An attendance and leave policy belongs to that class of documents in which every number is fixed by statute: Articles 23, 24, 27, 31 and 32 of the Labour Code regulate the weekly cap, the rest minima, the overtime rules, the quantum of leave and the record-keeping duty. Foreign working-time classification models do not operate in the Georgian system — every parameter comes from the arithmetic of the Georgian Labour Code.
Working-time limits and rest
Article 24 of the Code creates the foundation of time accounting. Normalized working time must not exceed 40 hours a week; in an enterprise of specific regime where the production process runs continuously for more than 8 hours, the cap is 48 hours a week. Continuous rest between working days or shifts must not be less than 12 hours. Where working time during the day exceeds 6 hours, the employee acquires the right to a break; where it is at least 6 hours, the break must be at least 60 minutes. A nursing mother feeding a child under 1 year of age receives, on request, an additional break of at least 1 hour, which counts as working time and is remunerated. Within a 7-day period the employee must enjoy continuous rest of at least 24 hours; by agreement this rest may be taken twice within a period not exceeding 14 days. For a minor between 16 and 18 years of age working time must not exceed 36 hours a week and 6 hours a working day.
Overtime and record-keeping
Under Article 27 of the Code overtime is work performed by agreement in a period exceeding normalized time; for a minor it must not exceed 2 hours in a working day and 4 hours a week. Overtime is remunerated at an increased hourly rate and paid together with the monthly remuneration; by agreement, proportional additional rest may be given instead — no later than 4 weeks afterwards. The employer must notify the employee of overtime in writing 1 week in advance. The record-keeping itself is defined by Article 24: the employer must record worked time on each working day in writing or electronically, communicate the monthly accounting document to the employee and keep the accounting document for 1 year.
Leave minima
Article 31 of the Code determines the quantum of leave: paid leave of at least 24 working days a year and unpaid leave of at least 15 calendar days. Additional paid leave for heavy, harmful or dangerous work is 10 calendar days a year; for participation in emergency or martial-law measures — once, not more than 15 calendar days; after a peacekeeping operation — 30 calendar days. Article 32 regulates the granting procedure: the right to demand leave arises after 11 months of work; from the second year leave may be granted at any time during the working year; by agreement it may be used in parts.
The documentary home of the policy
Article 23 determines the instrument of this policy: the internal rules may define the duration of the working week, the start and end times of work, the duration of breaks, the time, place and procedure of remuneration, and the duration and granting procedure of paid and unpaid leave. A policy that reflects this list and repeats the statutory minima is precisely the document through which accounting becomes transparent.
At the implementation level the policy consists of three instruments. The first is daily accounting — the start and end times are recorded in writing or electronically, and the employee sees that record. The second is the monthly document — the monthly total of worked hours communicated to each employee, which is the basis for calculating overtime. The third is the leave balance — the record of used and remaining days showing when the right to demand leave arises upon crossing the 11-month threshold. The coordination of these three instruments with the list of Article 23 keeps the policy permanently operational.
Frequently asked questions
Below are the questions most frequently raised about working-time and leave accounting.
What is the weekly cap?
40 hours a week; in specific-regime enterprises with a continuous process exceeding 8 hours — 48 hours.
When does the right to a break arise?
Where daily working time exceeds 6 hours; in a day of at least 6 hours the break is at least 60 minutes.
For how long is the accounting document kept?
For 1 year; the monthly accounting document is communicated to the employee.
When does the right to demand leave arise?
After 11 months of work; from the second year leave may be granted at any time.
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