- As per law, an employer can terminate its employee , if found guilty of willful insubordination or disobedience; theft, fraud, or dishonesty; willful damage to or loss of employer’s goods; partaking of bribes or any illegal gratification; absence without leave for more than 10 days; habitual late attendance; disorderly behavior during working hours; or habitual negligence of work.
- Further, an employer cannot terminate an employee without giving the employee at least 30 days of notice or a salary in lieu of such notice.
- Further, as per the Industrial Disputes Act, any such employee who has been employed for greater than a year can only be terminated after permission is granted by a suitable government office. Additionally, an employer must provide valid reason for termination and pay a severance amount that is equivalent to 15 days’ average salary for each year of uninterrupted employment.
- Hence, the said company cannot terminate your friend without giving him time for explanation .
- Your friend can send a legal notice for the same and thereby ask compensation from the company.
- Further, if there is any case against him then a copy of the compliant /petition with the whole documents should be delivered to the other party legally.
- If not received then your friend should move an application before the court for passing an order for the same.
- Without getting the complete documents attached with the petition he should not proceed for evidence.