How to Handle TCS Requesting a Relieving Letter for a Short-Term Job?

I worked for a company as a trainee for 20 days in 2020. I made a clean exit, completed all the exit formalities, and received my Full and Final Settlement (FNF). I also received a relieving email stating that a relieving letter will not be issued for employment durations less than 30 days.

Now, TCS is requesting a relieving letter from me. According to the employer's policy, a relieving letter is not provided for periods of employment less than a month. I cannot simply produce it as the experience is not relevant. I am willing to submit an affidavit along with my FNF bank statement and the relieving email, but the HR department is unwilling to consider this.

Hi, When you are properly relieved, you are certainly eligible for a relieving letter. However, in the absence of a proper relieving order, you can present the relieving email issued by your ex-employer along with the FNF statement as proof. You claim that the experience is also not a relevant one. So hopefully, TCS might not insist on a relieving letter as you have email proof and the FNF statement.

Please find the email below:

This is to inform you that you are relieved from the services of Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd. effective from the closing hours of 15-Oct-2020. Your full and final settlement of the account with the organization will be done within 15 working days after the normal salary processing date.

Internship/Experience/Relieving letter will be issued after the settlement only if you've completed one month or more with us.

Please note: Full and Final Settlement will be done only for those who have completed the Exit Formalities.

Your contributions to the organization and its success will always be appreciated.

Hi, this email communication is very much sufficient. You can present it as proof of work and subsequent relieving.