# Loss of pay for covid

**URL:** <https://community.greythr.com/t/loss-of-pay-for-covid/1264>\
**Category:** HR\
**Created:** [October 30, 2020, 7:50am UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/loss-of-pay-for-covid/1264 "2020-10-30T07:50:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sushmithas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@Sushmithas](https://community.greythr.com/u/Sushmithas)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 7:50am UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/loss-of-pay-for-covid/1264/1 "2020-10-30T07:50:02Z")

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Hi,

Could you please help me with the below.  
I have been tested covid positive and I was hospitalized for a week. I have taken 16 days leave. My contract company is not paying my 16 days salary now. I spoke to HR and they said it will be loss of pay. Ally savings are already gone for hospital and medicines. How could a company can do this with an employee in this pandemic situation.  
Can anyone please suggest me with the policies karnataka government has. What I need to do now.

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**Author:** ![Dinesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Dinesh](https://community.greythr.com/u/Dinesh)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 5:15am UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/loss-of-pay-for-covid/1264/2 "2020-11-02T05:15:19Z")

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Hi @Sushmithas

Welcome to the community first of all.

As per the Karnataka Govt Policy - [28 days leaves for COVID 19 patients](https://community.greythr.com/t/28-days-leaves-for-covid-19-patients/614/8) (this is what they have mentioned, but deadline or till which period is this law applicable was not mentioned).

Considering your situation here - all that I could say is Negotiate with employer - else try to make the LOP spread across months with some internal arrangements that company can make.

This is my opinion on this.