- As per Specific Relief Act, if any employee quits before the notice period, the Employer can only recover the Notice pay, and the Company cannot force to serve the entire notice period.
- Further, the resignation decision is the employee’s decision, and the employer cannot sue for breach of contract, if the employee leaves without serving contractual notice.
- Further, the employment bond with the negative covenant is valid and legally enforceable, if the parties agree with their free consent i.e. without force, coercion, undue influence, misrepresentation and mistake, but it is not enforceable, if it is either one sided, unconscionable or unreasonable.
- Further, section 27 of the Indian Contract Act prohibits any agreement in restraint of trade and profession.
- Since , you have worked only for 5 days then it come under the probation period , and during this period notice period not applied .
- Probationary periods are often applied to new employees as a means of determining their capabilities in a new job.
- Further , the employer can terminate during the probation, and employee can also leave the job with the terms and conditions mentioned in the appointment letter for probation.
- Hence, if you don't want to continue the job , then tender resignation with the reasons for the same.