Tidel Park
Tidel Park
Tidel Park
5 HR Policies
As a part of this engagement, the consultant was required to study the existing establishment practices of
Tidel Park and use their experience in entities from the public and private sector and develop a set of rules
which would form the HR Policy for Tidel Park.
The objective of the management of Tidel Park was to ensure that these policies are in line with private
sector practices3 as it is not a government company (as articulated in the Board meeting to the consultants).
Therefore, this has been considered in the design of this HR Policy. This policy will help in setting the
grounds for a just mechanism to attract suitable talent into the company as well as retain talent while
ensuring career progression. Similarly, tax efficient compensation structure in line with industry practices
(based on CTC concept) and reasonable benefits may now be administered with greater ease.
The following policies have been defined which form a part of the HR Policy of Tidel Park:
1 Service Policy
2 Recruitment Policy
3 Promotion Policy
5 Leave Policy
6 TA/ DA Policy
7 Transfer Policy
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While government practices also can be looked into.
2. Objective
2.1. The objective is to provide the employees of the Company a policy that defines the service
conditions of the employees from recruitment to the Company to retirement from the Company.
3. Applicability
3.1. This policy will apply to all Regular employees in the Company.
3.2. This policy will apply to all individuals appointed on Fixed Term basis to the company for specific
purposes For example for Projects.
4. Definitions
4.1. Appointing Authority means the Board of Directors, Managing Director or an employee to
whom the power of making appointment to any post or a specified category of posts has been
delegated with the approval of the Board of Directors.
4.2. Board means the Board of Directors of the Company nominated as per the Memorandum of
Association and Rules of the Company and includes, in relation to the exercise of powers, any
Committee of the Board/ Management or any officer of Tidel Park Ltd to whom the Board
delegates any of its powers.
4.3. Competent Authority is the authority to whom the Board has delegated power in respect of a
specific point.
4.6. Corporate office means Headquarters/ Registered Office of the Tidel Park Ltd.
4.10. Head of the Department (HoD) means the individual who is designated as such by the
Managing Director from time to time.
4.11. Management is the authority who is empowered by the Board of the Company by an order to
discharge functions or use the powers specified in the rule or order.
4.12. Managing Director (MD) means the Managing Director of the Company.
4.13. Non-executive is a person in the employment of the Company, who has been appointed at
grades below A0; as per the cadre structure at Annexure 1 of this policy.
4.14. Probationer means an employee who is provisionally employed with a view to being considered
for appointment to the Company.
4.15. Registered Medical Practitioner means a doctor authorised by the Company to treat its
employees and would include all doctors empanelled/ recognised by the Company.
5. Classification of Personnel
5.1. Based on nature of employment, the personnel of the Company shall be classified as:
5.1.1. Regular means an employee who has been appointed in a permanent vacancy in the
Company and, except in the cases of those who are exempted from probation, has been
declared in writing to have satisfactorily completed his probation period in a post.
5.1.2. Fixed Term Appointment means a person appointed for a fixed tenure and/ or for a
specific purpose such as a project.
5.2. Based on the Grades (Annexure 1), the personnel of the Company shall be classified as:
5.3. Based on the functions of the Company, the personnel of the Company shall be classified as:
5.3.1. Technical shall mean roles including Electrical, Mechanical, Civil and Facilities, Stores,
Building Management, and Project Management.
5.3.2. Non-Technical shall mean roles including Finance & Accounts, Marketing, Human
Resources and Admin, Personal Assistants (PA), Company Secretary, Legal and Customer
Relations.
6.1. A copy of this Service Policy (and orders passed by the Management) shall be made available
on the intranet of the Company.
7. Appointments
Subject to the Recruitment Policy, the following conditions shall apply to all appointments in the Company.
7.1.1. The age of a person at the time of appointment to the service of the Company shall not
be less than 18 years and shall not exceed the upper age limit, including any relaxation
thereof, as prescribed by the Management.
7.1.2. Every employee on his first appointment, must declare his date of birth and produce
confirmatory evidence of his age, as may be acceptable to the Management.
7.1.3. Service of an employee giving a deliberately false affidavit is liable to be terminated.
7.3.1. Every candidate appointed to a post in the Company may be required to undergo a
medical examination by the Company appointed/ recommended Medical Practitioner.
7.5.1.
