Dear Experts,
I am working in a company for about 10 years since 2007. I have been deputed to onsite assignments frequently and was out of India for most of the above mentioned 10 years. But I am an employee of Indian division and get my salary in Indian bank account.
The offer letter says that I should work compulsorily for 6 months after I return back from any work assignments abroad.
If I get an good offer in a foreign country for which I should join within 2 months, how should I get relieved from my present Indian employer without legal complication.
Kindly advise.
Wordings In Offer Letter:
Clause 9: Minimum Period of service:
You are required to execute a bond/contract guaranteeing a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- (Rupees two lakhs) to be payable to the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions of such contract. The above contract shall also be signed by two sureties, one of whom should be your parent. A copy of contract is attached hereto for your reference.
Clause 11: Regulation:
You understand that if you are deputed on any work/assignment/project at locations specified by customers, you will gain extensive knowledge and skills by closely working with the customers, which would be of great value to the Company, and which knowledge information and skills the company would want to utilise on completion of such deputation. Customers in this context shall mean clients, business partners, business assocites, subsidiaries, affiliates or any other legal entity or business unit with whom the Company has business relationship. Moreover, you also understand that the Company would be expending considerable cost for such deputation. Therefore, you agree that after completion of such deputation for a duration of more than 45 days, you continue in employment with the Company for a period of at least 6 months from the end of such deputation. The above mentioned 6 month period is in addition to the minimum period of employment specified in the bond/contract you are required to sign as per clause 9.
