Balwinder Offer Letter
Balwinder Offer Letter
APPOINTMENT LETTER
Date:- 19-May-2007
This is with reference to offer letter accepted by you, Congruex Asia-Pacific LLP is pleased to appoint you on the position
of Engineer I. In this position, you will be eligible to earn target annual consolidated salary of up to ₹335,000/- (Rupees
Three Lakh Thirty Five Thousand Only) (Total CTC) the detailed break up of which is set out in ‘Salary Annexure’ of this
Appointment Letter. Please note that: the salary shall be subject to applicable statutory deductions including but not
limited to tax deducted at source and /or social security contributions and/ or any other contractual deduction(s), if any.
Please note that your target total annual consolidated salary is comprised of two components:
- Base Component: An amount of ₹275,000/- out of the total CTC (i.e. ₹335,000/-) will be paid to you in twelve
(12) equal installments on monthly basis; and
- Variable Component: You will be eligible to receive up to ₹60,000/- towards ‘day shift allowance’ and/or ‘night
shift allowance’ and the actual amount will be determined based on the actual number of ‘day shifts’ or ‘night
shifts’ you work in a year.
- Flexi Basket Component: You will be eligible to opt for various allowance under the flexi basket, save additional
income tax as per the tax guidelines. You have the freedom to design and choose the components based on
your anticipated expenses.
It is hereby clarified that the number of day/night shifts that you will be required to work in a year will solely depend on
the business requirements of the Company, which may vary from time to time. Your appointment with the Company
will commence with effect from 31-May-2007. Your appointment is subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. You will be initially based at our Corporate Office location at Zone A, 12th Floor, Quark SEZ, Plot A‐40 A, Industrial
Focal Point, Phase VIII-B, SEZ, Mohali-160059, Punjab. It may be noted that the Company reserves its right to
transfer / relocate you to other business locations in India and/ or overseas (whether existing at the time of your
appointment or which may be set up in future) depending on the business needs of the Company without any
obligation to pay you any additional compensation.
2. You will be on a probation period of 6 (six) months including 3 (three) months of extensive on the job training. On
satisfactory completion of the probation period, your services will be confirmed through a written communication.
In case your performance is not found satisfactory, then unless terminated, your probation period may be extended
for a suitable period at the sole discretion of the management of the Company. During the probation period, either
party may terminate this Appointment Letter by giving to the other party 7 (seven) days’ notice. It is hereby clarified
that in case your probation period is extended by the Company, and your performance is still not found satisfactory
at the end of the extended probation period, the Company reserves its right to terminate your employment by giving
you 3 (three) months’ notice or salary in lieu of notice. In a scenario, wherein you do not wish to continue with your
employment with the Company after the expiry of the extended probation period, you shall also be obligated to
provide 3 (three) months’ notice to the Company to terminate your employment with the Company.
3. During your service period in the Company, you will be governed by Company’s Conduct and Discipline Rules., as
amended from time to time.
4. You will be required to mark your attendance twice daily through Company’s Biometric Attendance System both
while coming in and out of the office as well as sign in the register kept at the reception.
5. The AppointmentLetter is being issued to you basedon the information providedby you in your application (including the resume)
at the time of your interview and subsequent discussions. It is contingent upon satisfactory reference and background check which
may be conducted at any time during your employment /service period and may include verification of your application, materials,
education, and employment history, etc. If it transpires that you have made a false statement (or have not disclosed a material
fact) resulting in you being offered this appointment, the management of the Company may take such action (including
termination of yours services immediately) as it deems fit at its sole discretion.
6. Your employment is also contingent upon your ability to work for Company`s interest without restrictions (i.e. restriction imposed
by any previous employer). You hereby represent and warrant that you have not made nor will make any contractual
commitments which would conflict with the performance of your obligations under this Appointment Letter. In case the Company
incurs any liability on account of you being in breach of any contract or agreement by which you are and/ or were bound, you shall
indemnify the Company and/or its relevant officers, employees and/or directors from and against any and all losses, liabilities,
claims, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and disbursements in connection therewith.