Department copies of the documents prescribed in Annexure 3 of this policy.
7.5.2. The HR Department will assist the employees in availing the following entitlements (as
may be applicable) on joining the Company:
7.5.2.1. Business Card, SIM Card, Bank account (Salary account), PF registration,
Official e-mail id, ID Card, and access cards.
9.1. All employees on first appointment in the service of the Company shall be placed on probation,
as per the provisions of the Recruitment Policy of the Company, during which period their
performance will be monitored with a view to determining their suitability for confirmation against
the permanent post.
9.2. Provisions pertaining to the extension/ waiver of probation period shall be as mentioned in the
Recruitment Policy of the Company.
10.2. All steps in the career of the employee shall be entered in the Service Record and shall include
(among other things) aspects pertaining to date of birth, qualifications, date of employment, date
of increment, joining, confirmation, pay, leave, transfers, promotions, training, penalty,
suspension, retirement/ termination etc.
11.1. The performance of employees shall be assessed and monitored from time to time as per the
Performance Management Policy of the Company.
12. Training
12.1. Employees are liable to undergo such training/ induction/ refresher courses for such period and
undertake such examination/ tests as may be prescribed by the Management/ HoDs from time to
time.
13. Tests
13.1. All employees, wherever required, shall at their own cost keep their required licenses,
certificates/ qualifications etc., valid during the currency of their service in the Company.
14. Attendance
14.1. Attendance shall be recorded daily according to the method prescribed by the Management from
time to time.
14.2. Compensation, if any, for working beyond the prescribed hours of work, will be laid down by the
Management in the regulations prescribed for this purpose from time to time.
14.3. The Management reserves the right to apply flexibility in working hours of employees in case of
exigencies.
14.4. An employee who does not report for duty on time may not be taken on work, and his absence
for the day will be treated, at the discretion of the Management as leave with or without pay as
absence from duty.
14.5. Nothing in this policy shall prejudice the right of the Management/ Company for deduction of
wages for the period of absence and/ or for taking disciplinary action against the delinquent
employee as per Code of Conduct of the Company.
15.1. Every employee shall comply with such instructions as are issued from time to time relating to
the period and hours of work for different categories of employees and holidays.
15.2. The Management reserves the right to require any employee to work overtime including work
on weekly holidays and public holidays in accordance with the instructions of the Management
issued from time to time or in cases of exigencies of work. The employee is also liable to be
called for duty at any time. For such overtime work done, compensatory off or overtime allowance
may be extended to the employee as per the policies defined by the Management.
15.3. Shifts: The Company will decide shift timings for various operations from time to time. Persons
assigned to such shifts shall strictly follow the timings and also the relieving days.
16.1. The list of public holidays will be as per Annexure 4 of the Service Policy.
16.2. Entitlement and sanction of leave will be regulated as per provisions under Leave Policy.
17.1. Every employee of the Company would be provided with an Identity card and Access card.
17.2. Every employee shall show his/ her cards if required to do so by the representative(s) of the
Company authorised to check the card and regulate entry of persons to the premises of the
Company.
17.3. The first issue of the card will be free of charge. Loss of the card shall immediately be reported
by the employee to the Management. A new card shall be issued on payment of charges as
decided by the Management.
17.4. Every employee leaving the services of the Company for any reason whatsoever, shall surrender
his/ her Identity card and Access card. The Management reserves the right to be able to recover
the cost of the card (as per Clause 17.3) in case the employee does not return the card for
whatsoever reason.
18.1. Every employee must notify to the Management his/ her residential address, telephone, mobile
number, e-mail address on joining the service and must also notify any changes
therein.
19.1. Wages due to an employee shall be paid on the last day of the month. If the last working day is
a holiday or Saturday, then it is paid on the preceding working day. Any wages due to an
employee but not paid on the prescribed day shall be paid on the subsequent working day.
19.2. The Management reserves the right to make necessary deductions from the wages payable to
an employee. However, the same shall be communicated to the employee in writing.
19.3. Annual increments shall be as approved by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee/ Board.
21. Confidentiality
21.1. During the course of employment with the Company, the employee is likely to come in contact
with confidential information about the Company and/ or its associates/ partners/ clients. All such
information shall be the property of the Company and shall be governed by the Code of Conduct
and Business Ethics of the Company notified from time to time.
