Payment of net salary does not by itself remove a covered employer's duty to issue wage slips. Section 50(3) of the Code on Wages requires slips in the prescribed form and manner. For the central sphere, rule 52 of the 2026 Central Rules requires Form V electronically or physically on or before wage payment. Request the missing months in writing and check the applicable State procedure if your establishment is outside the central sphere.
Why is a bank credit not enough?
A bank statement shows what reached your account. It may not show the wage period, earnings components, days counted, overtime or deductions used to arrive at that amount. Those details can matter when you challenge a shortfall or need to explain your salary history. A regular net transfer does not make the underlying calculation transparent.
Keep the question precise. If the only current problem is the missing wage slip, say so. Do not allege that no wages were paid when your bank statement proves payment. If a separate deduction is disputed, identify it as a separate issue and request the records needed to understand it.
Which rule applies to my workplace?
Section 50 contains the statutory record and wage-slip duties. The appropriate government is determined under section 2(d), which allocates specified establishments to the central sphere and others to the State sphere. The location of the head office alone does not decide the question. Ask payroll which statutory procedure it follows.
The final Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026 were published in May 2026. Rule 52 prescribes electronic or physical Form V on or before payment. Rule 51 also addresses prescribed records and their preservation. Do not present that central form as the compulsory form for every State establishment without checking its applicable rules and any transitional arrangements.
Is a small employer automatically exempt?
No general exemption follows simply from having a small office. Section 50(4) makes a specific exception for an employer to the extent that no more than five persons are employed for agriculture or domestic purposes. Its definition of domestic purpose concerns the employer's home or family affairs and excludes business or establishment activities.
That exception also preserves an obligation to produce reasonable proof of wage payment when demanded by the Inspector-cum-Facilitator. A business cannot merely call its accounts informal and conclude that it owes no records. Give the adviser the actual work and establishment facts if the employer relies on the exception.
What should I ask payroll to provide?
List the months and request the slips showing the calculation of wages paid. Give your employee identifier and a reliable delivery address. If an online portal is used, ask for restored access or downloadable copies. A portal that ceased working after your exit is a practical access problem worth recording with dated screenshots.
You can write: "I received the bank credits for [months], but have not received the corresponding wage slips. Please issue the slips required under the applicable wage framework, showing the earnings and deductions for each period. Please identify the applicable rule and explain any discrepancy between the slip and the bank credit." Keep the reply and attachments.
What if I need the slips for another employer or a loan?
Explain the deadline, but keep your statement accurate. Ask the recipient whether it will temporarily accept your appointment letter, bank statement or an employer salary certificate while the slips are obtained. Those alternatives may help the immediate transaction, but they are not a reason for the employer to disregard an applicable statutory duty.
Do not create a wage slip yourself using the company's logo or alter an old slip to match the credit. A personal reconciliation should be clearly labelled as your calculation. The distinction protects you if the employer later supplies a different breakdown or the recipient verifies the document.
Where can I raise continued refusal?
Take the written request, response, employment proof and bank records to the appropriate labour office. Section 51 provides the Inspector-cum-Facilitator framework, including inspection and specified record-related powers. Ask which officer has jurisdiction over the establishment and how to lodge the record-compliance complaint.
If the slips reveal unpaid wages or an unlawful deduction, obtain advice on the separate claim and its deadline. The absence of a slip should not be allowed to postpone all action on a known shortfall. Keep a month-by-month chronology so that a records complaint and any monetary claim rest on the same accurate account.
Read the related employment guide for the wider issue. The employment and labour practice page identifies the relevant practice area.