Can Companies Terminate Long-Serving HR Bench Employees During COVID-19 Without Written Notice?

Termination of HR Bench Employees During COVID-19

Can a company terminate HR bench employees in the current COVID-19 situation? In a case where a 12.5-year tenure employee was on the HR bench as his program got ramped down and was given verbal notice until 15 April, however, there is no official written communication on this. Now the company is asking him to submit his resignation. Please advise.

Compensation for Long-Term Employees

Can he claim some sort of compensation apart from his full and final settlement (FNF) considering his 12 years of service, so that it will help him to survive until he gets a new job in the current situation of coronavirus?

Thanks and Regards.

Obviously, he can ask for notice pay as per the contract of employment. If the notice period is three months, he should be paid three months' salary for early relieving or allowed to work for three months. Since it is a case of 'resignation' and not retrenchment, he cannot demand any retrenchment compensation as is paid to workmen category employees. Of course, he will get gratuity as per the law.

Thank you for your immediate response. However, in this case, the company is asking him to submit a resignation, and in return, assuring him of normal FNF as per the process.

Kindly let me know if you need any further assistance or clarification.