22. Safety
22.1. Employees shall be bound to observe safety rules as notified from time to time by the
Management and to use safety equipment and take other precautions as are necessary. Breach
of safety regulations shall be deemed to be misconduct and the employee shall be liable to
disciplinary action as per the rules of the Company.
23. Officiating
23.1. An employee may be required to officiate in a higher post when ordered to do so without,
however, conferring on such person any right to the said higher post. In case of refusal of the
employee to comply with the orders, the same shall be deemed to be misconduct and the
employee shall be liable to disciplinary action as per the policy of the Company.
24. Resignation
24.1. An employee resigning from the services of the Company shall be required to give such notice
ssued by the Company. The Management
interest.
24.2. An employee would be allowed to take Casual Leave/ Restricted Holidays during the notice
period of resignation. For any other leave availed during the notice period, the employee will
have to make payment towards short notice period, unless otherwise waived off by the
Management.
24.3. Resignation shall need to be submitted through the Head of Department to the HR Department
for consideration and approval of the Management. On acceptance of resignation the employee
would be intimated about the same with his date of relieving.
24.4. If an employee, after submitting the resignation and without formal relieving, leaves the Company
he/ she will be liable for disciplinary action. Similarly, if he/ she is absent from duty without prior
sanction of leave he/ she will be treated as on unauthorised absence. Sanction would be
required for medical leave also and mere submission of medical certificate will not be enough
as leave is not a matter of right. For the employees who remain on unauthorised absence
immediately after submitting the resignation, their resignation will be accepted by the
Management during the leave period and conveyed to them at their permanent/ present
address.
24.5. Requests for waiver of notice period shall be considered based on merits of the case. The same
may be accepted at the sole discretion of the Management with/ without making payment for
the balance period.
24.6. The employee can decide to withdraw the request of resignation for genuine reasons before the
acceptance of the letter. The Company reserves the right to accept/ deny the request for
withdrawal of resignation.
25. Superannuation
25.1. The age of retirement on superannuation for Regular employees of the Company shall be 58 years.
25.2. No personnel, especially in the senior management (A3 and above), who has retired from the service
of the Company, after such retirement, shall accept any appointment or post, whether advisory or
administrative, in any firm or Company, whether Indian or foreign, with which the Company has or
had business relations, within one year from the date of retirement without prior approval of the
Management.
26.2. The services of such employees shall be terminated after giving notice period, unless
specifically waived of by the Management, as follows:
26.2.1. 3 notice to a Regular employee or individual appointed on fixed term basis at A3
and above levels or pay in lieu thereof.
27.1. Before leaving the services of the Company, every employee shall return all property,
equipment, tools belonging to the Company issued or lent to him/ her in connection with his/ her
employment in the Company. The cost of such property, equipment or tools not so returned shall
be liable to be deducted from his pay or the amount due to him/ her or recovered otherwise.
29. Interpretation
29.1. In case of any question related to interpretation of this policy the decision of the Board or the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) shall be final. The Board/ NRC Committee may
also have the powers to relax/ delete/ modify/ revise any of the provisions of this policy and notify
detailed guidelines (if required) keeping in view the interest of the Company.
Note:
Employees who have completed three years of service at A2 level may be given the title of Sr. Manager. However, this does not qualify as a promotion.
Sr. VP, COO and CFO are designations that will be given to individuals based on the post they hold.
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Non-Technical Executives
Non-Technical Non-executives
(Excluding Drivers and OAs)
8 AM to 2 PM
2 PM to 8 PM
8 PM to 8 AM with a break between 1 AM 5
AM
Attendance Access card used to track login and Access card used to track login and logout time.
logout time.
For Drivers and OAs, the following Hours of Work shall apply
1. Ney Years Day Any three days from the list Any four days from the list
2. Pongal provided below notified by the GoTN annually.
3. Thiruvalluvar Day
1. Thaipusam
4. Uzhavar Thirunal
2. May Day
5. Uzhavan Day
3. Aadi Perukku
6. Republic Day
4. Moharram
7. Good Friday
5. Krishna Jayanthi
8. Telugu New Year
6. Vinayakar Chathurthi
9. Tamil New Year
7. Holi
10. Ramzan
8. Onam
11. Bakrid
12. Independence Day
13. Gandhi Jayanthi
14. Ayudha Puja
15. Vijaydasami
16. Diwali
17. Christmas
2. Applicability
2.1. This policy will apply to all Regular employees in the Company including employees on probation.
2.2. This policy will apply to all individuals appointed on fixed term basis, unless otherwise explicitly
specified in this policy.
