Joining Delayed Twice by New Employer: Can I Take Legal Action for the Impact on My Livelihood?

Joining Postponed by New Employer

Hi All, I had an offer from xxx organization and was scheduled to join on January 18, 2023. However, one day before joining, they postponed my start date due to the recruiter not responding. After numerous emails from my end, they changed the recruiter, and I finally went for joining on January 23. After completing all the formalities on that day, when I returned home, I received an email from the onboarding team stating that my joining has been postponed again due to a system issue. As of today, January 30, 2023, I have not been given a new date of joining.

Can I take legal action against the organization for jeopardizing my livelihood?

Hi, As they have not denied the offer and just postponed the date of joining, why not wait and see for a few more days? However, write an email to them to confirm the final date of joining and state that you have prior commitments.

Dear Daljinder Singh,

I feel sorry for you. The phase of uncertainty you are passing through is irritating. This is the height of the disorganized way of working. You must have quit the employment at hand and you need employment. Therefore, however bitter the start may be, do not go for legal action in a huff. Show patience. Wait for a week. If nothing happens, then write a letter to the MD of the organization. This is because many times, the higher authorities do not know what is happening at the lower level. If the MD is a level-headed person, he might pull up those who have bungled recruitment.

We do not know what has happened. This could be more than a recruitment problem. There appears to be a disconnect between operations and the HR/recruitment department. Generally, the operations department demands preponing the date of recruitment. They always want the vacancy to be filled as early as possible. However, in your case, if the opposite has happened, then there is something more than meets the eye. Therefore, wait for this week and come back to this forum.

Thanks,

Dinesh Divekar

Members have rightly advised you to avoid any legal action. Hope the issue gets resolved soon. This happens at times due to many varied reasons. Selected candidates also do not join after the acceptance of a job offer. Just wait and keep in touch with the organization. Things will work out.

As rightly pointed out by seniors in the forum, please patiently wait. Even otherwise, you can't take any legal action against your prospective employer for extending your date of joining.