Are Short Notice Employees Legally Entitled to Relieving Letters and Employment Certificates?

Dear All,

Is the exiting employee who has served short notice legally entitled to a Relieving Letter and Employment Certificate?

Thanks

HR should, irrespective of the short notice, complete the necessary formalities of issuing the relieving letter. To be on the safer side, even if the employee does not ask, make it, sign it, and file it in the employee's file.

Ambika.

Thank you for the advice. Is there any statutory provision for a relieving letter and experience certificate?

Dear Tapas,

Under the current labour laws, there is no such express provision as you are asking for. However, one can always file a civil suit against the company to obtain the experience certificate along with some damages. The choice is ours: whether we want to practice fair personnel policies and be seen as fair employers, thus building a brand image for the company or not.

Regards,
Mohan

Dear Member,

It is the moral duty of the company to provide an Experience (Exp) & Relieving letter to its outgoing employees, and the employee should request the same before leaving the company.

Vikas Jain

What if the exiting employee is breaking a bond? Will he still be given the relieving letter and an employment certificate? Please reply. It's kind of very urgent.

Yes, a company can give a relieving letter and a certificate to the employee who did not serve the bond period after completing all no dues formalities.

Does that mean the exiting employee has to pay the bond money if he/she has to get an employment certificate and relieving letter? No dues would actually mean that.