Pharma company in Bangalore holding back increment after resignation

Hey everyone,

I'm a 27-year-old female working in a well-known Indian pharma company in Bangalore. The work culture here is honestly pretty terrible, but I've been sticking it out.

One of the biggest issues I've had is their ridiculous increment cycle. We have a July increment cycle, but it's a whole ordeal to actually get the increment letter and the money. Usually, I don't get either until November.

Recently, I got a new job offer and resigned in September. I was under the impression that even though I was leaving, I'd still get my increment money as arrears since I resigned after July. The company's been dragging their feet with increments in general, so I figured my resignation wouldn't affect it.

But now, I've found out that they're actually going to stop my increment and I won't be getting any money at all. Is this normal? I'm pretty shocked and disappointed. I feel like they're being very unfair and not paying up the money that they owe me. Had they given the increment on time, I would not be facing the issue. However, they tell me that this is their organisation policy and nothing can be done now.

Has anyone else experienced something similar? Is there anything I can do about this legally? I'm not sure where to turn. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.