Hello folks,
I assume most of you experts are HR people, please dont be offended with the title but that seems the like the only option I am left with.
I have been with an Indian MNC for the last 2 years getting excellent as in appraisal ratings; been onsite for a good bit of time in the stint.
But in March I was terminated by the company on account of "Absconding". Please read through and I'd so request you guys to please reply: This is the email I wrote to HR; and CEO.
This is to inform you about a disappointing incident which happened recently with me and I do look forward for your intervention/guidance to help me out. As per the latest update, I have been terminated from the company records in lieu of extended absence on the account of unapproved leaves.
To give you a brief background, I have been working for client BT in UK for the last 18 months on an onsite assignment. I came back to India and joined our Pune branch till date. During this period with BT, I have been one of the top performers and awarded with various customer appreciations (few of them attached). My planned marriage in <January ’09> was one of the key drivers for my return to India. Unfortunately, my father-in-law (would be) residing in Jullundur, Punjab, passed away on February 18th due to a cardiac attack. I have been on leaves to take care of him as he has been ill from the last month or so. Due to his deteriorating health, I had to apply for an extension of my leaves on February 17th for 2 weeks.
My family received a letter from HR on Feb 28th (Saturday) asking me to join Office by Feb 27th (Friday). They informed me about this letter and I was surprised to hear that as I was completely unaware that my leaves have been rejected. Since I have been in Punjab all this while, I couldn’t report in personally and tried calling HR on Monday, March 2nd (the next business day) but wasn’t successful. My brother also tried dialing in and was able to connect with the HR in the afternoon. HR told him that since I didn’t joined the Office by the Feb 27th, my name has been terminated. The fact that the letter was delivered post the expected date, was completely ignored. I immediately headed back from Punjab from the next available train and met with HR on March 5th to settle this confusion. But to my shock and disappointment, nobody listened to me at all, stating that the processing has already started. I also met the head HR and explained him the whole situation seeking in his advice/help but added to my disappointment, got the same response.
To the irony, I received another letter from HR on March 09, 2009 stating that since I didn’t report to Office by March 5th, I have been terminated from the services now. This really bamboozled me and I called again to the HR today to clarify it. But unfortunately I got the same response stating that I am not longer a part and that the company waited for additional week for me to report to. This was really very untrue as I did report on March 5th and even met with senior HR at our Noida office the same day but no one informed about this additional letter and asked me to join in.
Today as I stand; I have not been given my proper re-imbursements for my trip to Pune, my shift allowance, no experience letter and moreover I have been charged for money for not serving notice period.
Please comment
From India, Calcutta
I assume most of you experts are HR people, please dont be offended with the title but that seems the like the only option I am left with.
I have been with an Indian MNC for the last 2 years getting excellent as in appraisal ratings; been onsite for a good bit of time in the stint.
But in March I was terminated by the company on account of "Absconding". Please read through and I'd so request you guys to please reply: This is the email I wrote to HR; and CEO.
This is to inform you about a disappointing incident which happened recently with me and I do look forward for your intervention/guidance to help me out. As per the latest update, I have been terminated from the company records in lieu of extended absence on the account of unapproved leaves.
To give you a brief background, I have been working for client BT in UK for the last 18 months on an onsite assignment. I came back to India and joined our Pune branch till date. During this period with BT, I have been one of the top performers and awarded with various customer appreciations (few of them attached). My planned marriage in <January ’09> was one of the key drivers for my return to India. Unfortunately, my father-in-law (would be) residing in Jullundur, Punjab, passed away on February 18th due to a cardiac attack. I have been on leaves to take care of him as he has been ill from the last month or so. Due to his deteriorating health, I had to apply for an extension of my leaves on February 17th for 2 weeks.
My family received a letter from HR on Feb 28th (Saturday) asking me to join Office by Feb 27th (Friday). They informed me about this letter and I was surprised to hear that as I was completely unaware that my leaves have been rejected. Since I have been in Punjab all this while, I couldn’t report in personally and tried calling HR on Monday, March 2nd (the next business day) but wasn’t successful. My brother also tried dialing in and was able to connect with the HR in the afternoon. HR told him that since I didn’t joined the Office by the Feb 27th, my name has been terminated. The fact that the letter was delivered post the expected date, was completely ignored. I immediately headed back from Punjab from the next available train and met with HR on March 5th to settle this confusion. But to my shock and disappointment, nobody listened to me at all, stating that the processing has already started. I also met the head HR and explained him the whole situation seeking in his advice/help but added to my disappointment, got the same response.
To the irony, I received another letter from HR on March 09, 2009 stating that since I didn’t report to Office by March 5th, I have been terminated from the services now. This really bamboozled me and I called again to the HR today to clarify it. But unfortunately I got the same response stating that I am not longer a part and that the company waited for additional week for me to report to. This was really very untrue as I did report on March 5th and even met with senior HR at our Noida office the same day but no one informed about this additional letter and asked me to join in.
Today as I stand; I have not been given my proper re-imbursements for my trip to Pune, my shift allowance, no experience letter and moreover I have been charged for money for not serving notice period.
Please comment
From India, Calcutta
Dear Friend,
Please do not go behind these faithless & truthless MNCs (
). HRM is no where in this drama, it is the MNC Policy which troubled you.
Please join any Indian Company for comparatively lower perks. Atleast you will lead a clean life with good habbits. Without BP and Stress.
All the best for a Good Job
KLN Cheran
Future HRM
From India, Madras
Please do not go behind these faithless & truthless MNCs (
Please join any Indian Company for comparatively lower perks. Atleast you will lead a clean life with good habbits. Without BP and Stress.
