Hi All,
I have recently joined a company and found out that they do not issue appointment letters because employees often use them to negotiate for better offers and then do not join. Is it legal for the company to do this? Please respond promptly with the relevant legal clause.
Thank you.
From India, Mumbai
I have recently joined a company and found out that they do not issue appointment letters because employees often use them to negotiate for better offers and then do not join. Is it legal for the company to do this? Please respond promptly with the relevant legal clause.
Thank you.
From India, Mumbai
Hi Jyothi,
First of all, issuing appointment letters to employees is mandatory. Without an appointment letter, there is no evidence or identity that you belong to a particular company. People do tend to join another company with the appointment letter, but it's required to provide the employee with an appointment letter. I think the whole process for the employee starts only when the appointment letter is issued. So, you better ask for an appointment letter from your employer. However, I am not sure whether there is any law supporting this clause.
From India, Madras
First of all, issuing appointment letters to employees is mandatory. Without an appointment letter, there is no evidence or identity that you belong to a particular company. People do tend to join another company with the appointment letter, but it's required to provide the employee with an appointment letter. I think the whole process for the employee starts only when the appointment letter is issued. So, you better ask for an appointment letter from your employer. However, I am not sure whether there is any law supporting this clause.
From India, Madras
Thank you for the input... what if the employer gets a contract signed by the employee and keeps it with himself without giving a copy to the employee.. is it illegal????
From India, Mumbai
From India, Mumbai
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