Hi Friends, before leaving my company, I discussed with my manager that I am leaving the company. After 4 days, I told him again that on Monday, I am joining a new company with a good salary. He told me, "You can join, I can't stop you." In the new company, I started work/training without their joining letter. After a few days, they asked me for my resignation acceptance letter, which I did not have. In my previous company, which is small, I did not receive any joining letter, contract agreement, or bond. I only received an offer letter and pay slips. Now, after 15 days, I am discussing with my last employer to smoothly relieve me, but he is not agreeing. In the new company, I still have not received the offer and joining letter; I am just working there. My last manager is sending me messages demanding this new offer letter, which I have not received yet, and I won't because I don't have a relieving letter. I am caught in between them, and there is no agreement on the notice period with the last company. I am confused about what to do now. Please help/suggest.
From India, Kalyan
From India, Kalyan
The matter of exit has not been dealt with properly. You should have just given a resignation with a notice period as generally accepted by the old company. There was hardly any need to speak of a good salary to your manager. What does your offer letter say about the exit? Why is your old employer not letting you go? Any reasons quoted? You have to convince your old company to give you an exit or convince your new company that the old company did not follow any laid-down HR procedures. If no exit procedure is shown in the offer letter, show the new company your old company offer letter and its clauses. I do hope you have been careful and correct in your CV while applying for a new job, and there is no problem in showing the earlier offer letter.
From India, Pune
From India, Pune
But if u not sign any document then no need to give any letter like notice period as u said u did not have any appointment letter any offer letter & why are u bother ?
From India, Pune
From India, Pune
What is the period you worked in the previous place? Did you leave during the probation period? If so, there is no requirement to give a long notice. However, you should have given a proper letter of resignation and obtained the acknowledgment of acceptance of the letter.
If you have not given any letter, the best thing is to send them a letter now stating that you discussed the resignation verbally on such and such a date with the manager, and he accepted it. Since you did not have a letter of appointment and no terms were given, you did not consider it important to give a letter of resignation. However, since they request a letter of resignation, you tender your resignation with effect from the date you left, hand over the letter, and get the signature on a copy as acknowledgment of receiving the letter.
Do not mention your new salary or the place you work. Ask them to give the letter of release in the resignation letter. If they refuse to sign the copy as acknowledgment, then send a copy via registered mail and keep the receipt with you. Then show those documents to your present company and sort out the issue.
If you have not given any letter, the best thing is to send them a letter now stating that you discussed the resignation verbally on such and such a date with the manager, and he accepted it. Since you did not have a letter of appointment and no terms were given, you did not consider it important to give a letter of resignation. However, since they request a letter of resignation, you tender your resignation with effect from the date you left, hand over the letter, and get the signature on a copy as acknowledgment of receiving the letter.
Do not mention your new salary or the place you work. Ask them to give the letter of release in the resignation letter. If they refuse to sign the copy as acknowledgment, then send a copy via registered mail and keep the receipt with you. Then show those documents to your present company and sort out the issue.
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