3. Assessment of Vacancies
3.1. Normally, in the month of December, the HR Department will initiate the process of obtaining
from the various HoDs the manpower requirements for the next financial year. However, if
needed, intermediate requirements also can be raised by the HoDs to the HR Department.
3.2. This manpower requirement shall need to be based on the future estimated workload, the
retirements and promotions envisaged in the department.
4. Sources of Recruitment
4.1.1. Advertisements in press/ internet, through reputed placement/ manpower agencies and
job portals, or campus selection from universities/ institutes.
4.1.2. The database of resumes received by the HR Department through the year.
4.2. Recruitment can be resorted to by the Company at any level(s)/ grade(s) to meet functional
requirements of particular skill/ experience or for optimum utilisation of its assets and/ or infusion
of modern systems, skills & techniques of operation etc., necessary for efficient operation,
technology upgradation or modernisation.
5. Selection Procedure
5.1. The Management reserves the right to levy a fee for the application form.
5.2. All applications received for a particular post shall be evaluated against the criteria specified for
the given post, as per Annexure 1A.
5.3. The candidates shortlisted as per 5.2 above shall be assessed by a process as defined by the
Management. The process may include one or more of the following: written tests or interviews,
or presentations or any other method prescribed for the post, depending upon the needs of the
post.
B0 to B4 Interview by executive at level not below A3 followed by interview by executive at level not below
A5.
5.4.1. For all appointments to grades A3 and above, and for all appointments to Key Managerial
Positions, the final approval of the selected candidates shall be accorded by the Board.
5.4.2. In all other cases, the final approval of the selected candidates shall be accorded by the
MD, but shall be intimated to the Board in the subsequent Board meeting.
5.5. Relaxation in advertised criteria, in critical areas, is allowed based on the merit and requirement
with the approval of the Management.
5.6. Employees of the Company who meet the prescribed criteria can apply for jobs to be filled by
the Company. For the purpose of selection, the employees would be treated at par with external
candidates. However, in case of a regular employee getting selected, the benefits of the past
service in the Company shall be considered for financial entitlements. Age shall not be a bar for
regular employees applying for jobs in the Company.
5.7. Certain positions, as listed in Annexure 1 5 of the Recruitment Policy shall be filled through Fixed
Term Appointment contracts only. This is on account of the limited long-term role for the
individual in the company and the intermittent nature of job. For such positions, the normal
tenure of the contract shall be three years.
6.1. The HR Department shall issue the Offer Letter in duplicate to the candidate.
6.2. The Offer Letter shall state the last date by which the candidate must join the Company, failing
which the offer will be deemed to have been withdrawn unless an extension of the last date has
been granted by the Management prior to expiry of the joining time as indicated in the offer letter.
7. Commencement of Service
7.1.
to commence from the working day in the forenoon of which he reports for duty at the place and
time indicated to him by the HR Department.
7.2. Some candidates may seek extension of joining time. Depending upon merit/ proper justification,
such request may be processed by HR Department. This process must be completed
expeditiously, and the decision shall be communicated to candidate immediately.
8. Probation
8.2. All initial appointments in the Company shall be on probation for a period of 12 months.
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Legal, Customer Relations, Marketing and Project Management.
8.3. Probation may be extended or curtailed by the Management based on the merits of each case.
8.4. During probation, the employee may be required to undergo such training as may be considered
necessary by the Management. In such case, the employee shall be considered for confirmation
on successful completion of prescribed training during probation period.
8.5. Probationers who are found unfit for confirmation as a result of assessment of their performance
after probation and training are liable to be discharged without any notice.
9. Confirmation
9.1. On satisfactory completion of the period of probation, the HR Department shall confirm the
regular employee in the services of the Company in the post he/ she was recruited against.
11.1. The appointment will take effect from the date of joining service.
11.2.
continuance in employment is not beneficial to the Company or found unfit or unsuitable for
service in the Company, the services can be terminated by giving notice period as per Clause 26.2
of the Service Policy.
