Employer forcing pregnant wife to serve notice period in office for relieving letter what can we do ?

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April 26, 2026 at 2:42 pm

Hi everyone,

My wife is currently pregnant with twins, and her doctor has advised complete bed rest for the remainder of the pregnancy. Based on this, she resigned from her job.

However, her company is now insisting that she physically come to the office to serve her notice period if she wants to receive her relieving letter. Given her medical condition, this is just not possible or safe.

We’re trying to understand:

Are there any legal protections in India for situations like this?

Can the company deny a relieving letter if she’s unable to serve notice due to medical reasons?

Has anyone faced something similar or found a workaround?

Would really appreciate any advice or guidance here.

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