7. It may be noted that your remuneration and emoluments and any changes therein to be treated as personal and confidential by
you.
8. It is hereby clarified that the Day Shift Allowance and/or the Night Shift Allowance payable to you shall not be considered as ‘salary’
or ‘wages’ or ‘base salary’ and will not be included for calculating any statutory, contractual or other entitlements, including but
not limited to provident fund, gratuity, leave encashment, etc.
9. You shall be responsible to notify to the Company regarding any changes in your personal information (including but not limited
to your address, email ID, change in marital status) provided by you to the Company as and when so required, within a period of
1 (one) week. Unless notified of any change, all notices, requests, demands and/or other communications required or permitted
to be given under this Appointment Letter and the provisions contained herein shall be in writing, in English language and effective
upon delivery to the applicable party (whether by mail, fax, personal delivery or otherwise).
10. You will be required to arrange your own conveyance from your residence to the Office and back. However, you
shall be eligible to receive Night Shift Allowance (as specified in Salary Annexure of this Appointment Letter, as may
be revised from time to time), for each working business night, which will be paid to you, along with your monthly
compensation, only if you are required to work in the night shift
11. You will be eligible for Casual and Sick leaves, National and Festival holidays, Weekly offs, Maternity and other leaves
as per the Leave Policy of the Company. These leaves can be availed as per the conditions mentioned in the Leave
Policy. Your Casual leave/Sick leave stands lapsed if not used as on December 31st of the running year.
12. Your absence from duty for a continuous period of 3 (three) days without prior information/approval of the
competent authority, will call for appropriate disciplinary action.
13. Your regular hours of work are prescribed in the Employee Handbook, which you can access on Company’s self-service portal (ESS)
or from Human Resources department.
14. You will maintain good harmonious relations with your colleagues for a conducive, healthy, and friendly working environment in
the Company.
15. During your employment with the Company you will devote fully to the Company’s work only and will not take any
employment/ assignment or accept any honorary position outside the Company for any consideration whatsoever,
in cash or in kind. You further acknowledge and agree that for One (1) year after the termination of your
employment with the Company (Restricted Period), you shall neither directly nor indirectly (whether in India or
elsewhere in the world), without the prior written consent of the Company which may or may not be granted,
compete, directly or indirectly with, or own, manage, operate, control or participate in or be connected with the
ownership, management, operation or control of any business that is similar to or in competition with the business
of the Company or any parent company of the Company.
16. During the Restricted Period, you shall further not, directly or indirectly, solicit, encourage, or induce or attempt to
solicit, encourage, or induce (whether in India or elsewhere in the world), for your own account or as agent,
employee, officer, director, consultant, or shareholder or equity owner of any other person, entity or organization,
any (i) current employee, marketing agent, vendor, partner or consultant of the Company to terminate her/his
employment, agency, contract or consultancy with the Company, or any person who was engaged as an employee,
marketing agent, vendor, partner or consultant of the Company at any time during the one (1) year period before
such solicitation; or (ii) current customer, client or account of the Company or any person who was a customer,
client or account of the Company at any time during the one (1) year period before such solicitation to reduce their
business with the Company or to become a client or customer of any other person, firm, or organization; or (iii)
potential customer with whom the Company has had discussions or negotiations within one (1) year prior to your
termination of employment not to establish a relationship with the Company
17. In the event of your being found non-performer, guilty of any misconduct as per the Conduct and Discipline rules
of the Company, inattention which shall include fraud, theft or negligence in the discharge of your duties in the
conduct of the Company’s business, or such misdemeanor which is likely to affect, or affects the Company’s
reputation or any breach of the terms and conditions herein, the Company reserves its right to take suitable action
including termination of your services without notice.
18. After successful completion of the probation period (referred above in this Appointment Letter), the prior written
notice required from you or the Company to terminate your employment shall be 3 (Three) months.
Notwithstanding the period of notice mentioned herein, the Company may in its sole and absolute discretion
terminate your employment with immediate effect by paying to you a sum in lieu of the period of notice mentioned
herein (or, if notice has already been given, for the proportion of the notice period that remains). You shall have no
right to receive a payment in lieu of your notice period unless the Company exercises its discretion in this regard.
