Am I Entitled to a Post-Retirement Pay Raise Announced After I Left?

I retired on 28th February 2014. However, the company declared an increment in April 2014, effective from January 2014. Will I be eligible for the increment as it was not considered during my calculation for retirement benefits? Please let me know.

Why don't you make a written representation to your employer and see how they respond to it? Such an increment was declared by a wage settlement; your representation will be taken into consideration. Please make an initial effort, as it has already been six months since the declaration, and then come back with full details.

Thanks & regards,
V. Sridhar

Thank you, Sridhar. I have already made a written representation, but HR is telling me that as the increment was declared in April, I will not be eligible. My contention is that since the increment is effective from January, during which date I was in service, I should be eligible for the increment, and my retirement benefits should be calculated based on my new salary.

Please guide me on what can be done. I believe there may be High Court/Supreme Court judgments regarding this matter as there have likely been previous cases similar to mine.

Regards,
Pavan

According to me, you are not liable for an increment unless it is specifically mentioned in the agreement that the benefits under the agreement are extended to those who have left and are not on the payroll as of the date of signing the agreement. I don't feel that there will be such a clause in the agreement.

Regards

I agree that the declaration of the increment was made in April 2014. However, the wage increment was given with retrospective effect, i.e., January 2014, during which period you were in the service of your employer. In the absence of any terms in written form disqualifying you from receiving such an increment, you are entitled to these benefits for the period you were in service until your retirement.

You may please draft a letter to your employer claiming these benefits, including the difference in your retirement benefits, and send it to them by RPAD. They will definitely respond to you in writing. If they fail to respond, you may address this issue through a proper legal forum. Since you are now retired, you can approach this issue as an interesting one.

Thanks and regards,
V Sridhar