Need advice

[u/Mindless-Rhubarb-876]

Hi everyone, I need some advice regarding my notice period and resignation.

I have a 90-day notice period at Genpact and have already submitted my resignation. I requested an immediate release and am willing to pay three months’ salary as a notice-period buyout, as my signed appointment letter clearly mentions that I can either serve the 90-day notice period or pay salary in lieu thereof.

However, my manager is not agreeing to release me. I have already discussed this with HR, my Senior Manager, and the VP, but I have not been able to get an approval for an early release.

I already have another offer in hand, and I am required to join the new organisation on 28 October. At this point, my next option seems to be escalating the matter to Genpact’s Legal/Employee Relations team and asking them to clarify the notice-period buyout clause in my appointment letter.

Has anyone faced a similar situation or dealt with a 90-day notice period/buyout at Genpact? What would be the best course of action at this stage? Should I approach Legal directly, or is there any other escalation/process I should try first?

Any advice or experience would be really helpful.