19. You agree that the Company may also direct you not to perform any duties for part or all of the notice period; require
you to remain away from the Company's premises; require you to abstain from engaging in contact other than social
contact with any customers or employees of the Company. It is hereby clarified that in such a scenario you shall be
entitled to receive your salary, as stated in this Appointment Letter. However, where required by the Company, you
agree to perform your duties diligently during the notice period and assist with handover and other exit formalities.
20. During your employment with the Company, you will be given access to Company’s confidential information. You
agree that you shall not disclose, divulge in any manner whatsoever or make public or use the confidential
information for any purposes other than that required for performing the services under this Appointment Letter.
21. You agree that you will not at any time during the continuance of your employment or on termination/ cessation of
your employment with the Company or any time thereafter, issue any statements regarding the Company, or publish
any article or statement or deliver any lecture or broadcast or make any communication (whether oral or written)
to the press including magazine publication, relating to the Company's products and services or about any matter
including but not limited to your employment with the Company and/ or any other matter with which the Company
may be concerned, without the prior written permission from the Company.
22. You will be required to maintain utmost secrecy in respect of project documents, commercial offer, design
documents, project cost & estimation, technology, software packages, license, Company’s policies. Company’s
patterns, trademark and human assets profile etc. You agree that the Company shall be the sole owner of all the
confidential information and all patents, patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, trademarks rights and other
rights (including, without limitation, intellectual property rights) anywhere in the world in this connection. You agree
to hold in confidence and not to directly or indirectly use or disclose, either during or after termination of your
employment with the Company, any confidential information which you have obtained or created during the period
of your employment, whether or not during working hours, except to the extent authorized by the Company or until
such confidential information becomes/is publicly available information generally known to the public at large. You
agree not to make copies of such confidential information except as expressly authorized by the Company in writing.
You hereby assign to the Company all rights, title and interest that you may have or acquire in such confidential
information. Upon termination of employment or at the request of the Company, whichever is earlier, you agree
and acknowledge that you will fully cooperate and not assert any lien against the confidential information and will
return or deliver to the Company all tangible forms of such confidential information in your possession or control,
including but not limited to drawings, specifications, information, documents, records devices, project documents,
models or any other material and copies or reproductions thereof.
23. Any of the Company’s technical or other important professional information or confidential information which might
have come into your possession during the continuance of your employment / service with the Company, upon
cessation of your employment with the Company, shall not be disclosed, divulged or made public by you. All notes,
memoranda, records, writings and designs of the Company or made or received by you relating to Company’s
business shall be and remain the property of the Company and shall be handed over by you without retaining any
copies to the Company, from time to time on demand, and in any event, upon the termination of this Appointment
Letter.
24. You will not tamper with computer source documents and indulge in hacking with office computer system, or office
communication device, using password of another person, cheating, using computer resources, publishing private
images of others, acts of cyber terrorism, publishing information which is obscene in electronic form and is liable to
be prosecuted under the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”).
25. Also, you will not indulge in any activity listed as Cyber Crime (as defined under the IT Act) including but not limited
to unsolicited sending of bulk emails, phishing scams and information warfare, propagation of illegal obscene or
offensive content, internal fraud, identity theft and offences committed with a criminal motive to intentionally harm
the reputation of the Company or cause financial loss to the Company directly or indirectly using modern
telecommunication networks such as internet, chartrooms, emails or mobile phones. All these activities come under
the preview of cybercrime. Legal and strict actions (including termination of your service) will be taken by the
Company if you are found guilty for these offences.
26. In accordance with the prevailing data protection laws in force on the date of your joining the Company and/or as
amended from time to time thereafter, you consent to the Company for collecting, holding, recording, processing,
using, disclosing, sharing and transferring to third parties and associate companies (whether within India or outside),
personal data such as residence address, telephone number, photograph, educational qualification, details of
relatives, all employment related and compensation related information, government issued identification and
related information (“Personal Data”) and any sensitive personal data or information i.e. passwords, financial
information , physical / mental health condition, medical records or biometric information (“SPDI”), relating to you
held either electronically or manually, and or collected during the course of your employment or at the time of your
appointment, for the purpose of the Company’s administration and management of its employees, its business and
for compliance with applicable procedures, laws and regulations. Further, all Personal Data and SPDI collected/
provided by you at the time of your appointment/ during the course of your employment with the Company, will be
handled in accordance with the Company’s internal policy in this regard. Further, you agree to provide to the
Company any change in your Personal Data and/or SPDI within a period of 1 (one) week to the Company.
