company wants me to sign something that includes this line:
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am I understanding this correctly? That can’t be right. I know they have to pay me for hours worked.
the company has not been great at this paperwork stuff so I’m pretty concerned.
I also did some searching and I found that I have the right to request payment of all wages within 7 days of my resignation . I suppose that means 7 working days and includes overtime? My payday is supposed to be the 25th of every month and I was going to wait until September 25th, but would it be a good idea to put in the request?
also, how do I request that in Japanese?
Edit: thanks to everyone’s advice, I’m not signing anything until I’ve been paid.
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They are asking you to indemnify them from any further claims.
If you have no claims against them it might be harmless to sign… but I see absolutely no reason why I would if I were in your position. I would just politely decline.
You can demand payment, or you can just wait for it to arrive on its regular schedule. (While you asbolutely have the right to have them pay you and provide the necessary documents within the timelines outlined by law, it is also not uncommon to have departed employee simply wait for their payment according to the regular schedule.)
Don’t sign it. Zero point in signing away your rights to something.
They’re asking you to sign this because any employee leaving is a liability for the next 2 years which is a statute of limitation for the labor disputes, including missing payment of wages for overtime work etc.
Don’t sign a goddamn thing. Take the letter and show it to your local labour centre
As a general rule, it is not to your advantage to sign any agreement as part of your departure from a company unless you are being compensated for it. A good example is a retroactive noncompete agreement, something that many companies try to roll out, but that unfairly restricts a worker’s ability to accept employment for a number of years.
This particular document is limiting your ability to make any claims against the company should you later discover a discrepancy in your wages or other financial dealings, realise that a manager’s actions constituted harassment, or any other number of potential claims. There is zero advantage to you in signing it.
> I found that I have the right to request payment of all wages within 7 days of my resignation
This is correct – if you make this request they have 7 calendar days (not business days) from the date of the request to provide all outstanding payments. If you do not make this request, then it’s most common to wait until the next scheduled payment day.
> My payday is supposed to be the 25th of every month and I was going to wait until September 25th, but would it be a good idea to put in the request?
These requests will often create some friction with your former employer. Are you concerned that the company will withhold your final wage, or that they will go under before payday? If so, then it’s a very good idea. If not, and you think you might want to work with these people again in the future, best to stick to their payment schedule.
Never indemnify your employer for anything.
Only sign something if you are getting something in return. If you have no particular claims and they offer you half a month’s salary to sign that, you might decide that’s a good deal. If they’re asking you to sign it but not offering you anything in return, don’t sign it.
You’re leaving, what are they going to do, fire you?