Section 15 in Himachal Pradesh Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1969
15. Wages for close days and during leave period.
(1)Any person employed in or about an establishment,for a period of fifteen days or more shall receive, for every off day in a week referred to in section 11, wages at the rate not less than the average daily wages earned by him for days on which he worked during the week immediately preceding every such off day.(2)For the leave allowed to him under section 14, an employee shall be paid at the rate equal to the daily average of his total full time earnings for the days on which he worked during the month immediately preceding his leave, exclusive of any overtime and bonus but inclusive of dearness allowance and the cash equivalent of the advantage accruing through the concessional sale to the employee of food grains and other articles.(3)An employee who has been allowed leave for not less than five days in the case of a young person and four days in any other case shall, on demand, before his leave begins, be paid the wages due for the period of leave allowed.
