Since they are adamant about the certificate itself, tell them to come up with a solution where you can work on it. Apart from that, I am afraid the forum may not be of any help to you. As such, there is no rule, law, or act that states to give the service/experience certificate mandatorily to the best of my knowledge.
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I don't think it's a good idea to work with a company that can't understand beyond what is written in their SOP documents. You are bound to have a problem with them next time you need any help.

If a company cannot understand that the relieving letter is equivalent to an experience letter, then nothing can be done about such a company or their HR department. Don't bother with them; look for another job. Hope you didn't resign already from your existing company.

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Dear Yogesh,

It's all conditions; you were supposed to clear at the time of inception of your employment (Under Contract). Now you can't claim, and they are right at this particular point in time.

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Hi CiteHR Friends,

Regarding the Experience Certificate referred by Mr. Yogesh, which is being insisted upon by the 3rd Company he is going to join, my comments are as follows:

When any Standard Company selects a Candidate for a job after verification of all essential documents and then offers appointment to him, the final thing will be the Relieving letter from the immediate previous Company from where the incumbent is coming from, since the 3rd Company selected and appointed him after due verification of all Certificates. Regarding the experience Certificate, it generally means the experience or knowledge or nature of work he has done in the Company, which is already tested in the Interview. The Experience Certificate shows that xx has knowledge of so and so, rather than the Service Certificate, which is essential to verify the period he worked from to. Most Companies now give a combined Certificate at the time of relieving, namely, Relieving cum Service Certificate, which will state the period of working, his designation, Department, Salary, and when he is relieved.

Most HR Heads accept Relieving cum Service Certificate, which is essential to verify all factors of service and for Employee Background Verification, rather than the Experience Certificate. In some Companies, the Concerned HODs of the Department like Production, Mechanical, Electrical, EDP, etc., issue Experience Certificates to specify what he has gained knowledge of and what he did in the Department, whereas the HR Department only issues Relieving and Service Certificate as the experience of the concerned employee is better known to his HODs only.

I hope HR can accept the Relieving Letter produced by Mr. Yogesh since he has already been selected and appointed based on all other Certificates and his performance during the Interview done by the 3rd Company.

Hope the Seniors will accept, and the 3rd Company will take him for duty since he is already aggrieved from both sides.

Good Luck.

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25.8.2014

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In case you do not have an experience letter, you can submit your Bond letter copy (which would include your DOJ) along with your relieving letter that includes your last working day. Additionally, it would be beneficial to personally speak to your ER team and explain the current situation to them (show them the follow-up emails and replies). Hopefully, this approach will work.

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Sandeep Yadav

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Dear Yogesh,

You should meet personally with the highest officer of the organization where you were working regarding these issues. If you fail to obtain an experience letter, you may consider seeking the services of a lawyer.

Parmod Sharma

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Come on! Get real! You can't send a legal notice or file a case in court asking the company to give you an experience letter for a job you left 3 years ago. There is no law stating they have to give an experience letter. They were required to give a relieving letter, which they have.


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