Today, I came across the most disgusting HR policy I’ve ever seen from a company.
I met someone who works at a company called Testhouse, and after our discussion, I was shocked and disgusted by their inhumane and greedy HR policies. Here are a few examples, according to his words, allegedly:
Onsite Policy: If you’re sent onsite and decide to leave within X months, you have to return 75% of the salary you earned onsite. On top of that, you’re required to pay back the visa fees, flight costs, and grooming expenses too.
Hike as Retention Bonus: Every year, any salary hike they give is treated as a retention bonus. For example, if your salary is 10,000 and you get a 6,000 hike in January, it’s not straightforward. If you leave within nine months, you have to pay back the hike for every month you worked.
For instance, if you leave in April, that’s 4 × 6,000 = 24,000 you owe the company.
But wait, it gets worse. Let’s say you complete nine months, which totals 54,000 (9 × 6,000). From the 10th month onward, they start reducing the amount month by month. So, if you leave in the 10th month, you owe 48,000. In the 11th month, it’s 42,000, and so on.
If you thought that was the worst of it, there’s more. After 12 months, your next appraisal cycle kicks in, and the whole process starts over again. Meanwhile, the retention bonus from your previous cycle is still being deducted month by month. Until it finishes that 18 month cycle
Even if you choose not to accept the appraisal, they can easily target who are planning to switch.
I’ve seen a lot of corporate greed, but this is by far the most disgusting one I’ve come across. Honestly, I’m not even sure if this is legal.