All the best for a Good Job
KLN Cheran
Future HRM
From India, Madras
Hi Cheran, Thanks for the reply; I do appreciate you concern but honestly I am looking for some reply for this ill-practice. Can anyone please say something about it? The senior moderator or someone?
From India, Calcutta
From India, Calcutta
Dear Friend,
Kindly get the proof of the letter received on Feb 28th.
Pls get the proof of your presence on March 5th - I guess there were other people too who saw you and definitely your presence will be recorded.
If talking to the HR dept has not served the purpose, kindly call the main head of the unit you were working with and try to sort the issue.
Once nothing is seeming to work fine - look for anoher job and simultaneously, please take legal action too.
But make sure - you have all facts for providing proof.
From India, Madras
54Kindly get the proof of the letter received on Feb 28th.
Pls get the proof of your presence on March 5th - I guess there were other people too who saw you and definitely your presence will be recorded.
If talking to the HR dept has not served the purpose, kindly call the main head of the unit you were working with and try to sort the issue.
Once nothing is seeming to work fine - look for anoher job and simultaneously, please take legal action too.
But make sure - you have all facts for providing proof.
From India, Madras
Hi Ash,
Thanks for taking timing out in replying.
Yes I have all the letters with me; also the register entry when I entered the building; I did involved the head of the region; actually I emailed him, the CEO together in March. I have been following it up with him too and for this 2 month period it was him who kept me from going to the finance/HR to settle the dues. As he told me that he was trying to understand me and get the rift between the HR and me settled.
So it seems he has also stopped taking my calls or any contact,
I am going to write to the CEO and am also looking to publish an Article in a daily.
Par with the lawyer thing; you sure this thing is catered by the Indian government??
From India, Calcutta
Thanks for taking timing out in replying.
Yes I have all the letters with me; also the register entry when I entered the building; I did involved the head of the region; actually I emailed him, the CEO together in March. I have been following it up with him too and for this 2 month period it was him who kept me from going to the finance/HR to settle the dues. As he told me that he was trying to understand me and get the rift between the HR and me settled.
So it seems he has also stopped taking my calls or any contact,
I am going to write to the CEO and am also looking to publish an Article in a daily.
Par with the lawyer thing; you sure this thing is catered by the Indian government??
From India, Calcutta
I appeal to any of the Senior Moderator of the forum to please reply to this email and propose a solution/action plan.
From India, Calcutta
From India, Calcutta
These HR will deliberately harass the employees and metally harass them. If I was in your place I would have rather preferred to kill the HR Manager and Executive and go to jail and come again by giving bribe to government.
you have to handle these arrogant and selfish HR s in their own way, might be someday when the HR person comes out of office and meets with some accident which will make him spend some months in hospital will be good idea, isnt it??
Please post the name of HR Manager / HR Executive and post their mobile nos , then we will see what to do with them.
as far as writing to govt is concerned you can think of visiting this site, National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi, India.
From India, Pune
you have to handle these arrogant and selfish HR s in their own way, might be someday when the HR person comes out of office and meets with some accident which will make him spend some months in hospital will be good idea, isnt it??
Please post the name of HR Manager / HR Executive and post their mobile nos , then we will see what to do with them.
as far as writing to govt is concerned you can think of visiting this site, National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi, India.
From India, Pune
Hi,
You can approach the labour court. There is a 15 day peiod post they mark you absconding in which one has to return. You did return within 15 day period and they cannot terminate you on the account of absconding. I am sure your company must be a part of NASSCOM. You can even communicate it to them and approach the labour court. The labour courts mostly take very stringent view against such mal practises.
HR people mostly know that one can approach the court and it can malign the name of the company. Even if they take a lenient view, still post everything, it'll be difficult for you to work in the company because they'll make things difficult for you.
Companies normally get contract signed where they specifically mention that they can relieve you of your duties by paying one to three months salary. They can take that route as well.
I would still suggest that approach labour court because one must raise voice against any kind of injustice.
Wish You all the luck.
From United States, Arlington Heights
You can approach the labour court. There is a 15 day peiod post they mark you absconding in which one has to return. You did return within 15 day period and they cannot terminate you on the account of absconding. I am sure your company must be a part of NASSCOM. You can even communicate it to them and approach the labour court. The labour courts mostly take very stringent view against such mal practises.
HR people mostly know that one can approach the court and it can malign the name of the company. Even if they take a lenient view, still post everything, it'll be difficult for you to work in the company because they'll make things difficult for you.
Companies normally get contract signed where they specifically mention that they can relieve you of your duties by paying one to three months salary. They can take that route as well.
I would still suggest that approach labour court because one must raise voice against any kind of injustice.
Wish You all the luck.
From United States, Arlington Heights
Dear Friend,
You can take legal action by seeking direction from Labour court.
In teh meanwhile, I'd suggest you to look out for another opportunity. Else the MNC you are now associated with, can make your life miserable. For some reason they are against considering you to join them - we cannot assume that the senior management has done it deliberately or if the HR department has done it to protect themselves from a mistake they made.
When you are going to a new company, they will try reaching the HR department to do a background verification - so to be on the safer side, please explain everything to your potentrial employer - once you are through the interview. Make sure you have minimum three STRONG references for you.
From India, Madras
You can take legal action by seeking direction from Labour court.
In teh meanwhile, I'd suggest you to look out for another opportunity. Else the MNC you are now associated with, can make your life miserable. For some reason they are against considering you to join them - we cannot assume that the senior management has done it deliberately or if the HR department has done it to protect themselves from a mistake they made.
When you are going to a new company, they will try reaching the HR department to do a background verification - so to be on the safer side, please explain everything to your potentrial employer - once you are through the interview. Make sure you have minimum three STRONG references for you.
From India, Madras
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