Frustrated and Left My Job: Do I Really Owe Money for Not Signing Any Recovery Agreement?

Hi, I am not HR.

I was an employee in one of the MNCs. After working for 1 month, I got frustrated with the work environment and job and decided to leave.

I knew that if I had gone and told this to the HR manager or team leader, I would have invited their wrath. Also, my team leader (TL) was not supportive, and chances were that she would have said something like, "Why did you join the company, blah blah," in front of others.

So, I decided to call my TL and tell her about my decision. This happened on November 1st. I had worked for the entire month of October. On November 19th, I was officially terminated due to absenteeism.

Now, after 3 months, I received notice of a FULL and Final settlement, in which the company has stated that I will have to pay Rs. 2000 as recovery to the company. The amount claimed includes Notice pay recovery, Leave without pay, and Notice pay recovery.

However, when I was employed, I never signed any documents allowing the company to demand recovery from me. Am I still liable to pay? Also, what kind of agreement does an employee usually need to sign that forces them to pay this amount if they terminate the service without following the proper procedure?

Hello Dear! I got the above message from you. From my experience, you should not worry about notice pay recovery. No company can recover notice pay amount from an employee if he has not provided any further information about notice pay recovery. According to you, you haven't received a letter about it, so be free. A company can only recover notice pay from an employee if the employee has stated the same and provided a receipt. So, no need to worry.

Sunil Kumar
Executive HR

Thank you, Malik sir and Sunil sir. Felt much better :)

Before writing my above post, I had emailed the company in which I mentioned: "You cannot just send documents demanding money to my home. I need a proper explanation along with my signed form to support your claim. Without this, any further notice or action by you will be considered as mental harassment and shall be dealt with accordingly."

To which I received a reply:
"We kindly request you to come to the company."
I am not going to respond further to this email as I haven't received an explanation.
Anyways, thank you once again.

Regards