I am working as a senior software engineer in an MNC for the past 4 months. In my offer letter, it is mentioned that "the company is not liable to pay any compensation towards the notice period." Does it mean I won't be getting any salary? I need to serve a 2-month notice period. Is it legal for the company not to pay compensation when its employees are working during the notice period?
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Dear Divya,
The notice period is considered as your working period for sure, and you are legally entitled to receive the salary for it. Although probably what they wish to say would be that if they terminate your service during your probation period, they would not pay the notice pay to you and terminate your service straight away. In such a case, you won't be working for 2 months for them but will be relieved on the same day.
Please also answer these questions to opine you better:
- Have you resigned?
- In which state of India are you working?
- Has the Management given you any hint to terminate your services?
Regards
From India, New Delhi
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320The notice period is considered as your working period for sure, and you are legally entitled to receive the salary for it. Although probably what they wish to say would be that if they terminate your service during your probation period, they would not pay the notice pay to you and terminate your service straight away. In such a case, you won't be working for 2 months for them but will be relieved on the same day.
Please also answer these questions to opine you better:
- Have you resigned?
- In which state of India are you working?
- Has the Management given you any hint to terminate your services?
Regards
From India, New Delhi
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No, not all. The notice period also comes under working period and eligible to compensation.
From India, Secunderabad
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Dear Divya,
Notice period is considered as your working period for sure, and you are legally entitled to receive the salary against it. Although probably what they wish to say would be that if they terminate your service during your probation period, they would not pay the notice pay to you and terminate your service straight away. In such a case, you won't be working for 2 months for them but will be relieved on the same day.
Please also answer these questions to opine you better:
- Have you resigned?
- In which state of India are you working?
- Has the Management given you any hint to terminate your services?
Thanks for the reply. I am going to resign. I am working in Bangalore. Management is not planning to terminate me. But the offer letter condition that I need to serve a notice period of 2 months and no compensation provided during the notice period makes me worried.
Regards
From India
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Notice period is considered as your working period for sure, and you are legally entitled to receive the salary against it. Although probably what they wish to say would be that if they terminate your service during your probation period, they would not pay the notice pay to you and terminate your service straight away. In such a case, you won't be working for 2 months for them but will be relieved on the same day.
Please also answer these questions to opine you better:
- Have you resigned?
- In which state of India are you working?
- Has the Management given you any hint to terminate your services?
Thanks for the reply. I am going to resign. I am working in Bangalore. Management is not planning to terminate me. But the offer letter condition that I need to serve a notice period of 2 months and no compensation provided during the notice period makes me worried.
Regards
From India
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