11.3. Performance will be reviewed annually or at any time when it is so required.
11.4. The employees shall maintain utmost secrecy in respect of all matters in their employment of
the Company and they shall not disclose any information regarding the affairs of the Company
which have come to their knowledge during the period of their service, if the disclosure of such
information is prejudicial to the interests of the Company.
11.5. During the period of employment with the Company, employee shall not engage in any other
business or occupation and shall devote whole time and skill to the faithful and diligent
performance of duties. If found engaged in any other business or occupation, services are liable
to be terminated without any notice or reason in lieu thereof, irrespective of the fact whether a
probationer or a confirmed employee.
11.6. If by misconduct, disobedience or inefficiency, the Company suffers any loss, the employee will
be held liable to compensate the loss actually incurred by the Company.
11.7. Notwithstanding the aforementioned terms and conditions, the employee would be governed
and bound by Certified Standing Orders/ Rules/ Policies of the Company as in force from time
to time.
11.8. The employee should inform HR Department about the change, if any, of the religion, marital
status, address and dependents, immediately after such a change.
11.9. The appointment is provisional and is subject to the caste/ tribe/ community/ educational
certificates being verified through the proper channels and if the verification reveals that the
claim to belong to a particular caste/ tribe/ community/ academic institute, as the case may be,
is false, the services will be terminated forthwith without assigning any further reasons and
without prejudice to such further action as may be taken under the provisions of the Indian Penal
Code for production of false certificates.
11.10. The appointment is provisional and is subject to the verification of character and antecedents
of the individual. The services will be terminated forthwith without assigning any
further reasons if the Management believes the character and or antecedents of the individual
have not been found to be suitable for employment.
12. Interpretation
12.1. In case of any question related to interpretation of this policy the decision of the Board or the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) shall be final. The Board/ NRC Committee may
also have the powers to relax/ delete/ modify/ revise any of the provisions of this policy and notify
detailed guidelines (if required) keeping in view the interest of the Company.
3. For appointment to Regular posts and on Fixed Term Basis, only degrees obtained in a University
recognised by UGC or an Institution approved by AICTE shall be considered valid.
Requirement for
Grade Requirement for recruitment Qualification
promotion
Max 50 Years
25 years of experience in operations
management/ facilities management/
Graduate in Engineering
A5 7 years at A4 level. inventory control/ vendor relationship
in the relevant discipline.
management/ understanding of plant
operations/ managing real estate/
technology parks.
Max 50 Years
20 years of experience in operations
management/ facilities management/
Graduate in Engineering
A4 7 years at A3 level. inventory control/ vendor relationship
in the relevant discipline.
management/ understanding of plant
operations/ managing real estate/
technology parks.
Max 45 Years
15 years of experience in operations
management/ facilities management/
Graduate in Engineering
A3 7 Years at A2 level. inventory control/ vendor relationship
in the relevant discipline.
management/ understanding of plant
operations/ managing real estate/
technology parks.
Max 40 Years
10 years of experience in managing Graduate in Engineering
A2 5 Years at A1 level.
technical verticals of technology parks and in the relevant discipline.
large facilities and/ or industrial plants.
Max 35 Years
6 years of experience in managing technical Graduate in Engineering
A1 5 Years at A0 level.
verticals of technology parks and large in the relevant discipline.
facilities and/ or industrial plants.
Max 30 Years
6 years at B4 level 2 years of experience in managing technical Graduate in Engineering
A0 with experience of at verticals of technology parks and large in the relevant discipline.
least 3 years each, in facilities and/ or industrial plants.
Requirement for
Grade Requirement for recruitment Qualification
promotion
Graduate in Engineering/
Max 30 Years.
B4 7 years at B3 level. Diploma in in the relevant
At least 2 years of relevant experience.
discipline.
Graduate in Engineering/
B3 - Max. 25 years. Diploma in in the relevant
discipline.
COMPANY SECRETARY
Requirement for
Grade Requirement for recruitment Qualification
promotion
Requirement for
Grade Requirement for recruitment Qualification
promotion
Requirement for
Grade Requirement for recruitment Qualification
promotion
Requirement for
Grade Requirement for recruitment Qualification
promotion
Max 40 Years
Max 35 Years
Max 30 Years
Graduate in
A0 6 years at B4 level 2 years of experience in handling finance and Commerce + CA
accounts in an organisation with not less than (Inter).
100 employees.
