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Workplace · Unpaid salary

Company not paying salary? What to do

Salary late or not paid. Also reported as salary not credited, salary pending, salary on hold, late salary. Read what employees in India report, see what you can do, and post your own anonymously.

You’ll sign in to post. Your name is never shown.

  • Your name stays hiddenPost as “Employee” or “Ex-employee”. Not on the site, not in the email to the company.
  • No one sees who says “same here”We show how many people it happened to, never who. Not even to the person who posted.
  • It reaches the companyIf you choose, PetitionFox emails it to the company and asks for a public answer.

What you can do

  1. Ask HR in writing (email) for the date your salary will be paid, and keep your payslips and bank statements.
  2. Under the Code on Wages, in force since 21 November 2025, monthly wages must be paid by the 7th of the following month. Once that date passes, send a written reminder.
  3. File a complaint on the Ministry of Labour's SAMADHAN portal or with your state labour department.
  4. Post it here, anonymously. Others can say “same here”, and PetitionFox emails it to the company and asks for a public answer.

General information, not legal advice. For your situation, speak to a labour lawyer or your state’s labour department.

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