Company Charges Fired Employee 3-Month Salary For Issuing Experience Letter

An employee shared their ordeal of being wrongfully terminated by an Indian company just a day after submitting their resignation. The company also threatened to report the project manager for improper exit during background verification (BGV) checks with future employers. Moreover, they demanded three months’ salary to provide an experience certificate. The employee, who goes by the username “Randy31599” on Reddit, sought help to find a new job in Chennai.

“Randy31599” explained that due to immense work pressure, which led to health problems, they decided to resign. Citing medical reasons, they requested an early release within a month, but the resignation was denied, and they were asked to continue working despite their illness.

“I am a project manager and worked for the company for over 8 months. Even though I received a raise, the work pressure became unbearable. A month ago, I was diagnosed with fatty liver, and soon after, I got chickenpox. When I asked for 3 days of leave, my CEO told me to work from home, but I refused and only provided partial support to the team,” the employee shared.

They further explained, “I needed a break due to my health, so I resigned and asked for an early release within a month. However, my CEO refused to accept the resignation, despite my condition, and insisted I continue working.”

My company terminated me and asking me to pay 3months salary to provide the experience letter
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After a car accident that left them injured, the employee resubmitted their resignation, including details of the injury, but the company still refused to accept it and showed no empathy. “I took 2 days off to process everything,” they said.

The situation escalated when the company terminated the employee the following day and issued threats. “They sent a termination email and threatened to report that I left improperly during the BGV process,” the Redditor claimed.

In search of advice from the Reddit community, the employee revealed that the company demanded three months’ salary to issue the experience certificate.

Many users suggested seeking legal assistance, while some advised contacting the Ministry of Labour.

One user humorously proposed, “Walk in with chickenpox to the CEO’s cabin and be escorted out with whatever your demand is.”

Another user advised, “There is nothing like a company not accepting a resignation. Once you send the email, it’s done. You can take it back if they allow you, but once you inform them you are leaving, they can’t deny that right. Get a lawyer, everything else they are saying is bs.”

A third user emphasized, “The company can’t refuse a resignation. Once you’ve sent the email, it’s finalized. You can only retract it if they agree, but once you’ve stated you’re leaving, they can’t deny that. Get a lawyer, everything else they’re saying is nonsense.”