Lay-off compensation: Employers must pay 50% of basic wages and dearness allowance, unless agreed otherwise. An employer must pay a worker with at least one year's continuous service and listed on the muster roll fifty per cent of basic wages and dearness allowance for lay-off days (excluding weekly holidays). Badli and casual workers are excluded, though a badli worker becomes eligible after one year. If lay-off exceeds forty-five days in twelve months, an agreement can exclude compensation after the first forty-five days; the employer may retrench thereafter and set off prior lay-off compensation against retrenchment compensation.