Release Of An Employee

There is a 5-year-old employee in our company. She resigned last week. As per the rules, she needs to serve a notice of 1 month, but she is not willing to serve the notice. She wants to resign with immediate effect. When we asked her to do the handover process, she said, "I don't want to take any more work pressure." On the last day, she suddenly fell sick, and we had to admit her to the hospital. We called her parents and asked them to visit the hospital, but they refused to come. They were blaming the organization for her poor health.

Can anybody suggest what to do in this situation?

The situation needs to be handled with care. It has the potential to create a bad name for the company. What do the doctors say about her illness, state of health, and prognosis? Based upon the doctor's report, you can take action.

As far as her work goes, ask a suitable person to check and take over the files, property, etc., and make an official list that can be signed by the lady when she comes out of the hospital. In some cases, you can waive the notice period. The moment the lady gets discharged from the hospital, the company can think of accepting her resignation.

Dear Sujata,

Before providing comments, it is pertinent to know certain information.

What is the designation of the woman employee? What kind of work is she doing? How many persons report to her? What about her manager? Did he conduct a workload analysis of her work? Why did she say that she will not take work pressure anymore? Do you have an employee separation policy? Does she have a job at hand, or has she resigned out of frustration?

When you hospitalized the woman employee, what did the doctors say? What is the diagnosis?

As of now, let her take rest. When the medical authorities provide a fitness certificate to attend duties, then only tell her to attend the duties. In the meanwhile, start looking for her replacement.

By the way, parents have blamed your organization for the deterioration of her health. Their blame carries no meaning. Just ignore it. Be in constant touch with the hospital and keep yourself updated about her improvement.

Rules are equal for all. Therefore, she is obliged to serve the notice period. She must hand over charge of her duties properly. If she fails to do that, then put her Full and Final Settlement (FFS) on hold. Issue a notice to her accordingly.

Thanks,

Dinesh Divekar

She is working as a Project Leader. She is unable to deliver the project on time. When we asked her to hand over the document and her pending work, she started complaining that we are giving her extra pressure. Her family is also blaming us for her bad health. The doctor's report says that her pressure was low, due to which she fell. She was discharged just yesterday, and nobody from her family came. My colleague and I have handled all the formalities. Her family insists that we are responsible for everything and that we have to take care of her. In this situation, we cannot release her nor can we ask her to serve a notice. Can anybody suggest what to do in this scenario?

As she is at rest, you should ask her to come company and put in your resignation (with immediate effect). The company can accept the resignation with immediate effect while deducting her one month's salary in lieu of the notice period which she is not serving. Meanwhile, ask her to hand over all the project-related documents to her in-charge or subordinate. Then, circulate a clearance form within the company so each and every manager can sign it. Make her full and final settlement statement and ask the finance department to release all her dues. Hand over her FNF statement and acceptance of resignation and say GOODBYE!