I recently received a legal notice from my previous employer and need legal advice on how to handle the situation. I am looking for a lawyer in Bangalore who specializes in civil, employment disputes, and labor protection. I am also open to online help and advice as I understand that most legal notices are more of a deterrent than legitimate.
I am an IT employee who joined a company and left it after 2 months and 10 days due to some issues with my manager, who I felt was unnecessarily escalating minor issues to higher-ups. I don't have any written proof against my manager as he was clever in making all communications verbally. However, I do have partial proof of communications with the HR person who handled my resignation.
After my resignation, the company disabled my email ID, leaving me unable to gather any evidence. I didn't expect the situation to escalate to this point; I presumed it would be a routine resignation and I would be treated fairly.
I can only share the notice with a lawyer, but I can provide the following details. I need advice as soon as possible because I've been given only 7 days notice. I've already responded, though not in legal language, as I was rushed due to the short notice.
My previous employer is demanding damages of over 3 lakhs for breaching a contract, contacting a client for a job, and not serving notice. They are demanding this within 7 days, which I find unfair and unreasonable, especially considering that I resigned without a job and was unemployed for a period of 30 days.
They are also claiming I breached the NDA, but the HR person took my signature on a document without giving me time to read it at the time of joining. He also did not provide me with a copy of it.
They claim I contacted the client, which is true but was done out of desperation when I thought I might lose my job. I resigned on the same day because it's better than termination, allowing me to utilize my time and resources to find another job or start my own business.
I was not in an executive position. My designation was Lead Software Engineer, and I was working individually. As per Indian Contract Acts, I cannot provide competing services that a company offers.
Hours after my resignation, I was asked to hand over the assets and my mail ID was disabled. This caused confusion as to whether it was a resignation or termination. I sought clarification from HR, but they only made vague statements verbally. No written communication was given on my last working day, and no guarantee was given about the notice pay. I felt deceived and dishonored, and did inform them in writing that I wanted to be relieved as soon as possible and could not provide them with a knowledge transfer. However, I never refused to serve the notice period in writing or verbally. I am located in Bengaluru, India.
I am an IT employee who joined a company and left it after 2 months and 10 days due to some issues with my manager, who I felt was unnecessarily escalating minor issues to higher-ups. I don't have any written proof against my manager as he was clever in making all communications verbally. However, I do have partial proof of communications with the HR person who handled my resignation.
After my resignation, the company disabled my email ID, leaving me unable to gather any evidence. I didn't expect the situation to escalate to this point; I presumed it would be a routine resignation and I would be treated fairly.
I can only share the notice with a lawyer, but I can provide the following details. I need advice as soon as possible because I've been given only 7 days notice. I've already responded, though not in legal language, as I was rushed due to the short notice.
My previous employer is demanding damages of over 3 lakhs for breaching a contract, contacting a client for a job, and not serving notice. They are demanding this within 7 days, which I find unfair and unreasonable, especially considering that I resigned without a job and was unemployed for a period of 30 days.
They are also claiming I breached the NDA, but the HR person took my signature on a document without giving me time to read it at the time of joining. He also did not provide me with a copy of it.
They claim I contacted the client, which is true but was done out of desperation when I thought I might lose my job. I resigned on the same day because it's better than termination, allowing me to utilize my time and resources to find another job or start my own business.
I was not in an executive position. My designation was Lead Software Engineer, and I was working individually. As per Indian Contract Acts, I cannot provide competing services that a company offers.
Hours after my resignation, I was asked to hand over the assets and my mail ID was disabled. This caused confusion as to whether it was a resignation or termination. I sought clarification from HR, but they only made vague statements verbally. No written communication was given on my last working day, and no guarantee was given about the notice pay. I felt deceived and dishonored, and did inform them in writing that I wanted to be relieved as soon as possible and could not provide them with a knowledge transfer. However, I never refused to serve the notice period in writing or verbally. I am located in Bengaluru, India.