My dear Trinity Morpheus
Pardon my late response.
For the past few days I have just been reading all the posts in your thread.
I feel upset for a number of reasons.
First of all, you state your proposed line of action, thus :
"Now - I am of the opinion that he/she should be sacked with immediated effect for "Forging employment document". "
then, you seek others' opinion :
"
Would like to understand your view on the same."
(As if you would really understand or care), because everytime someone offers a contradicting view, you immediately run a steam-roller over it, and keep justifying your line of action.
What for do you ask other's opinion, then ?
In fact, you went ahead with what you intended to do and annexed a copy of the Termination Order, many times, as if to display your drafting skills (after having sought assistance in drafting an order). Or perhaps to exhibit your fairness - like Timur Lane (or was it Ghenghiz Khan) who showed kindness to a lady by taking out her kid from a ditch - by skewering the little infant on his long spear.
My dear friend - could not you have simply asked her for a resignation letter, and then accepted it ?
Like you may be doing to many 'innocents' (those who have not committed "such heinous" crime) when you 'downsize' your company ??
Pardon me, if you feel hurt. Maybe I am very ignorant and foolish on such issues (and also lack "the killing instinct").
But, you my friend, are the police, judge, jury and executioner. You are also an evangelist on 'corporate ethics' and God's angel of virgin purity. So many roles to play - More than Priyanka Chopra in her latest flick !!!
"A company such as ours has an obligation to to
adhere to the most exacting standards of ......."
" .... protection of GamCom IT Services Pvt Ltd's legal interests and
sound reputation..."
Nice n Sweet words !!
How I wish these words have come a few months earlier !!
Haven't some
IT companies been indicted by world bodies for adopting unfair/unethical means to promote their business; to secure orders ??
If I have my facts right, was not there a
VERY big Indian IT company with an equally charismatic Chief, who is cooling his heels somewhere in forced confinement by the government ??
What it means is - IT Companies can get way with Ethics, but their employees must stick to the stringest of Ethics. "
Do what I say, don't do what I do" !!!
Whether a minor document like the Relieving letter (and not the CV, Educational Qualifications documents, Experience letters etc which are of major importance) is
a "forgery" or a "fake" ?
Hope you understand the difference.
It is quite possible that HR person of her previous organization have helped her, "
I will try to help you by giving you a Relieving Order at my own risk. but if there is a problem, I will deny that it has ever been issued." The grateful ex-colleague would say, "
Trust me, Sir. I shall never put you into trouble for my sake. If caught, I will confess that I forged it. Thank you so much, Sir !!" I am sure, many of my friends would agree that it is a scenario too familiar to people who have been long in this profession.
Moreover, in case of forgeries, when there is no large pecuniary or other substantial loss involved,
prosecution is unreasonable and never resorted to.
I don't know if you are aware of this or not ?
Maybe you have not come across any schoolboy who produced a 'forged' report card at home. Parents do not call for criminal action or expel them from the house.
Perhaps, none of your employees ever reported 'sick' falsely; or produced a 'false medical report' when they needed leave badly and management was not willing to extend or grant leave.
I think all those pilots, declaring themselves "sick" and producing 'fake' medical sertificates should immediately be put inside the jail ... to give company to IT barons 8) who never do anything 'wrong'.
The New Indian Express - Best of South India News, Entertainment, Cricket, Business, Lifestyle <link updated to site home> ( Search On Cite | Search On Google )
The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Business | Deposits reek of forgery
I remember the words of someone, some centuries earlier; "
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone..."
I guess, you will claim that your company meets the compliances of Law, including those under the companies Act, Taxation and Labour laws, files all the hundreds of returns in time, maintains and updates those hundreds of Registers required by law, pays the hundreds of challans under various govt. provision WITHIN TIME and CORRECTLY. You would expect me to believe you. Ask any good consultant (or related government authority) and he will admit that it is practically impossible to comply with all the rules and regulations. Even PSU can not comply perfectly with Entry Taxes (state govt), Professional taxes (state Govt), Excise, IT, CPF, CST, VAT etc. Quite often, penalties are charged and paid, but, none is branded as 'thief.'
Anyway, it is your company, it is your take. You decide and follow-up with whatever you wish. You need not accept anyone's opinion - as you had done in your earlier posts.
But if you had been genuinely seeking opinion, then I have given you mine - honest, frank and candid.
(Please Note : My above opinions, are restricted to the issue under discussion; and in no way reflect my personal opinion or bias against you. :icon1:)
Warm regards.