Resigning Without Notice: How to Handle Potential Legal Issues?

Hello, my name is Vaibhav. I am resigning from my company without any notice and without any handover. I am writing a formal email to the CFO of the company to resign. If they issue any legal notice, what should I do? Please help me with this.

Regards,
Vaibhav

Please elaborate on your query. First, you are supposed to send a resignation to your HR/Reporting Manager. If the employer takes legal action against you, then seniors can advise you only after receiving the claim/input of the notice. At present, you are just assuming things.

Proper Notice and Handover

It is advisable to provide a proper handover with the notice period as mentioned in the appointment letter. Always consider how you would feel if the employer terminated you without any notice or salary. The employer would feel the same way. The rest is your choice on how to deal with your query.

Seek Professional Advice

Last but not least, this forum is to advise people in need when they are in trouble, not to assist in wrongdoing. It is advisable to hire legal experts for such matters.

It shows how loyal you are to your organization if you want to abscond without proper handover or serving a notice period, and your company has every right to issue a legal notice against you.

If I were your employer, I would at least post an ad in the newspaper claiming that you are absconding from my company and that some confidential data and information are missing. None of your prospective employers would dare to hire you with this kind of background.

Please ensure you do a proper handover and get relieved on good terms, or else you may never get a job with good employers. Your background check report will be marked RED if you are not properly relieved from your previous employer.

Regards,
Sudhir

Consequences of Quitting Without Notice

It is not right to quit employment without observing the agreed conditions in the appointment order, without handing over, and without asking for help. It is always advisable to leave an organization on a cordial note. The company can:

- Hold/delay your PF settlement,
- Inform your new company about your actions,
- Refuse your balance salary,
- Deny you a service certificate.

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