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Rule 68 — Compensatory holidays

Rule-by-rule operational analysis with Code, Form, evidence, authority and State-jurisdiction controls.

Rule status: Final Central Rule notified by G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026; Gazette ID CG-DL-E-09052026-272379 and effective on publication. Apply only within the Central Government’s jurisdiction and subject to later orders.

Rule identity

Chapter

VII — Hours of work and annual leave with wages

Part/sector

General

Control family

Working-time and leave control

Linked Code sections

Section 25, Section 26, Section 27, Section 28, Section 29, Section 30, Section 31, Section 32

Forms

No direct Annexure VII form identified

Source review

2026-07-17

Rule-level operational analysis

The exact Gazette wording controls. The following map converts Rule 68 into an implementation sequence and highlights the records needed to demonstrate compliance.

  1. Requirement 1. Classify the employee and sector before applying daily, weekly, spread-over, rest and night-work rules.
  2. Requirement 2. Configure rosters so ordinary hours, intervals, weekly rest and compensatory holidays are visible before deployment.
  3. Requirement 3. Authorise and calculate overtime under the Code on Wages and preserve the approval/payment trail.
  4. Requirement 4. Prevent overlapping shifts and prohibited double employment through declarations and attendance analytics.
  5. Requirement 5. Reconcile leave accrual, carry-forward, encashment and separation settlement to the statutory register.

Sub-rule review protocol

Who acts

Identify the employer, occupier, manager, contractor, worker, medical officer, Inspector-cum-Facilitator or other authority named in each sub-rule.

When

Record the triggering event and calculate every hour/day/month period from documentary evidence.

How

Use the portal, prescribed Form, written notice, examination, committee or technical control stated in the Rule.

Exception/proviso

Do not generalise an exception. Record why its facts and jurisdiction are satisfied.

Decision evidence

Keep the maker, reviewer, competent authority, date, acknowledgement and corrected version.

Later instrument

Check general/special orders, authority notifications, standards and State rules before reliance.

Code and Form concordance

Evidence and audit file

Failure consequence and cure

Roster or payroll data that do not reconcile can establish both working-time and wage contraventions.

Where the Rule uses a portal, form or notified authority, a locally created substitute is not automatically equivalent. Cure should preserve the original due date and explain any late correction.

Worked implementation scenario

A covered establishment converts “Compensatory holidays” into a control with a named owner, trigger, deadline, prescribed evidence, reviewer and escalation path. A sample transaction is tested before the policy is treated as operational.

Rule-specific QA questions

Has the exact Gazette text been checked?

Yes for source structure and title; users must still read the complete Rule and sub-rules before applying it to facts.

Is this a State-rule page?

No. It covers the 2026 Central Rules. State-specific implementation belongs in a separately sourced State overlay.

Can another existing Finin2min article own this rule?

No. This URL is the canonical legal repository for Rule 68. Articles and hubs should link here without reproducing the full rule analysis.

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