- By Poorva Karki
- Wed, 25 Sep 2024 05:02 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
In the last few days, countless incidents displaying the rigidity of a corporate environment towards employees, in general, have come forward in bulk as many are opening up about the increasing 'workplace toxicity’ in the country. Adding to the list, another instance was shared on social media, where an employee narrated the ordeal they faced over sick leaves. As per the social media post about the same, the employee worked as a project manager at an organisation for 8 months. However, after getting diagnosed with fatty liver and also contracting chickenpox, the employee asked for sick leaves. But the company CEO refused and instead demanded the employee to work from home. The matter only worsened with time as the employee eventually turned in their resignation. What the company did in return left people furious.
The company allegedly terminated the employee and also asked to pay a 3-month salary. The post on the same left irked people who suggested the internet user to hire a lawyer and take action. While the rest chastised India’s Labour Laws.
The post was shared on Reddit, by the Redditor ‘Randy31599’. The post was captioned, “My company terminated me and asked me to pay 3 months salary to provide the experience letter.”
The post further read,” I am a project manager, and I worked at a company for more than 8 months. They even gave me a raise and everything, but as time went on, the pressure became intense, and I couldn't handle it.”
“A month ago, I was diagnosed with fatty liver, and a week later, I contracted chickenpox. When I asked for just 3 days of leave, my CEO emailed me, asking me to work from home, but I refused and only partially supported the team. However, I was feeling the need to take a break, so I submitted my resignation due to medical reasons and requested an early release in 1 month,” it further added.
“My CEO refused to accept my resignation, despite my medical condition, and asked me to continue working. Amidst these ongoing issues, I had an accident and injured my hand. I then reiterated my resignation with the addition of my injury and again requested an early release. My company still refused and showed no empathy. I took 2 days of leave to process this,” the user added.
“The day after my resignation, they sent a termination email, threatened to report that I left improperly in the background verification (BGV), and demanded 3 months' salary to provide me with my experience certificate. What should I do?” the post continued.
Check out the viral post:
Employee narrates incident of workplace toxicity on Reddit. (Source: Pexels)
Taking to the comment section, people shared their take. “Consult a good lawyer. If you are in Bengaluru, Prime Legal are good lawyers that have helped me with some legal issues. The company is harassing you,” a user said. “Walk in with chickenpox to the CEO's cabin and be escorted out with whatever your demand is,” commented another.
“I'm not sure how effective this will be since Labour Laws don't apply to IT companies,” wrote another. “Normally if some company terminates you they have to pay the severance, basically the salary of the notice period,” added a fourth person. “He was terminated, so he does not owe them any money. If he was not terminated and asked to get released then he owes the company,” added another.