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Hi,

One of our employees worked for 4 months. Due to health problems, he resigned in accordance with company norms. I believe we can issue a relieving letter since he has completed all the formalities. However, my colleague suggests that we should issue it only after completion of 6 months. I seek advice from senior management on this matter.

Thank you,
Meena

From India, Hyderabad
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I do agree. Normally any relieving letter or service certificate is issued only after completion of 6 months. But this is only practice. You may take a call. However, herewith Relieving letter format is attached for ready reference.
Sub: Relieving Letter
Dear .......,
This has reference to your letter dated ........, submitting your resignation from the service of the company.
Your resignation had been accepted and you are relieved from the services of the company from the close of working hours of ........
As per the terms of your Appointment letter, you are required to give 30 days’ notice. Since you have requested for an early release, the shortfall in notice period by 30 days will be adjusted against the balance privilege leave or will be recovered from your full and final settlement.
We wish you all the best in your future Professional Endeavors.
_______________________________________________
S Rajasekaran
srs_

From India, Madras
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Hi There is no relevance to wait till end of 6 months. You can issue for the days he worked or months he worked. You should not give certificate beyond last working day
From India, Hyderabad
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Hi Meena,

There is no waiting period for a Relieving Letter and an Experience Letter. This has nothing to do with the Probationary period; it is the same for 6 months. If an employee has undergone a smooth exit according to the corporate policy, then he/she should be given an experience letter and a relieving letter.

From India, Bangalore
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Hi Meena,

There is no fixed rule about when you can issue a relieving letter to an employee. The only requirement for deciding upon the same should be whether the employee has given a proper handover of his responsibilities and cleared all the dues or not (though this is my opinion, others may differ).

Best regards,
Nisha

From India, Delhi
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You can issue a relieving letter at the employee\'s request, otherwise there is no need to do so.
From Ghana
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Dear Meena,

Please understand the purpose of a Relieving Letter. This is a certificate given to the employee by the employer to confirm that they have completed all their responsibilities before leaving. Therefore, you should definitely issue the Relieving Letter to the employee. There is no minimum service period required to issue it.

Thank you.

From India, New Delhi
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First of all, let us understand the word "relieving," which means to relieve a person from his duties. So, if an employee has completed all formalities, why wait even for a single day? We can provide him with the relieving letter as per his request.

Please remember, an experience certificate and a relieving letter are two different concepts. We cannot even hold the experience certificate.

Thank you.

From India, Ahmadabad
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Hi,

Regardless of the number of days he or she has worked, and irrespective of the reason, you have to release a relieving letter as well as an experience letter. In case he has not completed the formalities or has not given a handover, you could stop only the relieving letter. Such an act will damage your organization's reputation and is not good for the future too.

From India, Mumbai
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Relieving letter is an acknowledgment of service rendered by an employee in the organization. The employee has the right to ask for this letter, and the employer is responsible for honoring such requests. Please do not withhold the relieving letters. This is one way to put on record that the employee has left, and he/she does not come back to claim reinstatement for any aforementioned reasons.

Regards,
Murali

From India, Chennai
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