Sandwich leave means when a holiday falls between two leave days, the holiday is also counted as leave.
If you take leave on Monday and Wednesday, and there’s a public holiday on Tuesday, all three days will be deducted as leave.
When you apply leave before and after a holiday or weekend, those non-working days are treated as part of your leave.
Leave before and after a public holiday means all days are counted.
For employees it feels restrictive; for employers it improves discipline.
Yes, companies can legally apply sandwich leave policies in India.
HRMS software helps apply sandwich leave policies consistently.
Understand your company rules and plan your leaves wisely.