Maharashtra Elections: Mumbai Employees to Receive Paid Leave on November 20

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced that all employees in businesses, establishments, and workplaces across Mumbai will be given a paid leave on November 20 to enable them to cast their vote. This initiative is intended to encourage maximum voter turnout in the upcoming state elections.

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Mumbai Assembly Elections: Paid Holiday for All City Employees on November 20

Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani has declared that November 20, the day of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, will be a paid holiday for all employees across the city. This includes staff in industrial, commercial, and service sectors.

Following the Election Commission’s guidelines, the mandate applies to all businesses, industries, corporations, and institutions operating within the Brihanmumbai area.

Gagrani stressed that any violations of this directive would result in action being taken against the employers rather than the employees, ensuring that workers are not penalised for exercising their right to vote.

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Maharashtra Elections: No Salary Deductions

The District Election Officer’s order also makes it clear that employees in Mumbai will not face salary deductions for taking time off to vote.

Employers in Mumbai found violating this directive will be subject to penalties as per the Election Commission’s guidelines, ensuring that workers can participate in the election process without fearing financial repercussions.

“Every person engaged in any business, trade, industrial undertaking or any other establishment in the polling area where the election is held and entitled to vote in the State Assembly elections shall be given a holiday on the polling day i.e. Wednesday, November 20, 2024,” the order states.