How Should I Handle My Boss Avoiding Salary Payments for 3 Months?

I am working for a private company in Thane named Campus Recruitments. Our boss has not paid us the salary for 3 months. He has suffered some losses. I am trying to follow up with him, but he is avoiding. Please help.

Regards,
Rajeshree

May we know some details about your employer before we provide any insight into the circumstances:

- How many people are employed by the said employer?
- Is it just you or are others also facing similar issues with the company?
- Why did you continue working for 3 months despite not receiving payment for a couple of months in a row (Did no one raise concerns about this unfair situation)?
- Were you given an appointment letter when you joined?
- Was a bank account provided in the name of the company?

Business losses can occur anywhere. However, if your employer can still operate the business without shutting down, there may be a possibility of settling dues through Full and Final (F&F) settlements for the employees before letting them go.

Please clarify the points mentioned above to help us understand the situation better and provide a more effective response to your inquiry.

If you have not been receiving your salary for the past three months, how are you managing your daily expenses? I suggest searching for a new job. Sharmila Das has also provided her advice; if you have the time and resources, you can consider following her suggestions. Ultimately, the decision depends on you.

Best regards,
Meenu
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My advice to entrepreneurs is to always have two or three connected or related business operations. This way, revenue from one or two of the operations can sustain survival.

Handling Uncertain Employment Situations

Now, regarding your issue, when your employer is unsure about when they will be able to pay you, please make arrangements to secure an alternate job in an established company, rather than relying on a one-man show. Leave your current employer in a nice or amicable manner so that they may respond to you later for following up on your payments. Do not fight and leave. That is my suggestion. Leave at once after securing a new job.

Best wishes.

I agree with all the suggestions given. Just find another good job and leave the present employer in a nice way. If he responds to you at a later date for following up on your payments, do not fight and leave.

Regards,
Arbaz Khan

I am working in a 'national' company of repute and getting my salary two to three months late! A part of my salary has not been paid since October '12! If the Central Government can act like this, what can be said about your employer?

Thank you.

Thanks, Ms. Sharmila, we are in the recruitment business with around 20 employees in the Thane office and one or two individuals in Delhi, Lucknow, Baroda, and some other locations. All employees are still working; they received one month's salary last week and are now waiting for two months' salary. However, he has not provided us with an appointment letter. A Karnataka bank account has been opened. Could you please explain what "F&F" means? I am currently seeking a better opportunity, but it is challenging to manage expenses without receiving a salary.

Regards, Rajeshree Joshi

Dear Ms. Rajeshree,

May we know some details about your employer before we provide any advice on the situation:
- How many people are employed by the company?
- Are you all facing similar issues with the company?
- Why have you been working for three months without receiving payment for the past couple of months? Has anyone raised this concern?
- Were you given an appointment letter when you joined?
- Has the company provided a bank account in its name?
- Business losses are common, but if the employer can still operate without closing down, they may settle the Full and Final (F&F) payments with the employees before relieving them from their duties.

Please clarify the above information to better understand the situation and provide appropriate guidance.

I feel sorry for your plight. Normally, when we join any job, we don't put conditions or expect any formalities such as appointment letters or any documentation in our desperation. Small-time operators do not even know what an appointment letter is. It will be like working for a Kirana merchant or Lala ka dukhan!

Problems arise when the first salary is missed or delayed. Unless there is a steady flow of business and revenue out of such business, the employer's coffers will remain empty.

No use in just opening a business unless there is a strong business sense and sustained business development and growth. Furthermore, there should be two or three related businesses going on simultaneously so that revenue flows into the company can take place, even if there is fluctuation in business due to various reasons.

In your situation, you can ask your employer nicely how consistent his payments are going to be in the future. Explain your problems and make him understand the ground realities. If he is evasive and avoiding you, it's better to simultaneously look for another job and move on.

Best wishes