Employer not accepting my resignation and Threatens me by Not giving Relieving Letter [closed]

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

I'm so badly upset now! I'm working for a small company in Chennai, India for around 3 years. I was having a good relationship with my Team & management in the past years. But when i decided to leave my job after having a good offer from an MNC things are gone upside down.

I formally applied for resignation and asked the management that i can duly serve the 3 months notice period. The new MNC company also agreed for this 3 months Notice period.

But my current Employer is not accepting my resignation now & also want me to serve for one more year and they will not increase my pay during this period.

They are threatening me that if i resign now i will not get my Relieving letter and also they will not refer me in future. They say that they are completely under the legal bounds. I am so vexed and tried so hard to convince them that i can transfer my work to others in this 3 months notice period but they are totally disagreeing to this.

I'm a soft person and i did not spoke anything hard.

1. How can i explain my situation to my new employer?
2. What are the legal things that i can take advantage of?
3. Would this affect my career?

manpreet 2 years ago

Talk to a labour lawyer immediately.

What they are trying to do is likely illegal however local law and the specifics of your contract will come into play. Don't talk to your new employer until your labour lawyer advises you that it is ok. Trouble with your start date could make the new employer decide against hiring you, so be 100% sure about your actual availability before saying anything.