Is It Necessary To Provide Salary Slips To Employee As Per Shops And Establishment Act

But is it mandatory to give it now to someone who has left 18 months ago ?
The querry is not about current employees.
It is about someone who left 1.5 years ago.
I think it is not mandatory to give it to him now, thought out of goodwill the company may chose to give it. He should have asked for it then,
Also a pay slip issued now (without proper records as the HR was not there) is subject to misuse.

Hello Bhavya Chawda,
I am with Saswatabanerjee.
Did you check with the ex-employee the reason(s) for his approaching your company for a Salary Slip NOW?
If Yes, what did he say? If No, suggest check reg this aspect.
You haven't mentioned IF his F&F formalities were done & he got his Relieving & Experience Letters after he resigned & left.
If the guy has come all the way after 18 months, obviously there's something fishy. Especially, since he left without fulfilling any Notice Period formalities. Any New employer would insist on the past 3/6 months salary Slips during the Interviews.
One can understand IF he had come for his Relieving & Experience Letters--IF they weren't collected at that time.
If you aren't convinced with the reason(s) the guy gives, you can very well refuse.
Rgds,
TS

No salary slip can be provided at this moment after a long gap. This can be done only during service of an employee. If you still want to help him, you can provide him a certificate indicating his last drawn gross and net salary. (it does not require break-up or mentioning all components of salary- only gross and net)