Dear Friends,
I've joined an private limited company recently. The interview and selection was done by the General Manager of the Company and during interview, no prior conditions or any kind of obligation clause were brought to my notice. Here, I would like to mention that no charge was handed over to me as the earlier employee had left the organization without any notice. So, after my joining, I was only handling the day to day work.
After two weeks of my joining, HR Head came to me and offer me appointment letter and asked me to sign. I refused to sign and asked for some time to read it before signing it and he told me that there is nothing but the normal clauses and he'll have to submit to the Personal Deptt. for necessary record maintainance. A copy of this signed appointment letter was also given to me. Later on when I read the appointment letter, I gives me a shock as there were threatening clauses which in my view are illegal. I lodged a protest to the GM very next day who appointed me and I was told that these are only normal clauses he assures me that I do not have to worry. Since, the conversation was verbal and I recorded it in my cell phone as a proof.
As per this clause, If I leave the company without informing the company OR company terminate my services, company have the right to claim two months salary with a Liquidation amount of Rs. 50000/- from me and if I refused to do so, they can claim this from me thru the court of law. There is no notice period mentioned in the appointment letter if I want to leave the company.
Dear Friends, now I need your advise on below mentioned issues :
1. Is this clause legal and binding upon me,
2. I'm on a probation of 06 months and have completed three month.
3. Can I resign from my present post and what would be notice period. (what about 07 days period).
4. if, I leave the company by giving a short notice or without notice, what action can company take against me. Co, have invested a single peny on me or on my training as I'm not from technical field and my job is basically clerical.
I'm very much disturbed because of the above as I learnt that there are more than 30 cases the company filed against their employees who left them. Please advise what I'll have to do in this scenario.
Thanx in advance for all of your guidance.
Best Regards
Vinod Kumar
I've joined an private limited company recently. The interview and selection was done by the General Manager of the Company and during interview, no prior conditions or any kind of obligation clause were brought to my notice. Here, I would like to mention that no charge was handed over to me as the earlier employee had left the organization without any notice. So, after my joining, I was only handling the day to day work.
After two weeks of my joining, HR Head came to me and offer me appointment letter and asked me to sign. I refused to sign and asked for some time to read it before signing it and he told me that there is nothing but the normal clauses and he'll have to submit to the Personal Deptt. for necessary record maintainance. A copy of this signed appointment letter was also given to me. Later on when I read the appointment letter, I gives me a shock as there were threatening clauses which in my view are illegal. I lodged a protest to the GM very next day who appointed me and I was told that these are only normal clauses he assures me that I do not have to worry. Since, the conversation was verbal and I recorded it in my cell phone as a proof.
As per this clause, If I leave the company without informing the company OR company terminate my services, company have the right to claim two months salary with a Liquidation amount of Rs. 50000/- from me and if I refused to do so, they can claim this from me thru the court of law. There is no notice period mentioned in the appointment letter if I want to leave the company.
Dear Friends, now I need your advise on below mentioned issues :
1. Is this clause legal and binding upon me,
2. I'm on a probation of 06 months and have completed three month.
3. Can I resign from my present post and what would be notice period. (what about 07 days period).
4. if, I leave the company by giving a short notice or without notice, what action can company take against me. Co, have invested a single peny on me or on my training as I'm not from technical field and my job is basically clerical.
I'm very much disturbed because of the above as I learnt that there are more than 30 cases the company filed against their employees who left them. Please advise what I'll have to do in this scenario.
Thanx in advance for all of your guidance.
Best Regards
Vinod Kumar