What is the gratuity eligibility on completion of 4 years, 7 months, 24 days
2 years ago
Hello Sir/Mam,
I was worked for a private IT company 5 days working a week for 4 years, 7 months and 24 days. Now when i asked company to pay the gratuity amount. They deny it saying i need to complete 5 years to become eligible for gratuity. But as per my research and finding a one should be eligible after 4 years, 190 days. Please help me out how to proceed further.
Ayantika Mondal @ Prime Legal
Responded 2 years ago
A.Hello
The Gratuity amount in India is governed under the Payments of Gratuity Act, 1972. Provision regarding payment of gratuity is given under section 4 of the act. According to those provision to get the gratuity amount employee must have completed 5 years of his service with the employer to become eligible for gratuity amount. So, your five years are not completed yet therefor, you'll not be getting gratuity.
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The Gratuity amount in India is governed under the Payments of Gratuity Act, 1972. Provision regarding payment of gratuity is given under section 4 of the act. According to those provision to get the gratuity amount employee must have completed 5 years of his service with the employer to become eligible for gratuity amount. So, your five years are not completed yet therefor, you'll not be getting gratuity.
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A.Hello Sir
As per Payment Gratuity Act, to become eligible for getting the gratuity amount from the employer you must have worked with employer for atleast five years. So, as per it you are not eligible for gratuity so your employer is not bound to pay the gratuity amount.
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As per Payment Gratuity Act, to become eligible for getting the gratuity amount from the employer you must have worked with employer for atleast five years. So, as per it you are not eligible for gratuity so your employer is not bound to pay the gratuity amount.
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A.One can become eligible for gratuity after completion of 5 years of service but gratuity is something which is to be paid by the employer gratuitously and no mandatory for the work done by the employee. As per Section 4 of the Payments of Gratuity Act 1972 the employee has to be in employment for a continuous period of 5 years.
Section 4 in The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
4 Payment of gratuity. —
(1) Gratuity shall be payable to an employee on the termination of his employment after he has rendered continuous service for not less than five years,—
(a) on his superannuation, or
(b) on his retirement or resignation, or
(c) on his death or disablement due to accident or disease:
Provided that the completion of continuous service of five years shall not be necessary where the termination of the employment of any employee is due to death or disablement: 13 [Provided further that in the case of death of the employee, gratuity payable to him shall be paid to his nominee or, if no nomination has been made, to his heirs, and where any such nominees or heirs is a minor, the share of such minor, shall be deposited with the controlling authority who shall invest the same for the benefit of such minor in such bank or other financial institution, as may be prescribed, until such minor attains majority.] Explanation .— For the purposes of this section, disablement means such disablement as incapacitates an employee for the work which he was capable of performing before the accident or disease resulting in such disablement.
(2) For every completed year of service or part thereof in excess of six months, the employer shall pay gratuity to an employee at the rate of fifteen days' wages based on the rate of wages last drawn by the employee concerned: Provided that in the case of a piece-rated employee, daily wages shall be computed on the average of the total wages received by him for a period of three months immediately preceding the termination of his employment, and, for this purpose, the wages paid for any overtime work shall not be taken into account: Provided further that in the case of 14 [an employee who is employed in a seasonal establishment and who is not so employed throughout the year], the employer shall pay the gratuity at the rate of seven days' wages for each season. 15 [ Explanation. —In the case of a monthly rated employee, the fifteen days' wages shall be calculated by dividing the monthly rate of wages last drawn by him by twenty-six and multiplying the quotient by fifteen.]
(3) The amount of gratuity payable to an employee shall not exceed 16 [ten lakh rupees].
(4) For the purpose of computing the gratuity payable to an employee who is employed, after his disablement, on reduced wages, his wages for the period preceding his disablement shall be taken to be the wages received by him during that period, and his wages for the period subsequent to his disablement shall be taken to be the wages as so reduced.
(5) Nothing in this section shall affect the right of an employee to receive better terms of gratuity under any award or agreement or contract with the employer.
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1),—
(a) the gratuity of an employee, whose services have been terminated for any act, wilful omission or negligence causing any damage or loss to, or destruction of, property belonging to the employer shall be forfeited to the extent of the damage or loss so caused;
(b) the gratuity payable to an employee 17 [may be wholly or partially forfeited]—
(i) if the services of such employee have been terminated for his riotous or disorderly conduct or any other act of violence on his part, or
(ii) if the services of such employee have been terminated for any act which constitutes an offence involving moral turpitude, provided that such offence is committed by him in the course of his employment.
Section 4 in The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
4 Payment of gratuity. —
(1) Gratuity shall be payable to an employee on the termination of his employment after he has rendered continuous service for not less than five years,—
(a) on his superannuation, or
(b) on his retirement or resignation, or
(c) on his death or disablement due to accident or disease:
Provided that the completion of continuous service of five years shall not be necessary where the termination of the employment of any employee is due to death or disablement: 13 [Provided further that in the case of death of the employee, gratuity payable to him shall be paid to his nominee or, if no nomination has been made, to his heirs, and where any such nominees or heirs is a minor, the share of such minor, shall be deposited with the controlling authority who shall invest the same for the benefit of such minor in such bank or other financial institution, as may be prescribed, until such minor attains majority.] Explanation .— For the purposes of this section, disablement means such disablement as incapacitates an employee for the work which he was capable of performing before the accident or disease resulting in such disablement.
(2) For every completed year of service or part thereof in excess of six months, the employer shall pay gratuity to an employee at the rate of fifteen days' wages based on the rate of wages last drawn by the employee concerned: Provided that in the case of a piece-rated employee, daily wages shall be computed on the average of the total wages received by him for a period of three months immediately preceding the termination of his employment, and, for this purpose, the wages paid for any overtime work shall not be taken into account: Provided further that in the case of 14 [an employee who is employed in a seasonal establishment and who is not so employed throughout the year], the employer shall pay the gratuity at the rate of seven days' wages for each season. 15 [ Explanation. —In the case of a monthly rated employee, the fifteen days' wages shall be calculated by dividing the monthly rate of wages last drawn by him by twenty-six and multiplying the quotient by fifteen.]
(3) The amount of gratuity payable to an employee shall not exceed 16 [ten lakh rupees].
(4) For the purpose of computing the gratuity payable to an employee who is employed, after his disablement, on reduced wages, his wages for the period preceding his disablement shall be taken to be the wages received by him during that period, and his wages for the period subsequent to his disablement shall be taken to be the wages as so reduced.
(5) Nothing in this section shall affect the right of an employee to receive better terms of gratuity under any award or agreement or contract with the employer.
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1),—
(a) the gratuity of an employee, whose services have been terminated for any act, wilful omission or negligence causing any damage or loss to, or destruction of, property belonging to the employer shall be forfeited to the extent of the damage or loss so caused;
(b) the gratuity payable to an employee 17 [may be wholly or partially forfeited]—
(i) if the services of such employee have been terminated for his riotous or disorderly conduct or any other act of violence on his part, or
(ii) if the services of such employee have been terminated for any act which constitutes an offence involving moral turpitude, provided that such offence is committed by him in the course of his employment.
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