The employee can lodge complaint the moment payment of earned wages is delayed even for a day and company can be penalized say Rs.7500/instance.
If salary is not being processed then company would have defaulted on PF,ESIC,TDS,Group Insurance.....
It is futile to work for such employer.
All employees may join hands and stand as a witness to each other.
You may submit a gentle communication in writing under proper acknowledgment addressed to good offices of appointing authority/MD/Chairman that despite representations/reminders in office/in person/by email etc to Mr/Ms.....................the salary of month(s) of ........................has not been paid on due date of payment of salary and each time Mr/Ms.............gave a new date(s) .......................................but salary is not being paid....................and salary slip is not being provided and may kindly be provided within say next ...................3 days, as you are facing unmanageable financial constraints/hardships. If god offices also do not provide any relief then you may mention again that you are unable to manage the expenses to attend office and shall be available at your address in record...................OR that you are unable to continue and in situation created due to breach by company by non payment of salary the T&C like notice period/pay has lost its sanctity and is no more enforceable and you are tendering your resignation w.e.f..........say next 3 days and in next ........3 days if your dues/wages/salary slips are not provided you will have no other option but to resign w.e.f. dated..................
The company is liable to provide acknowledgment/acceptance of notice/resignation, salary slip of all months showing deduction of PF/ESIC and PF number,Correct FnF statement (showing computation of salary/leave encashment/bonus/..............etc),Form16 as per correct FnF statement,service certificate,Relieving letter,NOC/NDC, ESIC card,PF a/c slips of all years......etc
The complaint can be lodged thru/with :
Labor Law Consultant/Service Matters Lawyer/Law firm
Employee's/Trade Unions e.g. CITU/INTUC/AITUC/BMS etc...
Inspector appointed under: Payment of Wages Act, Shops & Establishments Act
O/O labor commissioner
RPFC
ESIC jurisdictional Office
ITO-TDS where you file ITR and CIT-TDS where company files ITR
and your lawyer may opine that complaint u/s 406,420 ..............and winding up petition can be filed.