Huh. I mean - how does that even work? How can the company “force” you to stay, aside from emotional/cultural pressure?
Like - If you hand in a resignation, they tear it up, and then you just no-show… what happens?
Like - If you hand in a resignation, they tear it up, and then you just no-show… what happens?
An existing employer can weaponize this and simply not issue this letter.
This does not happen in India but I am not sure if this the case in Japan though.
Greed is universal. Slavery is one of the outcomes.
The world has always been divide on: Owners and workers. This transcends communism and capitalism. Owners always wants more work out of workers. Owners unknowingly or knowingly behave as if they own the people. This was literally true when slavery was widespread.
Even in western countries we find the unwritten understanding between Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt not to poach each other's engineers [1]. Where is a the "free hand of markets" here? Does it not limit the career opportunities for employees?
Activision Blizzard, one of the top AAA game developer had huge culture problems. There is a lawsuit as well [2]
How is it in the land of free and ideals of Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln get to a point where humans are treated like corporate property?
[1] https://www.theverge.com/2012/1/27/2753701/no-poach-scandal-...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Department_of_Fair_...
Also, labor protection for white-caller workers is non-existent in India. Basic expectations like fixed working hours, 5-day weeks, paid overtime etc are luxuries only attributable to the absolute top cream of employers (which mostly tend to be non-Indian MNCs). Other basic things like 2-week notices, flexible retirement and paternal leaves are just straight-up absent, even in top employers.
1. Services
2. Products
The product companies's culture and environment are on-par with silicon valley and this includes a good pay as well.
Services is another matter. The fundamental issue is the business model. These companies earn revenue per person and hence the incentive is to over-staff or over-sell the people needed. There is no incentive to solve or be pro-active about customer's problems.
Hence the "leaving certificate" serves multiple purpose:
1. Person is not working elsewhere
2. Person has gracefully exited the employement and there not pending dues or conflicts.
They mentally can’t.
But one trait of abusive relationships is, that the abuser destroys the self esteem of the victim, making them believe, they cannot stand on their own and that they need the abuser. And that they should rather be thankful ..
Which is why safe houses were founded. To provide such a temporary alternative.
Likely they just find a way to make the certified mail not work when it is in your favor, while of course it works perfectly when you get delivered some notice of trouble for not showing up at work.