Hi guys,
I am in a strange situation regarding the notice period.
I am working as a contract to hire basis on client side. At the time of hiring the consultancy gave me offer letter which said that the Notice period will be 2 months and there was nothing mentioned like a clause for the buy out of notice period.
I joined in March 2011. In July 2011 the consultancy changes their exit policy and extended the notice period. As I was on client side I didn't had any access to the consultancy portals and I wasn't aware of this policy change. Two days back I sent my resignation stating the last working day (date after two months) and i received reply from concerned HR stating about the 3 months notice period. It was surprising for me as I had already promised my new employer about my joining date.
Normally I had seen that such kind of policy changes takes places only after the appraisal cycle completion. My question is that is it a valid way to extend the notice period. As in the time employer made offer it is on the mutual understanding of both. Is it legal to change NP like this? If it is legal then the Employees are always in loss becaus who's gonna change if the Employer extend the notice period to one year.
Please reply :-(
Regards,
Virendra
From India
I am in a strange situation regarding the notice period.
I am working as a contract to hire basis on client side. At the time of hiring the consultancy gave me offer letter which said that the Notice period will be 2 months and there was nothing mentioned like a clause for the buy out of notice period.
I joined in March 2011. In July 2011 the consultancy changes their exit policy and extended the notice period. As I was on client side I didn't had any access to the consultancy portals and I wasn't aware of this policy change. Two days back I sent my resignation stating the last working day (date after two months) and i received reply from concerned HR stating about the 3 months notice period. It was surprising for me as I had already promised my new employer about my joining date.
Normally I had seen that such kind of policy changes takes places only after the appraisal cycle completion. My question is that is it a valid way to extend the notice period. As in the time employer made offer it is on the mutual understanding of both. Is it legal to change NP like this? If it is legal then the Employees are always in loss becaus who's gonna change if the Employer extend the notice period to one year.
Please reply :-(
Regards,
Virendra
From India
This particular query comes under change of service conditions. As per ID act Section 9A the employer cannot simply change the service conditon with out properly communicating to the employee and such changes are to be made after 22days of such notification.
Change in service codntion is a lengthy process and they can not simply do as per their will & wish hence chanllenge their decision. You swill win.
Pl. approach the competent authority and lodge a complaint.
Regards - kamesh
From India, Hyderabad
186Change in service codntion is a lengthy process and they can not simply do as per their will & wish hence chanllenge their decision. You swill win.
Pl. approach the competent authority and lodge a complaint.
Regards - kamesh
From India, Hyderabad
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