Dear Experts,
I have been issued a notice from a Big 4 consulting company for recovery of dues for termination of employment via a lawyer.
The amount in dispute is Rs. 39.694/-. + interest of 18% p.a from my last working day ( 27.09.2013 till date i.e 06.05.2017) within 15 days.
Following are the Facts I have, please let me know what i should do
1) My total tenure of working with the organisation was 17 days. i.e from 09.09.2013 to 27.09.2013. During this period i had attended office for all days and handled few clients. I had sent the resignation on 23.09.2013 to HR via email.
2) On my last day in office & after completion of all the exit formalities on 27/09/2013, I was relieved from office waiving off my one month notice & paying off one month salary by the manager/partner of my team as I had served only 17 days in office.
3) No document was handed to me demanding any amount due by me or any such recovery of any dues with the organisation.
4) After 3 days, i.e on 01/10/2013 salary of Rs. 29,802/- was deposited in my Salary account, I called up the HR and I was told that this amount was paid to me for serving the organisation for 17 days.
5) Later after 7 months , First email of recovery was received on 2nd May, 2014, i.e 7 months demanding Rs 39,694/-. After this they kept on sending the emails but i ignored them,
Secondly the breakup of this recovery was communicated in one of the email on 21st September, 2015, which indicated Rs 39,694 payable, out of which Rs 29,802 being recovery of salary paid for the month of Sept, 2013. As mentioned earlier, the Notice period pay was waived off, which is clearly indicated in the settlement sheet emailed by Payroll department.
Sirs, my content is - Why are they demanding the salary they paid me for the work i did?
The notice period pay is waived off, which is there on record & mentioned in the Final settlement sheet mailed to me.
Now they are demanding the amount along with interest orelse to face the consequences in accordance with the law and pay the legal cost arising from this event.
Please suggest what should be done.
Thanks in advance
Mayur