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Dear Badal,I think yours is a good employer-friendly company. Once the punishment period is over, the employee is eligible for promotion and increment. He cannot be denied future promotions or increments. Of course, do bear in mind that since the punishment is w...

Please clarify for me what the next promotion that can be given to an employee during a punishment period is.After an inquiry into a theft case, management arbitrarily imposed punishment on an employee by stopping one increment with a cumulative effect. The lett...

Dear tajsateesh, Prashant, and other friends,I fully endorse the opinion given by kknair. He has clearly brought out the meaning of the phrase "with cumulative effect."In the case of 'with cumulative effect,' the increments for those years are lost forever; wher...

Excellent explanation, kknair. That's what makes CiteHR one of the best HR forums.Rgds, TS

Dear Prashant,The punishment of stoppage of three increments with cumulative effect means that he will not draw the next annual increment for a period of three years and at the end of three years, he will draw the next increment. Let us assume a case that the pu...

Dear All,KKNair, sir has correctly distinguished both terms. Initially, in today's industry, a lot of old personnel terms are vanishing; hence, from time to time, referencing these types of tricky issues will help the members to add to their knowledge.Thanks, Mr...

Dear Prashant,I think I have already replied to your question at the following link on Lawyers Club India: [Punishment - stoppage of 03 increment with cumulative effect - Labour & Service Law Experts Queries - Law, Lawyers, Advocates, Law Firms, Legal Help, Lega...

Dear friend Tajsateesh,The phrase "with cumulative effect" in the context of awarding punishment is generally and very widely used in Government and Public Sector Undertakings. It has a very specific meaning. But before elaborating on it, let us wait for the add...