It is a big NO in my country to do this by the companies. If they do, they will be in a difficult situation. The rule of thumb is they will hold the salary for a month after the date of resignation, before he or she can have it.
Should a staff forgo outstanding salary when resigning?
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It is all about the method of resigning. If it is just a sudden resignation, the staff won't be paid a dime. If it is a well planned and well explained resignation that affords the company time, the staff would still be paid his last salary.
This would be acceptable from a legal standing only if, at the time of being recruited, the member of staff signed an agreement stating that he/she would have to cede any outstanding salary when submitting a resignation letter.
Even so, a person can find legal grounds for suing the relevant company as such condition contravenes the right of an employee.
The other challenge is that most employees don't even know their rights. Some of them just accepted some jobs out of desperation and they don't even have terms of contract. That is why they can be abused by employers.
No, a staff should not forgo his outstanding salaries when he's resigning. In order to prevent against this, it is expected for a worker to give atlrast 3 months notice of resignation which would enable both parties to have iron out any outstanding issues such as salary arrears. A member of staff could not just tender his resignation letter and go.
That's right I agree with you. After all, employee salaries are a debt for the company that must still be paid. So, both must be wise, both employees and companies. Employees give some time notice before resigning, so the company has time to find new employees. The company is also wise not to hinder or make it difficult for employees who want to resign.
Some companies actually stand in the way of a resigning staff. Some would refuse to sigh the recommendation from your current workplace. It is not easy to lose a staff though.
Actually, this isn't fair, that's cruel on staff , that's the reason why most workers always make sure they wait till month end and have received their salary before resigning from the job to avoid issues like this.
That's right I agree with you. Some companies do prevent staff from resigning. He even implemented a very high penalty penalty, which employees must pay to the company if they want to continue to resign before the completion of the work contract.
This is something that I will completely agree to because I know some people who can easily leave the salary and walk away while there are some people that will make sure that they get the last of what they are owed.
There are conditions to be met when a staff is considering resignation, in some companies, A 3 months pre notice must be given to the management for consideration. After this, issues on outstanding salaries could be discussed before resignation days.
