Relieving letter - made use of my relieving letter's soft copy to edit it with his details

Hi,

One of my colleagues in my ex-company misused my relieving letter as he left the organization without serving the notice period. He used the soft copy of my relieving letter to edit it with his details and used it at his next company. This issue came to light when he was caught by my ex-company during his background verification, and they also discovered that he had used my relieving letter as a template.

Now, my ex-company is providing negative feedback for me, stating that I misused my relieving letter to assist my colleague. I tried to explain to them that I was not aware of his intentions initially. However, their position is that I should have refrained from sharing it with anyone, whether or not I was aware of his intentions, as it is a confidential document provided to me.

How should I handle this situation?

Dear member,

What is confidential in the relieving letter? Nothing! In today's world, anything and everything can be tampered with. Therefore, why your ex-company is making a fuss about the relieving letter is not understood.

Anyway, if the company plays a heavy hand, as an employee or ex-employee, we should allow them to do so. I recommend you ask for a personal interview with the MD of the company and explain to him/her that the sharing of the relieving letter was an unthoughtful action.

Even if the ex-company considers it an offense, they have given you a punishment by giving negative feedback 1-2 times. However, if they do it repeatedly, then it would be punishment multiple times for the same offense. This is against Indian jurisprudence. It will destroy your career. Therefore, it is time for them to pardon you and move on.

Hope the above formula works.

Thanks,

Dinesh Divekar