27. The execution of this Appointment Letter by you constitutes your express consent to the Company inter alia holding,
recording, processing, using, disclosing, and/or transferring the Personal Data for its business purposes in
compliance with the applicable law. You consent to transfer, disclosure and sharing of SPDI by the Company, with
any of the affiliates of the Company and/or any third party for the purpose of compliance, risk management,
operational purposes, administration and management of the business of the Company, and/or as may be needed
from time to subject to applicable compliance. You hereby agree that the SPDI may be shared, without your prior
consent, with government agencies mandated under the law to obtain information for the purpose of verification
of identity, or for prevention, detection, investigation including cyber incidents, prosecution, and punishment of
offences. The Company may also, disclose your SPDI to any third party pursuant to an order under the law in force,
for instance, when responding to summons or similar legal process, to protect against fraud and to otherwise co-
operate with law enforcement or regulatory authorities.
28. Subject to applicable law, the Company may, at its sole discretion, transfer SPDI to any other body corporate (as
defined under the IT Act) or a person in India, or located in any other country, that ensures at least the same level
of data protection that is adhered to by the Company as provided herein.
29. You hereby acknowledge and agree that you shall at all times be liable and responsible for any act or omission which
constitutes a breach of this Appointment Letter whether directly or indirectly, where such act or omission is wholly
unauthorized and goes beyond the scope of your employment terms with the Company. You further undertake that
you shall hold harmless and indemnify the Company as well as its officers/directors from and against any third-party
claims and/or losses sustained by the Company as well as its officers/directors due to fraudulent acts and acts of
willful misconduct or criminal acts by you.
30. Without obtaining written permission from the Company, you will not accept any present, commission or any sort
of gratification in cash or kind from any person, party, firm or body corporate or any entity (whether registered or
not) or any entity having dealings with the Company.
31. You shall retire on the attainment of the age of 65 (sixty-five) years unless specially required by the Company in
writing to continue in employment beyond this age.
32. This Appointment Letter supersedes any prior or subsisting agreement, correspondence or arrangement, including
but not limited to any service agreement or contract of employment (oral or otherwise), made between the
Company and you in relation to your employment and any such agreement(s) shall be deemed to have been
terminated by mutual consent with effect from the Effective Date.
33. Variations to this Appointment Letter shall be in writing and may be made only with the agreement of the parties
and shall not be effective until signed.
34. No rights or liabilities under this Appointment Letter shall be assigned by any of the parties without the prior written
consent of the other party save and except that the Company shall have the liberty and entitlement to assign this
Appointment Letter to any of its affiliates or subsidiaries and/or as a result of any restructuring, amalgamation
and/or merger, etc.
35. During your employment and at any time thereafter, you shall reasonably cooperate (i) in the defense of any legal
matter involving any matter that arose during your employment with the Company; and (ii) with all governmental
authorities on matters pertaining to any investigation, litigation or administrative proceeding pertaining to the
Company and/or its affiliates. For the co-operation provided by you after termination of your employment, the
Company shall reimburse any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by you in connection with any such
cooperation and assistance; provided, that such reimbursement and compensation shall not be made in the event
that such matters requiring cooperation involve allegations of (a) negligent and/or willful misconduct in the
performance of your duties or (b) your dishonesty and/or fraud.
