Gururaj Hebbar (Asst Manager) 27 February 2012

How to resign from a psu bank?

Dear sir,

I was working for Union Bank of India in Belgaum for past 1.5 years. But there is a high level of fraud / harrassment going on in the region. The Chief Manager, HR is a terrorist and everyone else in the bank is subject to his abuses. I could not tolerate the verbal insults he used to throw at me and the various operational frauds committed by my manager. Considering this I applied for resignation.

But the HR manager is abusing me for applying for resignation. He sends indirect messages through his own Union that i must not resign. He has also blocked my Dec 2011's salary.

Even the branch manager is a cunning person. He did not forward my application for 20 days time. After this time I started demanding him for reply. Later he sent a letter secretly to the Regional office. But when the RO sent the resignation process note to the branch, the manager hid it under his table. He also has hidden my personal file so as to make sure that none of my resignation related documents are filed in order to report an absconding status.

I had appiled for resignation on 15th Dec 2011. The manager has put the acknowledgement date as 29 Dec 2011. As a part of joining the bank I had to sign for a bond for Rs 2 lakhs or work for 3 years. Since I have broken the bond, these people are taking advantage. They have also altered my leave balances and reduced it to zero so that i cant claim any of my benfits.

My question is..

I have served 1 month's notice period in the bank. But I have not recieved any relieving letter or experience certificate. Can i ask for the same from the bank? Does the bond stop us from getting these letters?

Reply Follow

2 Replies

Kumar Doab (FIN) 27 February 2012

Employee should record (audio/visual) the incidences of verbal abuse, harassment, coercion, threats, fraud, and report these to good offices and build favorable record. One has to muster courage and gather resources to do it as although banks are under CCTV surveillance, the footage are under control of BM in branch and central office who may not part the footage easily until or unless either the courts order for it or the superiors are honest and they take proper action.

Such episodes render employer unworthy of being employed with. Bond can not be flaunted at employee to force, gag him, to swallow insult, to enslave, to turn a blind eye to fraud happening around him, and suffer torturous conduct of superiors. Bond should sanctity and become defunct in such cases.

Obtain copy of employee rule book, certified standing orders and if these are not available and applicable model standing orders.

In your case the superiors have formed a gang and may not leave any room for fair play. Union/leaders may not be willing to rescue/represent.

The BM committed a blunder by sitting on your resignation for 20 days, as he is probably forwarding authority only, and by writing secretly to RO as all letters are to be allotted a dispatch number and RO shall record date of inward receipt, and by hiding the RO note for process of resignation, as RO would have assigned a outward dispatch number and date and must have kept POD, and by hiding your personnel file as he shall be taken to task for removing any document and fraudently rounding of your leave to nil and declare you absconding.

It is felt that you should report the matter to show all record, bond to a competent and experienced service lawyer at your location, and give inputs in person, and get the merits evaluated. Your lawyer can structure and draft your representations which you should submit to the good offices of your appointing authority, MD, Head-HR, Chairman of the bank.

The answer to your questions is “Yes”.

If you simply wish to avoid everything, you may the bond money along with a representation in writing under acknowledgment, addressed to good offices narrating the incidences and reason for your separation and demand all documents e.g. acknowledgment and acceptance of notice of resignation and resignation, work experience/service certificate, relieving letter ( without any adverse comments), form 16, FNF statement ( with entry of bond money if you are willing to pay it), PF number/accumulation reports withdrawal-transfer forms, NDC/NOC etc.

If you are willing to pay the bond money you may mention that you shall make any payment payable at your end after the FNF statement is supplied to you by redg/speed post, by a/c payee cheque favoring the establishment under receipt.

How would you handle the charge of “Absconding” which your BM/HR has leveled/ is leveling/may level? If this charge has been leveled in record ( even if not supplied to you) your establishment may simply proceed to terminate you. Kindly confirm and proceed accordingly.