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Beyond the everyday Casual, Sick, and Earned leave, India EOR employees may be entitled to special leave such as maternity and paternity leave. This page explains what those entitlements are and how they are administered on Omnivoo today.

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What the leave forms offer today

It is important to set expectations about the current product:
  • The employee Request Leave form offers three types only: Sick Leave, Casual Leave, and Earned Leave. There is no self-service option for employees to pick Parental or Bereavement leave.
  • The employer Leave Policies form offers four types only: Casual, Sick, Earned, and Unpaid. Parental, maternity, and paternity policies are not created from this form.
So special leave is not something an employee requests through the standard form, or that you configure as a policy type yourself. It is administered separately, as described below. If you need to arrange maternity, paternity, or another special leave for an employee, contact Omnivoo support so it can be set up correctly.

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Maternity Leave (India)

Maternity leave in India is governed by the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (amended 2017). For India companies, Omnivoo can set up a default maternity leave policy of 182 days.
Maternity leave is a statutory right under the Maternity Benefit Act and cannot be denied to an eligible employee.

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Paternity Leave

Paternity leave is not mandated by a central statute for private-sector employees in India, but it is a common benefit. Omnivoo can set up a default paternity leave policy of 15 days for India companies.

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How maternity and paternity policies are set up

Maternity (182 days) and paternity (15 days) are seeded as separate India default policies. They are not part of the “Apply India Statutory Defaults” button on the Leave Policies page (that button creates Casual, Sick, and Earned policies only). If you want maternity or paternity policies in place for your employees, contact Omnivoo support to have them set up.

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Other leave categories

Omnivoo’s underlying leave system recognises further categories (for example bereavement, jury duty, military, and other leave). These are not selectable in the employee request form or the employer policy form today, so they are not employee self-service features. If an employee needs one of these, arrange it through Omnivoo support.
Special-leave balances do not appear as cards on the employee Leave Balance page, which shows only Casual, Sick, and Earned. Do not rely on the standard request form for special leave; coordinate it with Omnivoo support instead.