Here is a snapshot of various leave rules as per the Assam Shops & Establishments Act.
| Item | Qty | Remarks |
| Annual / Privileged / Earned Leave (AL/PL/EL) | 16 days | After 12 months of continuous service |
| Casual Leave (CL) | 12 days | |
| Sick Leave (SL) | 12 days | |
| Maximum AL/PL that can be carried forward | 30 Days | |
| Working hours in a day | 8 | |
| Total hours in a week | 48 | |
| Rest Interval | 1 hour | Rest after 4 hours of work |
Assam is a state in northeastern India, situated south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys.The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to the east; Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south; and West Bengal to the west via the Siliguri Corridor, a 22 kilometres (14 mi) wide strip of land that connects the state to the rest of India. It is also one of the world's most populous subdivisions. Assamese is the official and most commonly spoken language of the state, followed by Bengali, which is official in the Barak Valley and Bodo which is official in Bodoland Territorial Region.