Sip & Smile Beverages Leave Policy – Holiday list 2025

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Leave Policy – Sip & Smile Beverages [2025]

Leave TypeDuration / Details
Earned Leave (EL)30 days/year (2.5 days/month); can be accumulated up to 300 days; encashment option available
Casual Leave (CL)7–10 days/year (depending on grade/department)
Sick Leave (SL)10–12 days/year; medical certificate required if leave exceeds 2 consecutive days
Maternity Leave26 weeks (as per Maternity Benefit Act, 1961)
Paternity Leave7–15 days (within 6 months of childbirth)
Adoption Leave26 weeks for adopting mothers (as per statutory rules)
Special LeaveMarriage, bereavement, higher studies, accident recovery (management approval required)
Compensatory OffGranted for working on weekly offs/holidays
Leave Without Pay (LWP)Allowed only after exhausting all paid leaves; requires HR approval
Notice Period LeaveGenerally discouraged; permitted only in emergencies with prior approval

Holiday List – Sip & Smile Beverages (West Bengal, 2025)

DateDayHoliday NameNotes
Jan 1WednesdayNew Year’s DayObserved
Jan 12SundaySwami Vivekananda JayantiWest Bengal State Holiday
Jan 14TuesdayMakar Sankranti (Poush Sankranti)Regional
Jan 23ThursdayNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose JayantiState Holiday
Jan 26SundayRepublic DayNational Holiday
Mar 14FridayHoliRegional (North/East India)
Mar 31MondayEid-ul-Fitr (Ramzan Eid)Tentative / National
Apr 14MondayDr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti / Bengali New Year (Pohela Boishakh)Regional + National
Apr 18FridayGood FridayNational Holiday
May 1ThursdayLabour DayNational Holiday
May 9FridayRabindra JayantiWest Bengal Regional
Jun 17TuesdayEid-ul-Adha (Bakrid)Tentative
Aug 15FridayIndependence DayNational Holiday
Oct 2ThursdayMahatma Gandhi JayantiNational Holiday
Oct 1–6Wed–MonDurga Puja (Saptami–Dashami)Major WB Festival
Oct 29WednesdayKali Puja / DiwaliWest Bengal Festival
Nov 5WednesdayChhath PujaRegional (East India)
Nov 15SaturdayGuru Nanak Dev Ji’s BirthdayNational Holiday
Dec 25ThursdayChristmas DayNational Holiday

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