36. On the termination of your employment with the Company for whatever reason you shall
a) On or before the final day of your employment deliver to the Company you will hand over all the Company`s
assets, or other documents or property of the Company including but not limited to documents, stationery, I.D
cards, business cards, laptop to the H.R Department.
b) Refrain from using confidential information obtained during employment with the Company for personal
advantage or in any manner to disadvantage the Company or its customers/clients.
c) Refrain from using confidential information regarding customers/clients or Company’s business to entice
customer/clients away from the Company; and
d) Sign and provide all such documents and/or agreements as may be necessary for the performance of discharge
of his obligations under this Agreement and/or as may be necessary for the business interest of the Company.
e) You will not resort to illegal strikes, illegal demonstrations, go slows or any other unlawful disruptive activities
which are harmful to the Company`s interest.
37. In the event of any financial recovery to be made from you, the Company shall be entitled to offset payment of any
prorated allowance advances and/ or loans against any salary due and to withhold amounts that may be required
by the relevant authorities and/ or under applicable laws. These repayment obligations will not be waived off
without written communication by the Company. Without prejudice to any other right available under applicable
law the Company reserves the right to make reasonable deductions from your full and final salary payment or any
other amount(s) due to you in the event you fail to return any or all the property of the Company which is used by
and/or is in your possession or returned in a damaged state other than due to normal wear and tear.
38. Any and all claims, disputes, questions or controversies involving the parties and arising out of or in connection with,
or relating to this Appointment Letter, shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Court in Mohali. This
jurisdiction shall extend to the resolution of any claims, disputes, questions, and controversies.
39. You shall, in addition to the terms and conditions of employment specifically stated herein, also be governed by the
terms of handbook, internal policies, rules, regulations and such other practices, systems, procedures including but
not limited to prevention of sexual harassment policy, data protection policy, internet and e-mail policy and anti-
corruption and bribery policy of the Company in force and the amendments there in, as and when the same are
implemented in the Company from time to time. In the event of any conflict between the terms and conditions of
employment and the policies, the specific terms of this Agreement shall prevail.
40. You hereby agree to avoid any relationship or activity that might impair, or even appear to impair, your ability to
make objective and fair decisions when performing your jobs. At times, you may be faced with situations in which
business actions taken on behalf of the Company may conflict with your own personal interests. It is hereby clarified
that the Company’s property, information or business opportunities may not be used for personal gain.
Being employed by, or acting as a consultant to, a competitor or potential competitor, supplier or contractor,
regardless of the nature of the employment, while employed with the Company.
Hiring or supervising family members or closely related persons.
Serving as a board member for an outside commercial company or organization, (which is a competitor or
potential competitor of the Company).
Owning or having a substantial interest in a competitor, supplier or contractor.
Accepting gifts, discounts, favors or services from a customer/potential customer, competitor or supplier,
unless equally available to all Company employees.
Sincerely,
For Congruex Asia-Pacific LLP,
Shashank Goyal
Director, Human Resources
Salary Annexure
The salary structure is very competitive and rewards high and quality performance.
Taxation will be governed by the Income Tax rules, company will deduct tax at source as per income tax guidelines.
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Flexi Basket Component(s) – This offers you to design your compensation with flexibility within the defined
framework one time in a financial year. The maximum amount for each component is fixed, however, you can choose
to keep or remove the components per your tax plan, which will then be added under ‘Special allowance’.
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Employer’s Contribution to Provident Fund – This will not be paid to you in cash and will be directly deposited into
OFFER LETTER
Date:- 12-May-2021
Dear Hari Krishnan C J
Chittethu Kalappura, Puramchira Road, Cochin University.PO, Thikkakara North(Part) Ernakulam, Kochi University,
Kerala - 682022
Congratulations on being selected for the below mentioned position at Congruex Asia-Pacific LLP.
Title- Engineer I
Employee Code- CCAP11987
Tier- 1
We are pleased to extend an Offer of a total compensation of up to ₹335,000/- (Rupees Three Lakh ThirtyFive
Thousand Only) (Total CTC) per annum subject to applicable statutory deductions such as tax deducted at source and/
or contractual deduction(s) and as per the terms of your employment contract. Please note that your target total
annual consolidated salary is comprised of two components:
- Base Component: An amount of ₹275,000/- out of the Total CTC (i.e. ₹335,000/-) will be paid to you in twelve
(12) equal installments on monthly basis; and
- Variable Component: You will be eligible to receive up to ₹60,000/- towards ‘day shift allowance’ and/or ‘night
shift allowance’ and the actual amount will be determined based on the actual number of ‘day shifts’ or ‘night
shifts’ you work in a year.
