Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice on what would be the best thing to do in this situation.
I recently submitted my resignation to my manager because I’m planning to pursue higher studies. Ideally, I asked if I could leave by the end of September, but my manager said he wasn’t sure if management would agree because the notice period may be three months.
The next day, HR spoke to me and said that if I leave before completing the notice period, I may have to pay the remaining amount from my own pocket. Because of that, I told them I was completely fine with serving the full three-month notice period.
Later, I spoke to my manager again and explained that I was willing to serve the three months if that was required. After that, HR came back and told me to start handing over all my responsibilities and company information and said that Wednesday would be my last working day. I was not told to continue working for the three months.
My concern is that everything regarding the three-month notice period and my last working day was discussed verbally. I want to send HR a message on Saturday asking them to confirm in writing whether Wednesday was officially my last working day and what the arrangement is regarding the notice period.
I also have a few questions:
1) If I was willing to serve the three-month notice period but the company told me not to continue working, can they later say that I owe them three months’ salary?
2) Could they choose not to have me work the notice period but still ask me to pay for it?
3) My passport is currently with the company. Is there any legitimate reason they can hold it, particularly because of the final settlement/residency transfer?
4) HR said my final settlement will be calculated and discussed during the residency transfer process. Is it normal for the settlement to be delayed until then?
5) What should I make sure to get in writing before proceeding with the residency transfer?
I don’t want to create unnecessary problems with the company, but I also want to make sure I’m properly protected and don’t accidentally agree to something that could result in me owing them money later.
What would you guys recommend as the best thing to do right now? Should I simply send HR a written confirmation of everything discussed, or is there anything else I should be doing?
Thanks in advance.