Suspension means prohibiting an employee form attending work, prevention him form discharging the duties assigned to him and with holding the wages payable to him. Suspension does not imply termination of the services of an employee; it only means denial of work to him. When the act of misconduct of an employee is considered serious, he is suspended (called as procedural Suspension) and an enquiry is ordered to find out whether he is really guilty or not. Sometimes the employee may be suspended, even before issuing a charge sheet so as to prevent him from tampering with the records of the organization. The employer is obliged to pay a subsistence allowance (one half of basic wage + dearness and compensatory allowances) to the delinquent for a period of 90 days. If the enquiry goes beyond 90 days, the allowance is increased .75 per cent of the employee's emoluments. Minor offences like late coming, sleeping while at work, smoking in prohibited places etc, do not invite serious punishments like Suspension unless the employee respects the offences habitually.