Hello All,
I work for an Indian IT company and was abroad for the past 4 months. While abroad , I resigned and served the full notice period and parted on good terms. I had during this time raised an issue regarding a deduction done in my salary a few months back which seemed like a mistake as the salary dept couldnt give an explanation too. Before the last day I was told that this too will be discussed and settled later along with final settlement. I also had asked them some time for me to submit proofs for HRA,medical and also LTA so that only the required tax be deducted (As I was abroad it was time consuming to arrange someone to vacate my house,collect the rent receipts,LTA bills etc , hence needed time). But in a months time (after my resignation) my settlement was done without really waiting for me to submit my proofs for income tax deduction. Also I had enquired with the salary dept a couple of time on clarity regarding the deduction done earlier and there is absolutely no reply to that. Obviously the settlement was done without this deduction being clarified or refunded.
Here are my queries:
1) Am I right in requesting for the salary dept to give me some time (about 2 months) to arrange the the bills/proofs to be send to them ? Do I have a right to ensure the company considers them ? Also is there a legal requirement that the settlement has to be completed in so many days (that they hurried to complete it without waiting for my bills/proofs)
2) Can I request for a recalculated settlement (after considering the bills etc) ? Or is it upto the employer to consider it or not ?
3) What can I do about the deduction they did some months back on my salary for which I neither received any explanation nor was I paid.
Thanks and pls let me know.
Alex