Facing Sudden Resignation Request: How Should I Respond to My Manager's Demand?

I am working in a private limited company. I am in the role of a Team Leader, and my role was confirmed after the probation period. However, now my reporting manager is asking me to resign without any notice. Can you please advise me on what I should do?

In every employment contract, the employer reserves the right to terminate the employee. So why do they want you to resign? This question is asked many times. Generally, the manager does not want to show anyone that he does not like you and does not want his superiors to know. Legally speaking, they cannot make you leave without notice pay, which is pay in lieu of the notice period salary. So ask your manager about that. Other than that, without a copy of your contract, we cannot comment further.

The only option you have now is to demand your notice pay and relieving letter. Put this in writing and keep an acknowledgment by registered post. You may also look for a better job upon receiving your relieving letter. Please carry out your research discreetly before joining such companies.

Unfortunately, reporting managers often act as mere mouthpieces for top management to protect themselves. Therefore, do not take the words of your reporting manager for granted. What the manager is suggesting is essentially a forced resignation, which you are not obligated to accept if you do not wish to.

If you refuse to resign, the management might terminate your services for fabricated reasons. If you decide to resign based on your employability, it is advisable to review your appointment letter, confirmation orders, or the service regulations of your organization to understand the notice conditions for resignation.

Submit your resignation effective from a future date according to the maximum notice period stipulated. If you submit your resignation with immediate effect, they may ask you to pay the notice amount or deduct it from your Full and Final (F&F) Settlement amount.

Regards

Company cannot legally ask you to leave. Either you resign, or they terminate your service. If you resign, you will have fewer remedies. If they terminate you, then only you can challenge such termination before any court of law.

You are the best judge of this situation. Decide on your current position (i.e. your salary, tenure of service, what benefits you can get, etc.) and also your future employment possibilities. Going legal is tough, time-consuming, and expensive.

In our country, many cases I have seen the following scenario, especially in small firms:

If the employee gets a good job and informs the company, the company will say, "As per your offer/appointment letter, you have to fulfill your notice period." However, when the company wants to retrench an employee, they simply start to misbehave with him and force him to submit a resignation letter with immediate effect so that they can avoid the notice period liability.