I am working with a top IT company.
After spending 5 years with my current employer, I decided to take up a new opportunity. I resigned with the required notice period of 60 days. During the notice period, I had to take 4 days of personal leave for urgent reasons, and I communicated this to my manager too. Even though I have good sick leave and personal leave balance, the company does not allow taking leaves without loss of pay. But the loss of pay was ok with me, as my leaves were of very urgent nature.
Now one week before my last working day, HR and my manager are forcing me to extend my notice period by 4 days. They are saying that I will have to face strict disciplinary action including possible termination from the job and withholding the final salary and experience letter if I do not extend.
Questions:
1) Can the company force me to extend my last working day?
2) Can they legally withhold my experience letter and last month's salary?
3) Can termination lead to any issues with the new company I am joining or for my future employment prospectives?
After spending 5 years with my current employer, I decided to take up a new opportunity. I resigned with the required notice period of 60 days. During the notice period, I had to take 4 days of personal leave for urgent reasons, and I communicated this to my manager too. Even though I have good sick leave and personal leave balance, the company does not allow taking leaves without loss of pay. But the loss of pay was ok with me, as my leaves were of very urgent nature.
Now one week before my last working day, HR and my manager are forcing me to extend my notice period by 4 days. They are saying that I will have to face strict disciplinary action including possible termination from the job and withholding the final salary and experience letter if I do not extend.
Questions:
1) Can the company force me to extend my last working day?
2) Can they legally withhold my experience letter and last month's salary?
3) Can termination lead to any issues with the new company I am joining or for my future employment prospectives?