Moved for a Job, Now Facing Hidden Policies and Notice Period Issues – What Are My Legal Rights?

I shifted from Delhi to Bengaluru to take up employment in an IT company. Before joining, I questioned the company about the leave and other relevant policies so that I could make an informed decision. However, the company mentioned that they could only disclose the policies after joining. After 9 months of joining, the company disclosed its Sandwich leave policy, which I do not agree with.

Moreover, the company initially stated a 3-month notice period in the offer, which I declined. Subsequently, the company agreed to a 2-month notice period and assured to provide this in writing upon joining. Now, having relocated from Delhi to Bengaluru with my family, the company presented me with an appointment letter stating a 3-month notice period, knowing that returning to my previous employment was not an option.

In this situation, I am seeking clarification on my legal rights against such a company that misrepresents or conceals crucial information to secure employees. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could respond to this with legal references.

Thank you.

Dear Sir,

I specifically questioned the company when they approached me about their leave policies, but they didn't. If they had clarified this to me beforehand, I would have informally decided not to join this company. Currently, this company is also not disclosing some important facts and is misleading people to join them. In my understanding, if a company is hiding or misrepresenting facts to a prospective employee in order to secure employment, it is illegal.

Dear Kelly, no doubt that your contention is both ethically and legally correct and certainly deserves universal concurrence. Whenever any employee with a high degree of employability switches jobs in anticipation of better terms and conditions of service, either on their own or in response to head-hunting by the prospective employer, they must bear in mind the concept of caveat emptor. No oral assurance can be of any help in a later legal tussle in this regard, as the employer can deny it on the grounds of the impossibility of having different sets of service rules for employees of the same class. It is better to try to get a job in the same location with another reputed company as soon as possible and quit this organization without any further ruckus on the disputed issues.