I thought of reporting since I am hearing this now commonly that employer simply forgo paying salaries very frequently and conveniently nowadays. after getting their work done month after month from the employees, as there is no stringent law to curb this trend. Employees keep working day after day hoping he would get his due some day, but all is left to the mercy of Employer. Not only is he in a position to stop the due reimbursements but also he can spoil the career of the employee by holding one’s Experience Certificate and /or sending a counter-allegation legal notice stating the employee has stolen assets like data/ laptop or any such similar thing, thus compelling the employee to give up on his reimbursement claims. They can afford to hire group of lawyers and ensure the life of rebellious employee turns miserable. The rebellious employee ends up as jobless without Exp. Letter and without money to fight a case or even pay to lawyer for fighting for his rights, also the employer ensures he jeopardizes the employee from getting a decent job.

In my case this has happened twice in last 6 months. I was a key sales person with my previous organisation Deccan Water Treatment P. Ltd, Kharadi I joined them 3 years back, their annual turnover was 15 Lacs then, now after taking the turnover to 14 crore in 3 years span, they realised that I am not required, since I am expensive and they are already established in the market. So instead of putting it across to me directly, our MD Mr Anirban Sarkar instructed the a/c deptt to hold my salary and reimbursements and further announced in a office meeting that all senior employees if cannot match the so called (impractically steep)assigned targets could leave. Neither I was paid salary nor traveling & other reimbursements, instead I got a termination mail from the HR. Knowing them I could guess, if I would have countered them they would have conveniently put allegations on me relating to stealing data etc.

Fortunately, I along with my colleague (who incidentally was going through same harassment) immediately got an alternate job with Panama Group during this transition phase. We made it a point to inform Panama Management abt. our previous misadventure before hand. Within a span of 3 months we achieved 3 Work Orders worth 40 Lacs. Lately, they are treating us equally bad, neither paying us salary & travelling allowance nor they are committing any date for the same. Out of frustration, when day before i asked my VP-Mr Praveen Kr (who is also relative of the Director Mr Parag Agarwal) to clarify Management’s position regarding us he asked me to quit the company. Now they are neither answering my phone nor are they responding to my mail request regarding date commitment for salary reimbursement. I am repeatedly getting calls from office clerk insisting me to return company assets. My director Mr Agrawal says I am not required because of non-performance, although this 40 Lacs of business generated comes from reputed business house such as Holiday Inn hotel and Vascon builder. Does his definition of non-performance give him the right to stop my dues? Also, no regulations ensure that atleast I get back my expenses that I incurred from my pocket for meeting clients from office in the last 50 days?

Sir, how can I simply return laptop to them without taking a handover acknowledgement? What if tmrw they start claiming that I have not returned them the laptop? So now I need to incur expenditure to hire a lawyer to advise me how to proceed with such wise and influential employees. (Incidentally our chairman is Mr Sameer Ladkat-ex mayor of Pune).

Sir, I am a North Indian settled in MS for now 7 years, I have 2 daughters who go to school, I have to pay EMI for my vehicle and house along with other expenditures kindly advice how to deal with such employees. I seek your help badly.

Between, I have a formal appointment letter from both companies stating formal notice period is to be served, alternately compensation need to be provided if asked to quit or if the employee wants to quit .

So if they have to terminate me, they would have to pay me for 15 days duration along with last 50 days salary that they have withheld. Therefore they do not want to give anything in writing and take all advantages of regulations favoring Employers. Mr Parag Agrawal abused me on phone today afternoon and warned me not to call him on his cell no 9823224444. When I called my VP he advised me to hand over my laptop and quietly wait for Management’s decision on me. So literally I am their mercy coz if they think I deserve a part of my salary, they would credit it to my a/c alternately they would abuse me again and might not answer my calls/ mails ever again !!

Sir I am 44 years of age, an Engg with PG in Marketing, I was appointed as GM Sales with both my previous companies. If these people can do this to me I am sure there would be a lot suffering in silence