HCLTech Leave Policy-Holiday List 2025

Leave Policy – HCLTech (2025)

Leave TypeDuration / Details
Earned Leave (EL)30 days/year (2.5 days/month); accumulation up to 300 days; encashment allowed
Casual Leave (CL)7–10 days/year (varies by band/grade)
Sick Leave (SL)10–12 days/year; medical certificate required if leave > 2 days
Maternity Leave26 weeks (as per Maternity Benefit Act, 1961)
Paternity Leave10–15 days (to be availed within 6 months of childbirth)
Adoption Leave26 weeks for adopting mothers (statutory provision)
Special LeaveMarriage, bereavement, higher studies, accident recovery (with approval)
Compensatory OffGranted for work done on official holidays/weekly offs
Leave Without Pay (LWP)Allowed only after exhausting all paid leaves; subject to HR approval
Sabbatical LeaveLong-term unpaid leave for higher studies / personal reasons (with management approval)
Notice Period LeaveGenerally discouraged; allowed only in emergencies with prior approval

Holiday List – HCLTech (2025)

DateDayHoliday NameNotes
Jan 26SundayRepublic DayNational Holiday
Mar 14FridayHoliNational Holiday
Mar 31MondayEid-ul-Fitr (Ramzan Eid)Tentative / National
Apr 14MondayDr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti / Tamil New YearRegional / National
Apr 18FridayGood FridayNational Holiday
May 1ThursdayLabour Day / May DayNational Holiday
Jun 17TuesdayEid-ul-Adha (Bakrid)Tentative / National
Aug 15FridayIndependence DayNational Holiday
Oct 2ThursdayMahatma Gandhi JayantiNational Holiday
Oct 20MondayDiwali (Deepavali)Common Holiday
Nov 5WednesdayGuru Nanak Dev Ji’s BirthdayNational Holiday
Dec 25ThursdayChristmas DayNational Holiday

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