How much am I paid during a lay-off?
- With at least a year of continuous service, you are paid fifty per cent of your basic wages and dearness allowance for the days you are laid off, apart from weekly holidays s. 67.
- This applies to factories, mines and plantations with fifty or more workers, below the size that needs Government permission, and not to seasonal or intermittent work s. 65(1).
- You lose it if you refuse suitable other work within eight kilometres at your normal wages, or do not present yourself at least once a day s. 69.
Last checked 1 Nov 2026 · written from the official text · not reviewed by a lawyer. This explains the law in general and does not decide your case.