years
Gratuity Amount = Last Drawn Salary X No.of years of Services X 15/26
= 15,025 X 5 X 15/26 = Rs. 43342
Please make a note that within 30 days of termination/Relieving of employment Gratuity becoming payable.
Regards,
Amit
From India, Delhi
As per your provided Information,
The last drawn salary by You = Basic +D.A =15,025+0 = Rs.15,025
Year of Service = 4 years 7 month and 15 days = Rounded off to the nearest Integer = 5 years
Gratuity Amount = Last Drawn Salary X No.of years of Services X 15/26
= 15,025 X 5 X 15/26 = Rs. 43342
Please make a note that within 30 days of termination/Relieving of employment Gratuity becoming payable.
Regards,
Amit
From India, Delhi
Dear Umakanthan Sir,
Nice to interacting with you after long gap.
Gratuity for 4 years and 240 days, this subject is discussed by me several times and I got fed up on this subject.
Sir, are you also of the opinion that the judgement of Madras High Court is binding all other States?
There is similar judgement of HC Kerala.
From India, Mumbai
Nice to interacting with you after long gap.
Gratuity for 4 years and 240 days, this subject is discussed by me several times and I got fed up on this subject.
Sir, are you also of the opinion that the judgement of Madras High Court is binding all other States?
There is similar judgement of HC Kerala.
From India, Mumbai
Dear Korgaonkarji,
I too feel happy to have this nice opportunity to interact with you once again. About the issue of completion of continuous service of 5 years by an employee under the same employer in order to become eligible for gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act,1972, still I stick to my stand elaborately explained in the thread against the arguments advanced by our learned friend Advocate Mr.Kamal Kanth Tyagi. About the binding nature of the judgment of a particular High Court on all other States, I do not differ from your view point. However, since High Courts and the Supreme Court of India are undoubtedly the repositories of the wisdom of interpretation of our Laws in favour of the social and economic justice of the weaker class of the partners of production, I am of the view that in the absence of contrary judgments by a larger bench of any other High Court or the Supreme Court on a particular contentious issue, we can abide by the decision of any High Court that advances the welfare of labour. Thank you.
From India, Salem
I too feel happy to have this nice opportunity to interact with you once again. About the issue of completion of continuous service of 5 years by an employee under the same employer in order to become eligible for gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act,1972, still I stick to my stand elaborately explained in the thread against the arguments advanced by our learned friend Advocate Mr.Kamal Kanth Tyagi. About the binding nature of the judgment of a particular High Court on all other States, I do not differ from your view point. However, since High Courts and the Supreme Court of India are undoubtedly the repositories of the wisdom of interpretation of our Laws in favour of the social and economic justice of the weaker class of the partners of production, I am of the view that in the absence of contrary judgments by a larger bench of any other High Court or the Supreme Court on a particular contentious issue, we can abide by the decision of any High Court that advances the welfare of labour. Thank you.
From India, Salem
Dear Umakanthan Sir,
I respect your view which states that in the absence of contrary judgments by a larger bench of any other High Court or the Supreme Court on a particular contentious issue, we can abide by the decision of any High Court that advances the welfare of labour. But unfortunately I have a different view in this regard since beginning. According to me, your view seems to render the concept of Gratuity otiose.
Nevertheless, I enjoy interacting with you and very few members in this forum who writes logically.
From India, Mumbai
I respect your view which states that in the absence of contrary judgments by a larger bench of any other High Court or the Supreme Court on a particular contentious issue, we can abide by the decision of any High Court that advances the welfare of labour. But unfortunately I have a different view in this regard since beginning. According to me, your view seems to render the concept of Gratuity otiose.
Nevertheless, I enjoy interacting with you and very few members in this forum who writes logically.
From India, Mumbai
Dear Korgaonkarji,
Really I am much pleased with your further response on the subject-matter of eligibility criterion for gratuity based on the completion of not less than five years of service by an employee under the same employer. Truly speaking, it is not my own view in as much as the facts of the Mettur Beardsel Ltd.,case did not involve the aspect of break in service caused by the employee or the ceasure of employer-employee relationship but the modification of the definition of the term "employee" as it stood then for the purpose of gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act,1972 in terms of the cap on the wages drawn by the person consequent on his promotion to a post with a higher salary in the same establishment. Only under such a fact situation, the hon'ble High Court of Madras took the definition of " continuous service " u/s 2-A into its consideration for granting relief to the employee who was denied gratuity earlier on the premise of not being an "employee" having rendered continuous service for not less than five years.
As far as I know there is no judgment so far juxtaposing the "continuous service" subsequently defined u/s 2-A and the "continuous service for not less than five years" mentioned originally in sec.4(1) of the Act for the payment of gratuity.
From India, Salem
Really I am much pleased with your further response on the subject-matter of eligibility criterion for gratuity based on the completion of not less than five years of service by an employee under the same employer. Truly speaking, it is not my own view in as much as the facts of the Mettur Beardsel Ltd.,case did not involve the aspect of break in service caused by the employee or the ceasure of employer-employee relationship but the modification of the definition of the term "employee" as it stood then for the purpose of gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act,1972 in terms of the cap on the wages drawn by the person consequent on his promotion to a post with a higher salary in the same establishment. Only under such a fact situation, the hon'ble High Court of Madras took the definition of " continuous service " u/s 2-A into its consideration for granting relief to the employee who was denied gratuity earlier on the premise of not being an "employee" having rendered continuous service for not less than five years.
As far as I know there is no judgment so far juxtaposing the "continuous service" subsequently defined u/s 2-A and the "continuous service for not less than five years" mentioned originally in sec.4(1) of the Act for the payment of gratuity.
From India, Salem
Dear Mr Korgaonkar Sir & Mr Umakanthan Sir, in the light of your discussion regarding applicability of particular HC judgement to other States, Please Peruse the attachment, wherein SC has stated that "any Judgement of any High Court in the Country was applicable to the entire Populace"
From India, New Delhi
From India, New Delhi
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