Left Without a Relieving Letter: How Can I Find a New Job Now?

Dear Team, I have not served the notice period and absconded from the company due to some personal problems. Now, I am in urgent need of a job. How can I get a job without the relieving letter? Please provide valuable suggestions.

Regards, Prabhakar Raju

Dear Prabhakar Raju,

Finding a job without a relieving letter is quite difficult. You should have informed your employer of your personal problem and tendered your resignation instead of absconding without any information, which is ethically wrong.

Firstly, go and tender your resignation to your employer and outline all the problems you have faced in your resignation letter; this might help you. They might consider your resignation application and relieve you.

Note: No reputable company will be interested in hiring a person without a relieving letter from their previous company.

Regards,
Purushothamsrinivas

Dear Mr. Purushothamsrinivas,

Thank you very much for your information.

However, I just want to clarify a few things with you.

1. When I left the company, I received a letter called "Voluntarily abandoned from the service." However, before sending the "Voluntarily abandoned" letter to me, they did not send me any warning letter like CAP (Corrective Action Plan), which they were supposed to send me as per the company's policies. Instead, they directly sent the "Voluntarily abandoned" letter.

2. After receiving the "Voluntarily abandoned" letter, I went to HR and asked them to clarify why they didn't send me the warning letters. In response to my question, they said that they had sent two letters to me, but I did not receive them. I requested them to provide the relieving letter, but they said that they can't provide the same. Unfortunately, one of my friends found the warning letters at the office in the manager's drawer, which were not sent to me.

3. After all this happened, I asked them to settle my PF and F&F settlement. They provided the necessary paperwork for me to apply for the PF amount and settlement amount. I completed the process, received my PF amount and F&F settlement, and also settled my loan amount with the additional interest rate. Therefore, I have cleared all matters except for not serving the notice period.

Can you please suggest a way for me to obtain my relieving letter? Your advice would be highly helpful and appreciated.

Regards,
Prabhakar Raju

Dear Prabhakar Raju,

You are stating that, without giving a warning letter, they have sent you a termination letter (referred to as a Voluntarily Abandoned Letter in your terms). Every company sends a warning letter via RPAD (registered post), hence they will have documentation of that. Gather information from your friend regarding whether they have sent a warning letter via RPAD or not. If not, you can legally fight, and a positive result may come.

If your employer has sent a warning letter via RPAD, they will be in a stronger position. In this case, you mentioned that your PF and F&F are clear. Have they deducted any amount in lieu of the notice period from your F&F amount? If not, pay them and obtain your relieving letter. Note: The company has to provide a relieving letter if they have completed all the formalities like F&F and others.

For more information, seek advice from a legal expert or a senior HR professional.

Regards, Purushotham

Dear Sir,

Thank you very much for your response. I appreciate your response. As you said, I contacted my HR to provide me the relieving letter. However, they said that they will not be able to provide me the relieving letter. I am fed up with them, doing follow-ups and making requests.

What should I do in this case? I am not able to get the job without the relieving letter, and I am in a very bad situation. I request you to guide me and whom to contact for my resolution.

Thanks and Regards,

Prabhakar

Dear Prabhakar,

Adopting voluntary abandonment of service clause without giving warning letters, like CAP as per your HR policies, is illegal. Before the termination of your service under the above clause, they might not have conducted a domestic enquiry. However, since you have taken the PF settlement, it may amount to your acceptance of the voluntary abandonment of service. Please recollect which clause you have mentioned for withdrawal of your PF accumulations. If it is 'resigned,' I think you can fight it out legally by approaching an advocate. If you need some leading advocates in legal matters, contact me.

Kanna Vijayakumar

Dear Sir,

I tried to get the clause of withdrawal of PF amount; however, the HR team is not providing the same. I went for so many interviews but I am not able to get the job without a relieving letter. Please help me. What should I do? I am becoming mad day by day. Even when I called my HR manager, he refused to provide any document mentioning that I worked for the company.

Help me in figuring out how I can move forward in getting the job.

Regards,
Prabhakar