Dear Seniors, 8 months ago, I worked in an HR consulting firm where I worked for 10 months. They didn't pay my salary (4 months' salary pending) due to very low turnover in the business, so I quit the company. When quitting, they promised to pay my salary within a month, but until now, they haven't. They didn't provide an offer letter or a relieving letter. The only proof I have is that they created an official email ID in my name and printed a business card with my name on it. With this proof, can I take legal action against them? I would appreciate your suggestions.
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From India, Coimbatore
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Dear Ebinezar, the company didn't give you any documents, and the only proof you have is the company email ID and the business card. Why didn't you collect your documents? They might have disabled your email ID by now, and a business card alone cannot prove that it was given by them. They may claim that they haven't issued it. It is not an easy thing to go against them legally with the limited proof that you have. You have only one option left. Instead of taking legal action, try to talk to your old company and solve the issue, or else just forget and move on with the new opportunity.
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Srilakshmi Korukonda
From India, Hyderabad
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Srilakshmi Korukonda
From India, Hyderabad
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Hi Srilakshmi, Thanks for the reply. I have few mails which i have forwarded to my personal mail from the official mail id. So is this proof is enough?
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Email IDs and Business Cards as Proof of Employment
Email IDs and business cards may not be helpful to you because the email IDs will be disabled once you quit the company. Even in my organization, within 15 minutes of their relieving, the IDs will be blocked, and business cards cannot prove that you have worked with them.
Please solve the issue in a compromising way.
From India, Hyderabad
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Email IDs and business cards may not be helpful to you because the email IDs will be disabled once you quit the company. Even in my organization, within 15 minutes of their relieving, the IDs will be blocked, and business cards cannot prove that you have worked with them.
Please solve the issue in a compromising way.
From India, Hyderabad
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Evidence and Legal Action Considerations
First, neither emails claimed to be sent from an official ID nor a business card will help, except as supporting circumstantial evidence. The main evidence needs to be elsewhere. The employer can claim that the ID was spoofed and fake, so that does not help either.
Meanwhile, the company didn't pay you because they didn't have money. What makes you think they will be able to pay you now? It is likely to end up being more of a time waste. Instead, focus on your next job.
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First, neither emails claimed to be sent from an official ID nor a business card will help, except as supporting circumstantial evidence. The main evidence needs to be elsewhere. The employer can claim that the ID was spoofed and fake, so that does not help either.
Meanwhile, the company didn't pay you because they didn't have money. What makes you think they will be able to pay you now? It is likely to end up being more of a time waste. Instead, focus on your next job.
From India, Mumbai
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