Navigating Experience Letters: How to Request One from a Company That Registered After You Joined

I have been working in an Indian web development company for the past two years. I joined them in June 2016, and at that time, the company was unregistered. Last year, in October 2017, the company became registered.

I received an offer letter at the time of the interview, which mentioned that I would be on probation for 3 months, and after that, they would reconsider my profile. After the 3 months, they continued with me, but they did not provide any other documents confirming my job status, and I also did not ask for that.

As I will soon complete my 2 years here, including the 3 months of probation, I want to look for better opportunities as I think I am underpaid here (only 15,000/month). During my joining, I was getting 7,000/month.

Handling the Experience Letter

My problem now is how to handle the experience letter from this company because I have only worked for 6 months after the registration of this company. Should I ask them to mention anything specific in the experience letter or to follow any particular format? I also did not receive any increment letter from them when my salary increased.

Please help me, thanks.

Hi,

Did they give you the experience letter from the date of registration, or did they communicate the same to you? Leaving aside the increment letter, were there any disbursements made in the bank (salary to employees) so that they cannot deny your increment? Were you provided with EPF/ESI contributions?

Answer these queries.

Thank you for your reply, Sir. I received the appointment letter at the time of joining, and they will provide me with another appointment letter when I resign. My only concern is that I worked here during an unregistered period, i.e., before the company was incorporated. Therefore, I am worried about potential issues during interviews, such as questions about the company's registration status, as it has only been registered for six months whereas I am presenting two years of experience. Your guidance on this matter would be greatly appreciated as I am feeling quite anxious. Thank you.

I think your statement lacks clarity. You are writing that the appointment letter has been given at the time of joining and they will give it when you resign, both of which are contradictory. The company has made you work without getting registration, so they should provide you with an experience letter for that period as well. Where is your fault here? Approach the company and clarify for future correspondence.