Mumbai-based fantasy sports platform Dream 11 will fine employees up to US$1,200 for contacting a colleague who is on vacation, according to reports.

According to BNN Bloomberg, Co-founder, Bhavit Sheth, said that the company, which was founded in 2008, makes it mandatory for workers to take at least a week’s vacation and employees will pay a fine of 100,000 rupees for disturbing colleagues on their time-off.

“Once a year, for one week, you’re kicked out of the system,” Sheth told the channel.

“You don’t have Slack, emails and calls. Because it helps you greatly to have that one week of uninterrupted time and it helps the business to know whether we’re dependent on anyone.”

So far, the system has proved effective, according to Sheth.

“Dream11 believes that this uninterrupted time allows Dreamsters (employees of Dream11) to relax, recharge and come back to work ready to give their best,” the company said in a statement.

The fine is an eye-catching way to let workers enjoy a quality break. In a bid to retain talent, many other businesses including Goldman Sachs Group Inc in New York are allowing staff to take unlimited vacations. But a UK recruiting firm last year said it was going to scrap that policy after the perk made employees feel guilty and question how many days they were really supposed to take.