The advice of learned experts/members of the forum is also sought to help Mr. Keechu.
You have mentioned:
1."I have not received any thing in writing (letter/email) till date telling I am confirmed. Follow up emails from my Boss at that point of time for my confirmation resulted in a reply by email that confirmation letter has been prepared and is awaiting GM's signature and that the same would be send this week"
And "HR manager replied by email that if I have not received any confirmation letter after 6 months, if it is deemed automatically confirmed, as probation is only for 6 months"
This implies:
-confirmation letter was not sent and supplied. At the time of confirmation the company has to confirm in writing the terms of appointment remain same or any additional terms shall come in force. You have to acknowledge the receipt in writing, and give your acceptance to terms of employment post confirmation.
-The email of your boss (reporting authority, and also immediate authority to conduct annual performance appraisal) pointed out by you should be sufficient to indicate your performance was up to the mark or better so as to confirm your services based on performance parameters.
2."Also performance appraisal was conducted twice (Mar-2010 & Mar-2011), but the results were not published"
Hope you were updated, trained, educated, and counseled each time, on the process of annual performance appraisal. In Performance appraisal weight age is given on Role, responsibilities, KRA's ( Key Result Areas) vis a vis measurable parameters, and points are given. It is an exercise in which both the reporting authority and reportee have to sit together and fill up the prescribed forms and both have to sign on the form and reportee is to be given a copy then and there. The reportee fills up his future plans and reporting authority fills up his evaluation and coaching comments.
You are well within rights to demand a copy of the same. In the present case for your benefit, at least recent one of March 2011.
3."No medical tests were performed for Confirmation purpose."
Then why the company has forced this condition in the terms of employment.
4."HR manager replied by email that If I have not received any confirmation letter after 6 months, if it is deemed automatically confirmed, as probation is only for 6 months. I highlighted that the clause of automatically confirming me is not mentioned in my appointment letter to which HR manager has replied by email that By Law, if confirmation letter is not issued and if you serviced more than 480 days any individual is automatically confirmed. HR manager replied by email that if I have not received any confirmation letter after 6 months, if it is deemed automatically confirmed, as probation is only for 6 months. I highlighted that the clause of automatically confirming me is not mentioned in my appointment letter to which HR manager has replied by email that By Law, if confirmation letter is not issued and if you serviced more than 480 days any individual is automatically confirmed."
HR manager has confirmed in writing that confirmation letter was not issued and you are deemed to be confirmed.
5."Now after a meeting with CEO/MD in which he kept repeating the confirmation clause by law and serving the notice period"
-You must have escalated the matter to the good office of MD and instead of MD, HR manager kept on asking you to serve the notice period.
MD has not replied in writing, and you are being tricked to subscribe to the tantrums of HR manager.
You should be smart enough to obtain the response in writing from good office of MD.
-"Moreover, acceptance & relieving earlier depends on your HOD & the Management decision."
Is this/this kind of statement is written in your appointment letter?
6."The CEO/MD & HR Mgr says that confirmation letter will come only if there is revised pay after getting confirmed. They claim that in my case there is no salary revision and hence the confirmation letter in paper has not been issued. Hence they say that I have to consider that I am automatically confirmed even if the clause of auto confirmation is not mentioned in my appointment letter."
Probably they are trying to seek refuge in designation “Sr. Manager" given to you.
Some bare minimum revision in salary is given. At the most if market circumstances are compelling and company may state that this year due to present business climate, there is pressure on reward budgets, and hence company is applying the principle of moderated pay increase for all employees.
In your case they have bluntly stated there has been no salary revision and hence confirmation letter has not been on paper has not been issued. This statement also conflicts the email by your boss stating your confirmation letter has been prepared and is awaiting signature by GM. The email of your boss (reporting authority, and also immediate authority to conduct annual performance appraisal) is sufficient to establish that your performance was satisfactory and not bad.
By all means obtain copy of your appraisal at least of March, 2011 and increment given to others as explained by Mr. Vasedevan.
You know what your performance was: poor, fair, good, excellent, and you must be having data and records to establish.
Use your resources and rapport to collect all the relevant data and records before you stop going to office.
Has the company terminated any employee in your knowledge at any location? If so what was the notice period and notice pay imposed on him, 1 month or 2 month.
The conduct of the company seems to be deceptive and bad. They are making interpretations highly weighed towards them and are hell bent on causing harm and loss to the employee and employability.
You have asked them to be relieved in 10 days by email.
If you feel it appropriates you:
You may mention that within 10 days you would like to help to conclude the tasks if any assigned and explained to you and to handover the charge and help the new person who shall take charge from you, you may demand to settle your account, to issue form 16, F&F, relieving letter, work experience certificate, PF accumulation reports, PF number (if not communicated to you) etc.
In all your representations be polite, decent, gentle, and raise the points in the form of queries.
You may show all your documents to your experienced and competent well wishers/local service lawyer/law firm and let them draft your communications.
Although designation given to you is SR Mgr, however it may be a decorated one, and duties and work assigned to you shall determine you are executive or workman. With the advice of your consultant you can file complaint with labor conciliation officer. You can contest the matter yourself or thru labor consultant. In your complaint you may ask for the copies of your appraisals and increments given to your peers. This should solve your problem.