New Job Without Offer Letter or Payslips: Should I Be Concerned About Future Issues?

Hello friends. I am new to this website/forum, and this is my first post. If this question has been answered, kindly redirect me; otherwise, thank you in advance for your kind advice.

My name is Vishal. I recently joined a small company; it's been 1.5 months now. I still have not been given the offer letter and was told that it will not be given as it was misused by one of the employees before (not sure what happened). All my colleagues who have been working since the last 2 years have the letter.

My question is, should I continue with this company, or will it pose a problem later on (during my next job)? I do not even have the payslips since they never hand out the payslips. It's only a cheque that's given at the end of the month. Will it pose a problem while filing taxes? I have never filed taxes before; this would be my first time.

P.S. I got my first paycheque though, but the cheque was deposited in the bank, so I have no copies of the cheque.

Awaiting your replies. Please help!

Dear Vishal,

Even with the offer letter only, you can't justify that you are working with any company. This is the Appointment Letter, which in itself justifies your working relationship with the organization.

You need to check only your accounts statement to see who is the payer of your salary. Is it coming from the company accounts or someone's personal account? If it's being paid through the company account, then with the bank statement, you may proceed with the filing of your IT returns and convince others that you are employed by that particular organization.

However, you must ask for the Appointment Letter, which will outline all the terms and conditions of your employment.

Regards,
Amit Seth.

Professional companies issue offer letters. This serves as the employment contract between the employer and employee. Without an employment contract, an employee can be easily exploited. There is no point in continuing in such a company unless you do not have any other choice.

Thank you for the reply. The check I received has the name of the company, so one thing is clear that it's not a personal check. Good to hear that this would suffice while filing my taxes. What a relief! But yes, since I don't have this offer letter, I don't know the terms and conditions like the number of hours, leaves, etc.

It's only since September that they stopped giving offer letters. Since then, it's me and one more person who joined. So, both of us are wondering what we should do. Both of us are entry-level engineers.

In one way, we're happy that we have this opportunity to work in IT, which would give us experience. At the same time, we are sad that if, let's say, after a year, we go to a big company, we would not be entertained. By the way, there was a deduction of Rs100, which when upon my enquiry, I was told that it's for Professional Tax.

We're scared that without experience, we wouldn't get another job and so do not want to leave this one.

That's true. An employment contract gives a clear picture of what is expected of the employee and what the prospective employee expects in return from the employer, such as benefits, leave policies, etc.

I am Bhaskar Bagchi. I was working in a small company as a site supervisor on a contractual basis. The company did not provide me with an offer or appointment letter, and paid my salary in cash. My question is, is it mandatory for the company to issue an appointment letter or offer letter? The company informed me that I am not a permanent employee but a contractual staff for one year.

Will this lack of formal documentation cause any issues with obtaining my experience certificate?