How Can I Join a New Bank Without a Relieving Letter After Unfair Termination?

I worked in a leading bank as a Branch Manager for 3 years (total experience 10 years), but recently they terminated me from the service with false allegations. I know the legal process will take more time, and this corporation will spend any amount to win this case. Hence, I have tried other companies. I have received an offer from another bank, but they require a relieving letter for me to join. Additionally, the management is not issuing an Experience Certificate to me.

Kindly help me on how to join another company without a relieving letter.

Hello Senthilar, Greetings of the day! As mentioned by you, the bank has terminated you from the services; this means they have given you a written letter/email. You can produce that letter to your new employer or request them in writing for some time to collect the letter and submit it to your new employer.

Pursue the Company for Relieving and Service Letter

Pursue the company regarding the relieving and service letter as this is the right of every employee. If HR is not providing it, then talk to the senior management; you will definitely find a way out of this situation.

I believe this will help you.

Regards

Handling Termination and Relieving Letters

If it is a termination letter, it will jeopardize your future. If you provide the termination letter, then no other bank will accept it and offer employment. If you are young, try talking to the bank and requesting a relieving letter without mentioning the allegations or termination. If they are impressed with your request, they may issue the relieving letter. This is the best approach. You must explain to them that due to the termination, your future prospects will be adversely affected. There is no alternative way.

Regards

Options for Handling Termination and Relieving Letters

Branch Managers, especially in leading banks, are key spokes in their businesses. Very few companies, particularly banks where customer relationships matter, go to the extent of trying to affect a person's future without sound reason. From my point of view, there are only two options:

1. If you really feel that the basis of termination is false, speak to your ex-company's HR or senior management and appeal for a "Relieving Letter" that does not mention termination.

2. If there is sufficient cause for termination, your case might be very weak. However, as long as the reason is not related to any gross misconduct or integrity issues, you might still request your ex-company for a relieving letter. In the case of any serious offense, I don't think I have a solution.

If you are terminated by a bank for no fault of yours, I can understand what you may be going through. Strictly speaking, a termination letter is also a relieving letter. However, producing the same without tact can take you nowhere unless your new employer has fallen in love with you! (And mostly, employers love no one...)

Challenge the Termination

I strongly recommend that you challenge the termination in court. By doing so, you can come clean with your prospective employers and say that you are falsely implicated. Share details and be transparent. It may lend some credence to your claim of false implication.

Make the Dispute Complex

If possible, your dispute should be made out to be rather complex. Figure out which things your bank would hate to have in the public domain or which officers will find it difficult to defend. Make them parties!

Admittedly, courts take time. But if you are smart, you can steer it towards an out-of-court settlement or even separation without stigma if you can scare the bank with the can of worms you can bring in courts/public domain.

Consider Other Options

But frankly, if there is a watertight case against you, please don't try this! Move to a non-banking sector, take a smaller job, or start something on your own for some time. Don't get caught in the past for long. Work on a strategy to move on...

Good wishes!