I am a senior citizen and in great distress. I worked in a proprietor's organization that appointed me as a Technical Consultant, and I signed an unregistered contract to serve for 2 years. Despite the status of Consultant as per the contract, I worked as a regular employee, signing the attendance register, submitting leave applications in the employer's prescribed format, and abiding by all verbal and written instructions from the proprietor like all other employees on the payroll. My signature was officially sent to many government agencies/instrumentalities authorizing me to sign various documents on behalf of the company.
I served this proprietor's organization for over a year and then, adhering to the contract, tendered one month's notice before leaving the services upon completion of the notice period. I handed over the charge through a handover/takeover note duly signed by me and the Senior Manager in charge of the department to which I was attached. Now, I seek your valuable legal advice on the following matters:
1) While all other employees receive 28 days of leave per annum, the unavailed leave mentioned in my resignation letter was not paid to me as encashment.
2) All employees received a bonus on the last Diwali except for me. I claimed the bonus for the period of service (over 1 year) I rendered to my employer, but it was not paid.
3) My final dues were not settled on my last working day but were paid after 10 days.
I need to know if, considering all the above, I am legally eligible for the payment of the bonus and encashment of the leave not availed by me.
Kindly advise me on my further course of action.
Regards,
P. Mitra
I served this proprietor's organization for over a year and then, adhering to the contract, tendered one month's notice before leaving the services upon completion of the notice period. I handed over the charge through a handover/takeover note duly signed by me and the Senior Manager in charge of the department to which I was attached. Now, I seek your valuable legal advice on the following matters:
1) While all other employees receive 28 days of leave per annum, the unavailed leave mentioned in my resignation letter was not paid to me as encashment.
2) All employees received a bonus on the last Diwali except for me. I claimed the bonus for the period of service (over 1 year) I rendered to my employer, but it was not paid.
3) My final dues were not settled on my last working day but were paid after 10 days.
I need to know if, considering all the above, I am legally eligible for the payment of the bonus and encashment of the leave not availed by me.
Kindly advise me on my further course of action.
Regards,
P. Mitra