Labour court asks firm to reinstate employee

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TIMES NEWS NETWORK

05.01.2022

Chennai: A city labour court has directed the management of a Chennai-based tractor and agriculture equipment manufacturing company to reinstate and pay all benefits including back wages and other monetary benefits to a senior employee in the company who, according to him was forced to resign.

The court noted that no domestic inquiry was conducted and cited higher court verdicts to point out that the management is not supposed to act on its whims and fancies.

Manish (name changed) of Perambur joined the firm in 2004 and became COO. On March 8, 2017, he was asked by a HR manager to resign failing which he would be terminated. When he withdrew his resignation which he signed due to force, a showcause notice was issued alleging the petitioner indulged in illegal gratification and misappropriated company funds of ₹1. 2 lakh.

The petitioner said the alleged incident happened in April 2015, but the showcause notice was issued after two years, which is an afterthought from the management and a fabricated charge. After perusing all submissions, presiding officer A Geetha held the domestic enquiry was not conducted properly and directed the management to reinstate the petitioner with back wages and also compensate him for the legal proceedings.