| Most of my friends who are working and planning | | | | for breaching the employee contract. |
| to quit will know that resigning from a job is much | | | | • All relations with past employer are |
| more difficult than even finding one. At least you | | | | broken and soured. |
| have nothing on stake and nothing to lose in the | | | | • You are barred from entering into the |
| latter, i.e. when you are finding a job. | | | | organisation for once and for ever. |
| Most companies these days get you to sign a | | | | • If you had some money due on the |
| employment bond at the time of joining. Some | | | | organisation, forget it. |
| also do it at a later stage. The employees have | | | | • And the worse thing to happen to any |
| no resort than to sign on the dotted line. The | | | | person who's planning to be in employment |
| bond wordings can differ, but in all cases they will | | | | forever - if any organisation finds that there is a |
| act as obstacles to free mobility in jobs. Some of | | | | case running against you for breaching an |
| the typical clauses in a common employment | | | | employment contract, forget that they would |
| bond are: | | | | give you a job. It's rational on their part: if you left |
| 1. If you leave job, you will have to give a 1/2/3 | | | | your last organisation, you may also leave them. |
| months notice. | | | | So why do they hire you? |
| 2. You cannot join a company that is into a similar | | | | So how do you leave without waiting eternally |
| line of business. (How ridiculous! One will only join a | | | | and without paying the huge compensation |
| company that he/she has experience of working | | | | amount? Here are some interesting ways: |
| in). | | | | 1. Go beg the boss for letting you go. There are |
| 3. You will have to pay to the company a | | | | 50-50 chances that you will be freed of the |
| particular sum if you are leaving the organisation. | | | | shackles of employment. A side effect can be |
| If you plan to adhere to the company's policy, | | | | that your employer knows of your intention to |
| you will keep sticking to the company for as | | | | resign. From this day onwards, he will keep an |
| many years until the organisation someday | | | | extra vigil on you. |
| throws you out. No, they may feel like keeping | | | | 2. Just disappear one fine day. Leave no traces of |
| you if you have really licked your boss hard. | | | | where you could be found. Do your homework |
| Here are the top reasons why it is so difficult to | | | | first. Check that you have left no permanent |
| leave a job: | | | | addresses where any court notice could be sent. |
| 1. The companies that you interview at will want | | | | If you have a phone number, disable it. This is |
| you to join office immediately. If you said your | | | | just like when you are escaping the police for |
| notice period was 3 months, they would seldom | | | | murder charges. |
| consider your candidature. (Isn't that biased on the | | | | 3. Fight the case valiantly. In India, a majority of |
| part of companies. They will not allow their own | | | | the cases are in the favour of employees. Section |
| employees to leave without notice. But they | | | | 27 (excuse me if I am wrong in citing the section) |
| surely lure employees from other companies to | | | | says that people have right to choose their |
| break the policy.) | | | | profession. |
| 2. If you think of quitting by giving a three | | | | 4. Also not all companies pursue breach of |
| months notice without a job in hand, is there a | | | | employment contract case. |
| guarantee that you will secure one after the | | | | So what method will you go for when quitting |
| notice period expires? | | | | job? I would have liked to go for the first one but |
| 3. It's difficult to leave job [ even if you plan to | | | | don't think that my boss is so soft hearted. Even |
| leave without adhering to the notice policy. Come | | | | now he enquires if there was an interview call if I |
| let's see how that can be problematic. | | | | take a day's leave from office. Please suggest |
| • Your organisation sues you in the court | | | | how I quit job. |