Max 40 Years
Max 35 Years
Graduate in any
6 Years of experience in HR in any organisation discipline. Graduates in
5 Years at A2 with minimum of 200 employees in which the role
A1 Business Administration
level. involve handling basic HR operations such as and MBA (HR)
recruitment, compensation, performance candidates preferred.
management, retirals processing etc.
Graduate in any
Max 30 Years discipline. Graduates in
A0 - 2 Years of experience in HR in any organisation Business Administration
with minimum of 200 employees. and MBA (HR)
candidates preferred.
Max 35 Years
Graduate in any discipline and having
Overall 3 years of relevant experience in
Associate Membership of the Institute of
handling Company law matters, regulatory
A1 Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi.
and procedural compliances, reading,
understanding and vetting documents such Preference will be given to the candidates
as MoUs (domestic and international), JV having additional qualifications like Master of
agreements, preparation of documentation
for arbitration, providing legal advice/ Laws (LLM)/ Bachelor of Legislative Law
counsel in matters relating to the above. (LLB)/ ACA/ ACMA or both.
Max 40 Years
Max 35 Years
Graduate in any
A1 6 years of experience in roles requiring business development/ new discipline.
customer identification/ marketing.
Max 40 Years
Max 35 Years
5 Years at A0 6 years of experience in roles requiring marketing/ Graduate in any
A1
level. customer relation management/ vendor relation discipline.
management.
Max 30 Years
2 years of experience in roles requiring marketing/ Graduate in any
A0 -
customer relation management/ vendor relation discipline.
management.
Graduate in Engineering
or Technology in Civil/
Max 30 Years Electrical / Mechanical/ or
similar core engineering.
A0 Candidates with PMP or
Certification in Project Management, Energy Efficiency from a other recognised project
nationally/ internationally recognised body shall be preferred. management
certifications will be
preferred.
OTHER POSTS
Posts of Driver, Office Assistant (OA), Driver will be operated only till the retirement of existing
incumbents in these posts on the rolls of the Company as on date of notification of this policy.
Thereafter, these posts will be filled by appoints through an outsourced agency.
2. Applicability
2.1. This policy will apply to all Regular employees in the Company including employees on probation.
2.2. This policy will not apply to individuals appointed on Fixed Term basis.
3. Definitions
4. Eligibility Criteria
4.1. For being considered eligible for promotion, an employee has to fulfil the following minimum
eligibility criteria:
4.1.1. Should meet the requirements of the minimum experience requirements at a particular
grade (Annexure 1 of Recruitment Policy).
4.1.2. Should meet the minimum performance criteria, as per the performance management
system adopted by the Company (Annexure 1 to this policy).
4.1.3. Should possess the minimum educational qualifications, where applicable (Annexure 1
of Recruitment Policy).
5.2. Each year, the HoD of each department shall recommend a list of employees in his/ her
department who are proposed to be promoted, subject to availability of vacancies. The HoD
may seek the assistance of the HR Department to ascertain whether the employees
recommended for promotion meet all the qualifying criteria.
5.3. Subsequent to the above, the HR Department shall prepare a list of employees in each grade
who are eligible for promotion and who have been recommended by their respective HoDs.
5.4. This list shall be shared with the MD for his/ her approval.
5.5. If found satisfactory, the MD shall in turn, approve the list and recommend it to the NRC for approval.
5.6. Based on the recommendation of the NRC and approval of the Board, promotions shall be accorded
to the employees.
5.6.2. Note: The Board will retain the right to either promote or appoint a suitable, eligible direct
recruit on a case-to-case basis.
5.7. The promotions shall normally be effected in the month of June and shall be effective April 1 of the
given year.
5.8. Promotion cannot be claimed as a matter of right.
6. Upgradation
6.1. Incumbents in the posts of Sr. Executive Asst., Executive Asst., Staff Associate, Driver and OA will
receive a financial upgradation every ten years subject to a maximum of two upgradations in the
tenure of the employee from the date of notification of this policy.
6.2. Financial upgradation is defined as an extra increment in the tenth and twentieth year from the date
of notification of this policy, in addition to the increment due for the particular year.
7. Operation of Sanctions
7.1.
with similar responsibilities into clusters. These clusters shall include:
7.1.1. A0 to A5
7.1.2. B0 to B4
7.2. The operation of sanctions in clusters is to ensure that employees are accorded adequate
opportunities for promotion.
