Facing Pressure to Resign: How to Handle Employment Bond and Document Issues?

Seeking Advice on Employment Bond and Resignation

Hello all, I have joined college as a Biology Lecturer on 25th May 2012 and have been working with the Junior college (not to specify name) since then. I have signed a bond for 4 years and will have to pay 2 lakhs if I leave the college before completing 4 years. The college has taken all my original certificates (8 in total). However, I have not received any acknowledgment letter for the submitted documents from the college up till now. The college has also kept two months of my salary (42,000) as a security deposit as per the signed contract. I am entitled to receive this amount at the time of leaving the college, i.e., after 4 years.

Starting this year, they are closing the science stream. The college authority is asking for a resignation letter from me. If I resign, I will have to pay 2 lakh rupees. Therefore, I requested a termination letter. However, the college authority is unwilling to provide a termination letter and has given a negative response regarding the held-back money (security deposit). What should I do? Please guide me.

Thank you.

This is a very uncommon situation. You must not resign from your employment. Moreover, you should meet the Director or the management of this institution, citing the mentioned case. Sometimes, seniors can be helpful as they may not have a clue about what's happening underneath. I doubt you have any evidence or proof for non-payment of two months' salary, which is being held by them illegally. If you do have evidence, you may mention it in your notice. If your meeting with the seniors of this institution proves to be unsuccessful, you should write a notice detailing the whole case and requesting your pending dues, documents, etc. The notice should be sent through registered post, with a Cc to your city's Labour department. I am confident that they will reply. Send at least three notices with a gap of seven days between each. If you do not receive any response, you should contact your area's labour enforcement officer; they should be able to help.

Bond Issue

The bond issue does not seem valid in your case. A bond is a contract between you and your employer for a fixed-term employment. However, you cannot claim from the employer if their relevant shop or business is permanently closed.

Regards,
Umesh Chaudhary
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