Absconding or abandonment of services by an employee in violation of the terms of contract of employment is a misconduct invoking disciplinary action and entailing dismissal if found guilty as per the Model Standing Orders given in Schedule I of the Standing Orders Act,1946.However, to avoid unnecessary litigation,if any in future and to fully observe the legal formalities in this connection, pl take the following steps one by one;
1)Send a notice to the employee at his last-known address asking him to report for duty within a specified date together with his explanation for his unauthorised absence.You may also ask him to surrender Company's property,if any in his possession at the time of his absence.
2)If no response even after receipt or in case of non-service of ur notice, frame charges in definitive language under the relevant clause of ur Standing Orders and publish the same in a newspaper.
3)If reply any received is not satisfactory or no response, arrange for a domestic enquiry by duly appointing an Enquiry Officer
4)The enquiry should be conducted by sufficiently informing the delinquent about the place, date n time of the same.
5)IN case of non-participation, the E.O would set him expartie and submit his findings to you.
6)After perusing the report of the E.O, YOU MAY COME TO THE CONCLUSION that the charges levelled stand proved and communicate the same together with the proposed punishment, copy of E.O's report and a second show-cause notice.
7)AFTER the expiry of time limit fixed in the final notice, you can terminate his services by an orders of dismissal.
The above exercise may seem to be cumbersome n time-consuming.But no other way.