What to do if my former employer refused to give me an experience letter and relieving letter?
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What to do if my former employer refused to give me an experience letter and relieving letter?
I worked as a math teacher in school; I was there for 1 year. I couldn’t serve my notice period. I
applied for guest teacher job where they are asking for my experience certificate but my former employer refused to give me a relieving letter or experience letter. They don’t even give salary slips or ID cards to the teachers. What should I do? Please help since this job is too important for me.
Asked on January 2, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Alaska
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
The fact si that as a general rule, an former employer is not legally obligated to provide an experience and/or relieving letter to ex-employees. The only exceptions to this would be if such letters were required to be given under the terms of an employment contract or union agreement or in some way constitutes some form of legally actionable discrimination.
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
You can't force your former employer to give you an experience letter and/or relieving letter unless you had a written contract (including a union agreement covering your job) requiring it. In the absence of a contractual obligation to do these things, the law does not force former employers to help former employees get new jobs or provide documentation for them.
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