7.3. The operation of sanctions in clusters is not to be construed as automatic promotion on completion
of the qualifying years of service.
8. Refusal of Promotion
8.1. An employee refusing promotion for personal reasons will not be considered for promotions
subsequent to his refusal, for a period of one year from the date of refusal.
9. Interpretation
9.1. In case of any question related to interpretation of this policy the decision of the Board or the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) shall be final. The Board/ NRC Committee may
also have the powers to relax/ delete/ modify/ revise any of the provisions of this policy and notify
detailed guidelines (if required) keeping in view the interest of the Company.
Grade to which
the promotion Performance criteria for promotion to the Grade mentioned alongside
is being sought
A5 Should have secured a minimum average score of 21 out of 25 during the last five-years.
A4 Should have secured a minimum average score of 20 out of 25 during the last five-years.
A3 Should have secured a minimum average score of 20 out of 25 during the last five-years.
A2 Should have secured a minimum average score of 18 out of 25 during the last five-years.
A1 Should have secured a minimum average score of 18 out of 25 during the last five-years.
A0 Should have secured a minimum average score of 18 out of 25 during the last five-years.
B4 Should have secured a minimum average score of 17 out of 25 during the last five-years.
B3 Should have secured a minimum average score of 17 out of 25 during the last five-years.
B2 Should have secured a minimum average score of 17 out of 25 during the last five-years.
B1 Should have secured a minimum average score of 17 out of 25 during the last five-years.
B0 Not applicable
- Promotions within A0 to A2: Given that Tidel is a reasonably flat organisation and the roles do
not significantly change across these four levels, these levels are primarily for promotion
purposes. Therefore, the minimum qualifying score has been kept at a modest 70%. This is
however higher than that of the Non-Executives, since a higher order of performance is expected
of the individuals at these levels.
- Promotions within A2 to A4: Given that Tidel is a reasonably flat organisation and the roles do
not significantly change across these four levels, these levels are primarily for promotion
purposes. However, these levels represent HoD levels at Tidel and hence have the performance
scores are marginally higher than the immediately preceding levels.
- Promotions from A4 to A5: This promotion denotes a move from an HoD to a CXO level.
Therefore, the bar for this promotion has been kept higher than for all other levels since the
performance.
1.2. This policy come into force with effect from the date as notified by the Board.
2. Objective
2.1. The objective of this policy is to provide the employees of the Company a policy related to the
Pay, Allowances and Benefits provided by the Company.
3. Applicability
3.1. This policy will apply to all Regular employees in the Company including employees on probation.
3.2. Specific clauses of this policy, as applicable to individuals appointed on Fixed Term Basis have
been explicitly mentioned in this policy.
3.3. Employees on deputation to the Company will be governed by the policies of their parent
organisation. Specific clauses of this policy, as applicable to deputationists have been explicitly
mentioned in this policy.
4. Compensation Structure
4.1. Pay for all posts shall be approved by the Appointing Authority.
4.2. The compensation payable to Regular employees at the Company shall consist of the following
components:
Sl. Component Value Reference
3 Washing Allowance INR 1,000 per month for Drivers, Office Assistants, OA Clause 5.1
cum Drivers), Staff Associates.
BENEFITS
TERMINAL BENEFITS
BENEFITS (INSURANCE)
10 Group Personal Accident Annual premium of Group Personal Accident policy + Clause 5.5.1
Policy Annual premium of Group Mediclaim policy + Medical
allowance (given to employee along with salary) to be
11 Group Mediclaim Policy Clause 5.5.2
capped to maximum of one month Basic.
12 Medical Allowance -
BENEFITS (OTHERS)
Note: The basis of the above-mentioned pay, allowances and benefits is an understanding of the benchmarks and
inputs from the Board and NRC. This has been presented as Annexure 4 in this document. Members of the Board also
suggested that the consultant provide a snapshot of the industry practices in terms of compensation (Refer Annexure
5 to this document).
4.3. The pay of an employee appointed to a post in the Company will be negotiated by the HoD and
the HR Department with the employee. Considera
educational qualifications, experience, quality of work experience and ability of the employee to
contribute to the objectives of the Company. Compensation will be recommended by the HoD
and the HR Department to the Appointing Authority for approval.
