Is My Employment Bond Legal? Seeking Advice After Unjust Termination and Notice

Dear Seniors,

Can you please let me know whether a bond signed by an employee is legal, particularly if:

1. The bond is signed after the employee's joining.
2. There is no training/development cost incurred by the company for the employee.

The Scenario:

I signed a bond worth ₹1,00,000.00 with a company in Nagpur in June 2012, and the period of the contract was for 18 months. After 6 or 7 months, the company immediately terminated my employment without any justifiable reason, without anything in writing. After repeated requests, they put me back into employment and transferred me to another division. Now, after 3 months (say in June), I resigned from the company.

Now, the company has served me a notice. Please let me know the steps I can take against the notice. Can I lodge a police complaint?

Regards

Dear Seniors,

Can you please let me know whether a bond signed by an employee is legal, particularly if:

1. The bond is signed after his joining.
2. There is no training/development cost incurred by the company for the employee.

The Scenario: I signed a bond worth ₹1,00,000.00 with a company in Nagpur in June 2012, and the contract period was for 18 months. After 6 or 7 months, the company terminated my employment immediately without any justifiable reason, without anything in writing. But, after repeated requests, they reinstated me and transferred me to another division. Now, after 3 months (say in June), I resigned from the company.

Now, the company has served me a notice. Please let me know the steps I can take against the notice. Can I lodge a police complaint?

Response from Mr. Pandey:

1. If there was no special training or overseas deployment, then why was a bond taken for ₹1.0 lakh for an 18-month duration?
2. Please focus on the terms & conditions mentioned in the bond for a specific reply.
3. This matter does not relate to the police station. Contact a good labor consultant/advocate and send a proper reply to the notice.

Regards,
Sunil Purohit

Did you serve the required notice period as per the employment contract?

Legal Validity of Employment Bonds

Employment bonds have no legal validity unless additional expenditure is spent on you for special training.

Regards,
Pon