Is a One-Day Overlap in Employment Dates Considered Dual Employment?

I worked in Company A and joined Company B after accepting the resignation letter. Company A has provided me with all the documents, including the relieving letter, but the relieving date is the same as the joining date of Company B. Now, I am joining Company C. Would that one-day overlap be considered a case of dual employment?

If Company B employed you after accepting the relieving documents from Firm A, you have few reasons to worry. Dual employment is a concern for the existing employer when the date of joining and relieving might clash. Has Firm C questioned you about this? It shouldn't matter to them.

Here's a case I managed years back. We had hired an employee with a green card to send him for an offshore assignment at the earliest. His existing employer wasn't ready to relieve him and delayed it as much as they could. Finally, the day they relieved him was just a day before he had to leave for the passport procedure at the embassy. So, we completed his joining formalities on the same day he was relieved and helped him attend the meeting at the embassy the next day. It's entirely the employer's prerogative to consider such a case. Honestly, it hardly impacts in the long run.

Wish you all the best!

My joining in Company C is scheduled for the first week in August. Hence, the verification would start after that. I just wish to know if something could be done well on time. Could you tell me what details the current employer asks from the previous employer?

Thanks again for your time and support.

Regards,
Anirudh

The following information is required:

Name of Previous Employer:

Designation & Name of the Post:

Duration of the Service:

Progressive Designation from the Date of Joining and Duration of Each:

Salary at the Time of Leaving:

Reason for Leaving:

Reliability/Integrity/Attitude Towards Work:

Attitude Towards:
- (a) Seniors
- (b) Peers
- (c) Subordinates

General Behavior:

Any Trade Union Activities with Action Taken:

Discipline Report (if any):

If There is a Future Opportunity, Would You Employ Him/Her:

Any Other Remarks:

Regards, Neetu

Don't worry, be at ease. As rightly pointed out by (Cite Contribution), it is the prerogative of the current employer to consider the case. One of my friends, whose last working day happened to be Friday while their company followed a five-day workweek, joined his new employer on Saturday, the next day. When he received his relieving letter, the weekly offs were considered. This resulted in dual employment for two days. However, his new employer considered his joining as Saturday itself without any ambiguity.