Hi,
my father was offered a job in Pune by a company, they asked him to resign his current job in Chennai and relocate to Pune. when he relocated to Pune and called the employer before the joining date he was told to wait for a few days, those days translated to months and now its over a year. Then the employer told him that now the company cannot afford to hire him hence there is no job. there was no offer letter as this job was arranged by my fathers ex boss. both the ex boss and employer are now avoiding taking his calls.
there was a lot of communication via sms between the employer and my father, however we have lost those sms from the phone,
we understand that there is no written contract to sue the employer, however, the employer has been using my fathers name on his website. (my father is a retired army officer and is a well know personality in his industry in the south region of India)
can we sue the employer on grounds of false employment, or can we sue him on grounds of misusing my fathers name for business without his written consent.
Ideally we would want the employer brought to books for cheating an honest man who has served the country for 30 years, we are not expecting any financial gain as we are well off, however we want the employer to be punished for causing inconvenience to my father at this age.
hope someone can advise me at the earliest as I have to go to my job abroad
Regards,
Ro