Strike days to be counted as leave, no salary cut for clerks

The Haryana Government has announced major relief for the clerical cadre employees by deciding that the strike period from August 12 to August 16, 2024, will be treated as “Leave of the Kind Due”. An official order to this effect has been issued by Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi, who also holds the charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department.

According to the order, the strike days will first be adjusted against the earned leave already accumulated by clerks before the strike. If the earned leave is insufficient, the remaining period will be debited from half-pay leave. In case any balance still remains, it may be sanctioned as earned leave in advance, to be adjusted from the employee’s future leave account.

The government has also clarified that this relaxation is strictly a one-time measure and “shall not be treated as a precedent for future cases.” With this decision, the salaries of clerks for the strike days will not be deducted, and the period will not be considered a break in service.

The order is expected to bring considerable relief to employees who were concerned about pay loss and service continuity following the strike.