Not having appointment letter and payslip may hamper my experience in future?

Hi all,

I have recently joined a company as a fresher for the quality control engineer post. The company's director asked me to join immediately, and after joining, he will provide my appointment letter. However, it's been one week, and he hasn't given it to me yet. When I discussed this with my seniors in the company, they informed me that the director doesn't provide any appointment letters or payslips. Just a cheque serves as proof of experience for them. As a fresher, I am hesitant to take the risk of leaving the job because I don't have any other offers at the moment. Can you please help me with this situation? Should I continue to work for six months to gain experience, or will the absence of an appointment letter and payslip potentially affect my future experience?

Regards,
Nishad Shetty

If you are getting enough opportunity for learning, then stay with that organization until you become a better professional.

Appointment letters and payslips are important documents. When you apply for other jobs after 1 or 2 years, prospective employers will ask for documents to prove your experience. Some may trust you while others may ask for documents. Hence, it is better to have the necessary paperwork. Even if you don't have the payslip, ask for the offer letter at least. It's only been a week; sometimes it takes about 15 days due to other procedures. Speak to the director once more.

My check with my company name will not prove my experience @HR4NATION.

Hi Nishad Shetty,

Company can pay by cash or cheque, nothing wrong. But without an offer letter or payslip, it will be difficult to prove employment. Direct credit will hold value as the bank statement would have 'Salary from xyz'.

Were you an employee/contractor/consultant? A cheque cannot give an answer to this. Assume I supplied you furniture worth 3 lakh, and you paid in 12 equal installments, my bank statement will have 25,000 every month from you. Can I claim that I was employed?

Some employers trust people on face value, but most employers don't. So either an offer letter or a payslip is very important. But don't quit this job in a hurry. Allow some time for them to issue the offer letter.

I will surely look after that. Thank you for the information, @hr4nation.