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Understand compensatory off planning for employees who work on holidays or weekly rest days and learn how HR teams can manage requests and approvals.
Employees may sometimes be required to work on holidays, weekly rest days or other scheduled non-working days due to business requirements. In such situations, organizations may provide compensatory time off where applicable.
The eligibility, calculation, approval and treatment of compensatory off can depend on the applicable labour rules, establishment type and company policy.
Compensatory off, commonly called comp-off, is time off provided to an eligible employee in connection with working on a designated holiday, weekly rest day or other qualifying non-working day.
The exact rules can vary depending on the applicable employment and labour requirements.
Compensatory off may be relevant when employees are required to work on scheduled holidays or weekly rest days, subject to applicable rules and organizational policies.
HR teams should maintain proper records of the employee's working date, approved work, eligibility and compensatory leave.
A structured process can include:
Record the employee's attendance.
Identify qualifying work performed on a holiday or rest day.
Obtain the required approval.
Create the employee's comp-off entitlement where applicable.
Allow the employee to submit a comp-off request.
Route the request through the required approval workflow.
Maintain accurate leave and attendance records.
Compensatory off and overtime are different concepts. Comp-off relates to time off provided for qualifying work, while overtime generally relates to additional working hours and applicable compensation.
The treatment of overtime and compensatory off depends on the applicable rules and employment arrangements. HR teams should avoid assuming that one policy applies to every employee or establishment.
Accurate attendance records help HR teams identify work performed on holidays and weekly rest days. Connecting attendance with leave records can also make comp-off requests, approvals and reporting easier to manage.
What is comp-off?
Comp-off is time off provided to an eligible employee for qualifying work performed on a holiday, weekly rest day or other applicable non-working day.
Is comp-off the same as overtime?
No. They are different concepts and may have different rules and treatment.
Can comp-off be managed in an HRMS?
Yes. HRMS software can help track attendance, create applicable leave balances and manage comp-off requests and approvals.
Does every employee automatically receive comp-off?
Not necessarily. Eligibility depends on the applicable rules, employee category, establishment and company policy.
OceanHR connects attendance, leave and employee management in one HRMS platform. HR teams can use structured workflows to manage attendance records, leave requests, approvals and workforce information more efficiently.
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