Viki (Associate) 16 May 2013

Service agreement

I signed a bond with an MNC BPO company in Kovai in Jan 31 for a period of 1 year which amounts to 1 Lakh rupees. But now I got a good offer from Govt company, so can I go ahead and break the bond?

As per the bond it states that they will provide me technical training, english language training, western culture training, and customer management training for about 8 weeks but they have only provided me technical training that too only for 7 days.

Also they mentioned that per week the employee needs to work only 48 hours but often we are stretching for more than the stipulated time and they are not at all providing me any night shift allowance or over time allowence except my salary.

Please help me if there is any chance for them to sue a case against me, if that be the case how to come out of it. I am a fresher and just now starting the career, I dont want any backlogs because of it.

Thanks

Viki.

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Kumar Doab (FIN) 20 May 2013

The training you have mentioned does not seem to be any such training that shall grant some extra ordinary or exceptional skills to employee or some additional qualification.

The training that is provided by the company to perform routine work of the company should be provided without any cost to employee.

Tomorrow if companies claim employee was taught how to tie the knot of the tie, or how to walk with high heels would that amount to training…………..

Further you have posted that no such training was provided.

Instead of 8 weeks the employer kept you in training mode for 7 days i.e. 1 week.

So if at all there is some liability it should be pro rated by 1/8^th.

Even this training was provided by some professionals from some institution or some manager on payroll of the company.

Employee should also and always consult before signing on dotted line.

An ill informed, fresher, in experienced or fearsome employee is like sitting duck and is most likely to be exploited by unscrupulous employers and their HR and line managers.

Smart employees build favorable written record before separating.

e.g.:

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/forum/Company-introducing-new-exit-policy-during-notice-period-80765.asp#.UZpNSaKAqWM

You may show the job advertisement, interview call letter, selection letter, offer letter, appointment letter, bond, to a competent and experienced labor consultant/service lawyer specializing in such matters, and let him draft and structure some

Representations/ communications so as to build some written record in your favor before you resign.

In the meantime you may go thru attachments.

Attached File : 287748964 417759075 validity of employment bonds.pdf, 287748964 background paper.pdf downloaded: 145 times