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Experience and relieving letter template

A small company that gives a leaving employee one signed letter that confirms their role and dates and closes out final pay and company property.

Free to use. Fill in the blanks, then send it for e-signature.

Experience and Relieving Letter

Letter date

Employee full name

Employee address

Dear Employee full name,

This letter confirms your employment with Company name and the end of that employment.

1. Employment record

  • Employee ID: Employee ID
  • Last job title: Last job title
  • Department: Department
  • Joining date: Joining date
  • Last working day: Last working day
  • Reason for leaving: How the employment ends (e.g. resignation, end of contract, mutual agreement)

You worked with us from Joining date to Last working day as Last job title. This letter states facts from our records. It is not a performance review.

2. Relief from duties

We relieve you from all duties and responsibilities at Company name with effect from the close of business on Last working day. From that time you have no authority to act or speak for the company.

3. Settlement of dues

We will pay you Final settlement amount and currency as your full and final settlement by Date the company pays the final settlement. It covers:

  • salary up to the last working day
  • pay for accrued leave that the company must pay on exit
  • any other amount that the law or your contract requires

We make deductions only where the law or your contract allows, and we show each one in your settlement statement. When you receive this payment, the company has no further pay due to you for your employment, except for amounts that you did not know about or that the law requires us to pay later.

4. Your acknowledgement

By signing below, you confirm that:

  • you received this letter
  • you returned all company property: Company property the employee returned (e.g. laptop, ID card, access card)
  • you hold no company documents, data, or accounts, and you deleted any copies that you made
  • you will keep company confidential information secret for Years that confidentiality continues after the last working day years after your last working day
  • you received the settlement amount in section 3, or you will tell us in writing within 14 days if you did not

Your confidentiality duties from your employment contract continue as the contract says. Nothing in this letter stops you from reporting a legal wrong to a regulator or from speaking about your own pay and working conditions.

5. Future references

We will confirm your job title and dates of employment to anyone who asks with your consent. We state facts only.

We thank you for your work and wish you well.

Issued for Company name of Company address by Signed for the company by, Signatory's job title.

Signatures

Company name

Signature: ____________________________

Date: ______________

Employee full name

Signature: ____________________________

Date: ______________

The full template. Highlighted words are blanks you fill in. A plain-language starting point, not legal advice.

Tips for a good experience and relieving letter

  1. 1

    State only facts: job title, joining date and last working day. Leave out opinions.

  2. 2

    Write the final settlement amount and the payment date in the letter.

  3. 3

    List the company property that the employee returned.

  4. 4

    Do not make final pay depend on the employee signing the acknowledgement.

  5. 5

    In India, pay wages within two working days of the last working day and update the PF exit date.

Questions

What is the difference between an experience letter and a relieving letter?

An experience letter confirms the role and the dates of employment. A relieving letter confirms that the company accepts the exit and releases the employee from duties. This template combines both in one signed letter, with a settlement and acknowledgement section.

Can I change the wording?

Yes. Open the template in SignKaro, fill in the blanks, and change any line yourself or ask the built-in AI to rewrite a clause. Then send it for signature.

Is this template legal advice?

No. It is a plain-language starting point. Laws differ by country and state, so ask a lawyer to review contracts that carry real risk.

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