Hi, I recently resigned from an MNC where I served for 12 years. In my resignation letter, I mentioned that I was leaving due to personal reasons and requested an early release. Management and HR agreed and asked me to serve for 45 days for handover instead of the 90-day notice period (confirmed by email). I completed all handover activities during my reduced notice period.
I was relieved with a waiver of the 45 days' notice period, and the final settlement and release letter was signed off by HR and management, with no payout or deductions for the shortfall in the notice period mentioned. In fact, considering my long service, they even agreed to pay accumulated leave.
Later, when I joined a new company (their competitor), my ex-employer's HR came back and asked me to sign a revised final settlement and release letter with a payout for the shortfall (45 days), claiming I had misled them with a waiver request for medical reasons. As I had made no such request, either in writing or in my verbal discussion, I refused to accept the revised settlement letter.
After 3 weeks, my ex-employer unilaterally decided to deduct 45 days' salary (~5 lakh) from my gratuity payment and made the final settlement. After repeated follow-ups, asking for a breakdown of the deductions made, I received an email from HR stating they had deducted the money to comply with company/HR policy.
I request the forum members to advise me on the further course of action, including my legal rights on this matter.
I was relieved with a waiver of the 45 days' notice period, and the final settlement and release letter was signed off by HR and management, with no payout or deductions for the shortfall in the notice period mentioned. In fact, considering my long service, they even agreed to pay accumulated leave.
Later, when I joined a new company (their competitor), my ex-employer's HR came back and asked me to sign a revised final settlement and release letter with a payout for the shortfall (45 days), claiming I had misled them with a waiver request for medical reasons. As I had made no such request, either in writing or in my verbal discussion, I refused to accept the revised settlement letter.
After 3 weeks, my ex-employer unilaterally decided to deduct 45 days' salary (~5 lakh) from my gratuity payment and made the final settlement. After repeated follow-ups, asking for a breakdown of the deductions made, I received an email from HR stating they had deducted the money to comply with company/HR policy.
I request the forum members to advise me on the further course of action, including my legal rights on this matter.