There is no rationale as to why Indian companies need to have a 90-day notice period. The same organisations that have 90 days as their notice period expect candidates to join within a few weeks which doesn't really add up.
There is no rationale as to why Indian companies need to have a 90-day notice period. The same organisations that have 90 days as their notice period expect candidates to join within a few weeks which doesn't really add up
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I actually remember, around when this clause started to come in affect.
I think it was early 2000's (or 2003-04) and job markets were booming. People would jump-ship via SMS or just not turn up next morning. It used to cause quite a churn in companies. Slowly this system was put in place to stop maverick resignations. Then it migrated to be a deterrent for attrition-for many managers, staff resignation is a KPI. And now it is just an exploitative tool in the hands of HR and managers. The first company I left created quite a harrowing experience when I wanted to give 30 days vs. 90 days. They even took my address (both home and local) on official mail, where they said "we will send a court notice". Is that a way to disengage someone post 7y of work. God knows ? Fear mongering and creation of a toxic work environment.
In my industry (since we have "n" direct competitors) at times employees have been asked to just sit at home and "cool of", so they are not exposed to live work and/or leak out proprietary information.