agopinath (Not Employed) 22 April 2010

Company Not settling travel expense post resignation

I was working with hyderabad base IT company (Satyam) uptill last year, for a period 2.5 years.During this period i have had to travel on official work to the middle east on company expense.

When i have put in my papers two such expense reports were still to be settled. one of the claim has a approved deviation in the ammount allocated for the stay, the stay in dubai was also booked by the company.My manager at the time had approved the same and hence teh company had booked the hotel. However post jan 6th 2009 the company due to impropritary done my the MD and CFO etc... went into a major turmoil, during which period my manager was also changed in the system.

The finance required me to resubmit the expense report again in the system so it can be rerouted to my new manager for re aproval, but since i had already put in my papers the HR, processed the resignation and with drew my access to the expense system before this could be done.

I have been following up with the satyam HR and Finance team for over 6 mnths now (have mail trails of their communication however some partys were orally done), the HR team and the finance team has also been let go or resuffled now due to the org resturcturing that has happened.

Now the leagal team has sent me a notice asking me to pay the outstanding ammount or else face

legal action for which i will need to pay.

can you please advice what my options are, the total due as per satyam team is about 5.5 Lacs.

Thanks for any help that can be provided.

regards

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Kumar Doab (FIN) 12 May 2010

You have the copy of the approval of your boss for the deviation, and all mail trails.

You may compile all documents in order and prepare the fact sheet based on your in person/on phone discussions, communications...

Seek the legal help from your local service lawyer, and understand the legal recourse.

Fix an appointment with the concerned HR person and explain the facts and seek the help to resolve the issue with the legal manager, and to get the disbursment of your legitimate dues from the company.. You shall have to use your negotiating skill to resolve the matter with them and convince them that they are at fault and they need to rectify the error.

You may write the minutes of your meeting, and obtain receipt of the same, and ask for the immediate clearance.

If this doen not gets you any relief you shall have to reply to their notice and proced legally.