Employment Tribunal / Labour Complaint

What this is

Filing a complaint or application before the labour authorities or the Industrial Tribunal - unpaid wages or full and final settlement, wrongful termination or retrenchment, gratuity, bonus, PF or ESI defaults, or a grievance the employer has ignored - under the Labour Codes and the state rules, with the pleadings, documents and representation as the plan includes. It is for employees and workers whose notice or grievance has not been answered. Court or authority fees, if any, are shown separately.

What you get

A labour complaint or application drafted, reviewed and signed by our panel advocate and filed in the correct forum - the grievance redressal committee and conciliation officer, the Industrial Tribunal for a termination dispute, the authority under the Code on Wages for a wage claim, the controlling authority for gratuity, or the EPFO or ESIC for contribution defaults - with the statement of claim, the computation of dues, the documents and witness list, and the application for condonation of delay where the period has passed, the filing acknowledgement and first date delivered, and representation at conciliation and hearings as the plan includes, with a note on interim relief, the employer's likely defences and settlement. Fees of the forum are shown separately and not included in our fee.

How it works

1. 1Upload your papersAppointment letter, salary slips, termination or resignation letter, the legal notice sent and any reply, and your correspondence with HR. We pre-fill the employment and the claim.
2. 2Tell us the disputeWhat is owed or what was done, and what you want.
3. 3Answer the advocate's questionsWhether you are a worker under the Codes, when the cause of action arose, whether a grievance or notice was raised, whether there are witnesses, and where you worked.
4. 4PayPay our fee; forum fees are shown separately.
5. 5Advocate drafts and filesOur advocate identifies the forum, drafts the claim and computation, and files.
6. 6Case is deliveredYou receive the filed claim, the case number and first date, and representation as the plan includes.

What to have ready

• Appointment letter or employment agreementCarries designation, joining date and notice period.
• Salary slips actually issuedLast six months.
• Termination, resignation or relieving letter (if you have it)If any.
• Legal notice sent and employer's reply (if you have it)If any.
• Correspondence with HR or the grievance committee (if you have it)Emails, chats.
• Dues computation or FnF statement (if you have it)If any.
• Bank statements showing salary credits (if you have it)Last six months.
• Your ID and address proofAadhaar, PAN or passport.
• Witness details or statements (if you have it)If available.

What this is based on

• Industrial Disputes Act 1947 (1947)
• Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (2020)Source: https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_parliament/2020/Industrial%20Relations%20Code,%202020.pdf
• Code on Industrial Relations 2020 (2020)
• S&E Act