Dear all,
I have recently secured a new job, and as a result, I have submitted my resignation to my current company. They have requested that I serve a 30-day notice period and have specified the last working date. However, they are now threatening me by insisting that I must perform well during this period for them to release me, or else they will extend the notice period. Is this action permissible? The contract stipulated only a 1-month notice period, to which they agreed. I would appreciate your advice on how to handle this situation promptly as I need to join my new company as soon as possible.
Thank you.
From India, Pune
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1I have recently secured a new job, and as a result, I have submitted my resignation to my current company. They have requested that I serve a 30-day notice period and have specified the last working date. However, they are now threatening me by insisting that I must perform well during this period for them to release me, or else they will extend the notice period. Is this action permissible? The contract stipulated only a 1-month notice period, to which they agreed. I would appreciate your advice on how to handle this situation promptly as I need to join my new company as soon as possible.
Thank you.
From India, Pune
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If an employer insists on serving the entire notice period before the effective date of resignation as per the terms of the contract of employment, it implies that the employee should discharge his duties as diligently as he was doing before putting down his papers. He should not develop the tendency to be haphazard in the discharge of his normal duties just because he is going to exit.
It is also equally important on the part of the employer to be objective in his assessment of the performance of the outgoing employee, and he has no right to extend the notice period on the ground of alleged substandard performance.
Anyway, the poster has to be sincere in his duties and tactful in his interpersonal transactions during the notice period so as to make his exit smooth and peaceful.
From India, Salem
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It is also equally important on the part of the employer to be objective in his assessment of the performance of the outgoing employee, and he has no right to extend the notice period on the ground of alleged substandard performance.
Anyway, the poster has to be sincere in his duties and tactful in his interpersonal transactions during the notice period so as to make his exit smooth and peaceful.
From India, Salem
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Hi Mr. Umakanthan,
Thank you for your help, but I am trying to give my best during my office hours and handing over my duties. My resignation has been accepted, and the last working day has been provided. However, I don't know why suddenly, with a few days left, they have given me some targeted numbers and expect them to be completed before I leave. If not, they will extend my employment, or else consider me absconding. Please let me know if it's legally permissible for them to do so. What should I do?
From India, Pune
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Thank you for your help, but I am trying to give my best during my office hours and handing over my duties. My resignation has been accepted, and the last working day has been provided. However, I don't know why suddenly, with a few days left, they have given me some targeted numbers and expect them to be completed before I leave. If not, they will extend my employment, or else consider me absconding. Please let me know if it's legally permissible for them to do so. What should I do?
From India, Pune
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