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How many storied have we heard, or lived through, of people being forced to train their Indian replacements in order to receive severance?

nonamechicken 9y ago
One can forego severance in the worst case. But in India, the companies won't give us service certificate if we don't dance to their tunes. This certificate is required for the next job.
- shagie 9y ago
  While it does little good for me to say it, that is something that probably needs to change. Failure to do this could lead to some skewing of labor markets. It is in the same category as taking the passport of a foreign worker and indentured servitude. Workplace stack exchange has a few stories of these letters: https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/relieving-letter https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/relievi...
- mfoy_ 9y ago
  To elaborate on your point, and to seek a little clarity on what's going on here... The severance deal thing is kind of like a bonus for helping make the transition easy... you can forego the bonus and "stick it" to your employer, but it won't necessarily affect your future employment opportunities. I assume the certificate thing is like a proof of employment? So HR saying "Play by our rules or we'll do everything in our power to make your life difficult" is coercive and should be illegal if it isn't already.
  - mfoy_ 9y ago
    More reading if you're thinking "what on Earth is a relieving letter?": https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/20945/what-is-a-relieving-letter-what-are-the-consequences-of-not-having-one https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/20945/what-is-...
- solarengineer 9y ago
  This certificate is also important during Visa interviews. The Offer Letter, Appointment Letter, and Relieving letter - all these three are important documents that the next company insists upon. Then there is the whole dance around getting the Form16 (Tax Assessment) document, the Gratuity (an amount given after spending a defined number of years) and EPF (related to pension) amounts.

nonamechicken 9y ago

One can forego severance in the worst case. But in India, the companies won't give us service certificate if we don't dance to their tunes. This certificate is required for the next job.

shagie 9y ago
While it does little good for me to say it, that is something that probably needs to change. Failure to do this could lead to some skewing of labor markets. It is in the same category as taking the passport of a foreign worker and indentured servitude. Workplace stack exchange has a few stories of these letters: https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/relieving-letter https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/relievi...
mfoy_ 9y ago
To elaborate on your point, and to seek a little clarity on what's going on here... The severance deal thing is kind of like a bonus for helping make the transition easy... you can forego the bonus and "stick it" to your employer, but it won't necessarily affect your future employment opportunities. I assume the certificate thing is like a proof of employment? So HR saying "Play by our rules or we'll do everything in our power to make your life difficult" is coercive and should be illegal if it isn't already.
- mfoy_ 9y ago
  More reading if you're thinking "what on Earth is a relieving letter?": https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/20945/what-is-a-relieving-letter-what-are-the-consequences-of-not-having-one https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/20945/what-is-...
solarengineer 9y ago
This certificate is also important during Visa interviews. The Offer Letter, Appointment Letter, and Relieving letter - all these three are important documents that the next company insists upon. Then there is the whole dance around getting the Form16 (Tax Assessment) document, the Gratuity (an amount given after spending a defined number of years) and EPF (related to pension) amounts.