- Flexi Basket Component: You will be eligible to opt for various allowance under the flexi basket, save additional
income tax as per the tax guidelines. You have the freedom to design and choose the components based on
your anticipated expenses.
It is hereby clarified that the number of day/night shifts that you will be required to work in a year will solely depend
on the business requirements of the Company, which may vary from time to time. Detailed break-up of your salary will
be provided in the Offer Letter/Appointment Letter / Employment Agreement, which you shall be expected to execute
at the time of your joining or earlier. This offer is subject to the below mentioned terms and conditions:
1. Subject to the discretion of the Company to transfer you at some other place in India and/or overseas, you will
be initially based at our Corporate Office location at Zone A, 12th Floor, Quarkcity SEZ, Plot A‐40 A, Industrial
Focal Point, Phase VIII-B Extension, Mohali-160059, Punjab.
3. You will be on a probation period of 6 (six) months including 3 (three) months of extensive on the job training.
On satisfactory completion of the probation period, your services will be confirmed through a written
communication. In case your performance is not found satisfactory, then unless terminated, your probation
period may be extended for a suitable period at the sole discretion of the Management.
4. This Offer is subject to your clearance of the Pre-Employment background and reference check. Please submit
a copy of your resignation letter duly accepted by your present employer within 2 (two) working days of receipt
of this offer letter. Please note that your services may be terminated at any time, including after confirmation,
in case any information provided by you is found to be false, wrong and/or incomplete and/or background
check reveals information based on which you may found to be unsuitable to work for the Company.
5. Please indicate your acceptance of our employment offer by signing and returning a copy of this Offer Letter
and all the documents, mentioned below, within 2 (two) working days of receipt of this Offer Letter else this
offer shall be considered withdrawn. Company will provide you with detailed Appointment Letter/Employment
Agreement for your execution.
6. In addition to the compensation as mentioned hereinabove, you are also entitled to receive the following
additional benefits (subject to applicability of statutory deductions, if any), subject to your eligibility/
entitlement:
a. You may be provided with Accidental death/disability coverage as per the Company policy and/or
subject to applicable laws.
b. You may also be provided medical insurance coverage for yourself, spouse and children as per the
Company policy.
7. Please send us a self-certified soft copy of the below listed documents along with the acceptance of this Offer
at least within 2 (two) working days prior to day/date of joining, you need to bring a complete set of all
documents with originals on your joining day.
a. Updated Resume
b. Color PIC in jpg format (1 along with the soft copy of signed offer letter) and (6 physical copies at the
time of your joining)
c. Aadhar Card and PAN Card (Color copy mandatory)
d. All education documents (10th, 12th, Diploma, Graduation & Postgraduation – As applicable)
e. Appointment Letter (Existing employer) Only for experienced candidate.
f. Copy of Resignation with acknowledgement (Existing employer) Only for experienced candidate.
g. Last 3 months salary slip (Existing/Last Employer as applicable) Only for experienced candidate.
h. All experience Letter from previous employers. Only for experienced candidate.
Relevant terms of this Offer Letter will constitute part of your Employment Agreement/Appointment Letter.
We look forward to you being a part of the team at the earliest.
Sincerely,
For Congruex Asia-Pacific LLP,
Shashank Goyal
Director, Human Resources
Salary Annexure
The salary structure is very competitive and rewards high and quality performance.
Taxation will be governed by the Income Tax rules, company will deduct tax at source as per income tax guidelines.
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Flexi Basket Component(s) – This offers you to design your compensation with flexibility within the defined
framework one time in a financial year. The maximum amount for each component is fixed, however, you can choose
to keep or remove the components per your tax plan, which will then be added under ‘Special allowance’.
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Employer’s Contribution to Provident Fund – This will not be paid to you in cash and will be directly deposited into
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CTC – Total CTC payable to you will vary based on Variable Components earned in a year.