Change of notice period from 60 days to 90 days is a change in the service condition. There is no doubt. However, Sec 9A of the ID Act is applicable only to the workman. Is Mr Raghav working as a workman? As per Sec. 2 (s) of the ID Act defines the term "workman" as any person including an apprentice employed in any industry to do any manual, unskilled, skilled, technical, operational, clerical or supervisory work for hire or reward, whether the terms of employment be express or implied . . . . . but does not include any such person . . . . (iv) who being employed in a supervisory capacity draws wages exceeding one thousand six hundred rupees per month or exercises, either by the nature of duties attached to the office or by reason of the powers vested in him, function mainly of a managerial nature.
In this definition, other than workman, the mandate as per Sec.9A does not apply. Hence, if the management changes the notice period from 60 days to 90 days, in my opinion, I dont think anything can be done. The best way is to request the Management / HR to consider some leniency and get relieved bit earlier by telling some genuine reasons.
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