Glossary
Personal Work
Meaning & Definition
Personal work means those activities, tasks or jobs which are carried out by an employee to fulfill personal needs of oneself or his family members during working hours. These may include going to appointments, handling personal business, documentation work or family issues, according to the policies related to leave and attendance at the organization.
Important Features of Personal Work
- Facilitates employees to handle their necessary personal responsibilities.
- Contributes to creating a good work-life balance.
- Brings flexibility in fulfilling personal obligations.
- Enables employees to handle personal and family emergencies.
- Reduces stress of personal responsibilities.
- Necessitates proper communication between the manager and employee.
Compliance Guidelines
There is no statutory right to personal work in India. Whether an employee has the option of taking leave for personal work depends on leave law provisions, employment contracts, and policies of the employer regarding leaves.
The employer must have procedures to request leave or short term absence from work.
