Need advice regarding FnF hold after approved early release
My partner works in a Japanese firm with a 3-month notice period. He had officially requested an early release through the HR portal, and the revised notice period of 2 months was approved by the company.
Based on this approved release date, he accepted and committed to a joining date with another company.
Now, close to his last working day, HR is saying they will hold/recover money in the Full & Final settlement for the remaining notice period. However, this was never clearly communicated at the time of approval.
The early release request was officially approved by his manager.
He has screenshots/emails of the approval.
He is getting relieving and experience letters.
Wanted to understand:
If early release was approved, can the company still recover notice pay later?
Can they hold or deduct FNF like this without prior written clarification?
Is there any labour law or practical recourse in India for this situation?
Has anyone faced something similar in IT/corporate companies?
Would really appreciate practical/legal advice from people who’ve dealt with this before.
Note-This has been groomed using GPT, however words are of my own.