No Offer or Appointment Letter After 5 Months: How Should I Handle This with My New Employer?

I have been working in a company for 5 months. They haven't given me an offer letter or an appointment letter. However, they are ready to provide a relieving letter and an experience letter. My new employer is asking for these documents. What should I do in this situation? Please help.

It is mandatory for an organization to issue an offer letter or appointment letter to its new employee. I suggest you discuss this with your HR and get it issued. An offer letter is given before the joining date to ensure that you accept the offer from the organization. The appointment letter is issued once the candidate joins the company.

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Importance of Obtaining an Appointment Order

When joining an organization, it is important to obtain the appointment order. Once you have joined, worked for some time, received your salary, etc., it is understood that you have accepted the appointment without a formal order.

Significance of Service Certificate and Relieving Order

If you are now being terminated and provided with a service certificate and a relieving order, this is also a significant benefit to you. Please make sure to collect and present the service certificate to your new employer.

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D. Gurumurthy
LL. HR & IR Consultant

If you can observe the Relieving Letter, there would be details regarding CTC, Employment Tenure, conduct, your name, Employee ID, and the reporting manager's details. Only that is enough for the proof of your employment.

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Rekha

It is surprising to note that you are working with an IT company without any offer letter or appointment letter. How did you join that company? Simply based on the oral information from your boss? Is your name recorded in the official rolls of the company? I think the company may want to observe your performance by providing a job without any offer or appointment letter. Therefore, it might be better for you to tender your resignation. I suggest meeting your boss personally, explaining the circumstances, assuring him of your good performance, and expressing your dedication to working hard for the growth and development of the company. Kindly request your boss to provide you with an appointment letter containing the usual terms and conditions.

I also recommend identifying the needs of your company, observing your boss's style of functioning, and carrying out your duties to your boss's utmost satisfaction to avoid any official problems.

Good luck.

Thank you, Suri Babu and Rohan. I have made up my mind to leave the company. Now, the head of the company is giving me the reason that I am a liability to the company. They claim that if they wanted to judge my performance, then 15 days were enough. Neither is my name recorded in the official rolls of the company nor have I received an appointment letter. When it comes to face-to-face discussions, the head of the company did not directly say anything but communicated through a senior HR representative. I only received this information orally during my time working there.

Warm regards,
Anamika