4.4. Annual Increment for Regular employees shall be granted at a percentage of Gross Pay as
annually). The NRC and/ or Board of the Company can choose to accord no increments also.
4.5. Annual increments for individuals on Fixed Term basis shall be as per their agreement with the
Company, and shall be decided, wherever applicable, by the NRC Committee/ Board.
4.6. Increment to employees on probation shall be granted only on the satisfactory completion of the
period of probation but the monetary benefit in respect thereof shall be admissible with effect from
the normal date of their increment.
5. Components of Pay
1.1.1. This allowance is provided to the employees to meet expenses incurred towards washing
and upkeep of Company uniforms.
2.1.2. This entitlement will apply to Regular employees and to individuals appointed on Fixed
Term basis subject to the limits prescribed below:
A3 to A5 N/A
A0 to A2 N/A
Note: Individuals appointed on fixed term basis will be paid based on their equivalence with the grades
proposed for the regular employees.
5.2. Payment of monthly mobile bills of employees (for Company provided CUG number):
1.2.1. This entitlement will apply to regular employees, individuals appointed on Fixed Term
basis and deputationists subject to the limits prescribed in the table below.
2.2.2. The Company shall pay the monthly mobile bills of employees directly to the telecom
operator, subject to the limits prescribed below:
Grade Entitlement (INR)
A7 750
A6 750
A3 to A5 750
A0 to A2 750
B0 to B4 500
Note:
Individuals appointed on Fixed Term basis will be paid based on their equivalence with the grades
proposed for the regular employees.
In case the monthly bill exceeds the limits prescribed above, the excess amount shall be recovered
from the employee in the following salary cycle.
1.3.1. This entitlement will apply to Regular employees, individuals appointed on Fixed Term
basis and deputationists subject to the limits prescribed in the table below.
2.3.2. Individuals appointed on Fixed Term basis will be permitted based on their equivalence
with the grades proposed for the regular employees.
3.3.3. Employees will be provided devices as per the table below, on need basis (or may purchase
the permitted devices) so as to be used for carrying out official duties. This cost will be
reimbursed to the employee against production of bills.
4.3.4. If the devices are damaged/ require repairs within 3 years, the cost of repair will be borne
by the employee and if replacement is required, it will be considered only after 3 years at
cost.
5.3.5. In the event of employee leaving the job (or returns from deputation), he/ she will have an
option to purchase the instrument at the depreciated cost of the instrument. (depreciation
@ 33% p.a. on written down value).
Grade Entitlement (INR)
MD, ED, CFO, Will be provided the choice of purchasing a laptop/ tablet/ mobile phone and its
CS, COO accessories (any two) on need basis to be used for carrying out official duties. This cost
will be reimbursed against production of bills. Total entitlement shall be of a reasonable
value commensurate with the need.
6.3.6. In case of business need, laptops/ tablets/ dongles can be provided to other employees
also on the approval of the MD.
1.4.1. This entitlement will apply to Regular employees and to individuals appoints on Fixed
Term Basis [to be discussed].
2.4.2. Individuals appointed on Fixed Term basis will be paid based on their equivalence with
the grades proposed for the regular employees.
3.4.3. Year.
5.4.5. LTA shall be administered in line with the provisions of the Income Tax rules. i.e. all
definitions, admissibility, limits etc. shall be as prescribed in the Income Tax rules.
employee.
7.4.7. The primary condition for the admissibility of LTA is that it can be availed only when the
employee proceeds on leave to travel within India.
8.4.8. LTA shall cover only travel costs for travel within India.
9.4.9. LTA can be claimed maximum of once in a year (on production of vouchers) and not
more than twice in a block of four years. The current block is for calendar years 2018 to
2021.
10.4.10.The LTA not availed of in any particular block of four years may be carried forward to
and availed of before the expiry of the first year of the succeeding block years [OR] The
LTA not availed of in any particular year shall be paid to the employee net of tax in the
first month of the following financial year.
11.4.11.Employees intending to avail the tax benefit under LTA, in a given year, shall indicate
the same in the prescribed format and submit it to the HR Department.
12.4.12.The onus of preserving the records of travel proof will vest with the employee who will
be responsible for responding to any query that may be posed, post assessment, by the
IT authorities.
1.5.1. The following statutory benefits/ terminal benefits will be payable to Regular employees
and individuals appointed on fixed term contract as per the provisions of the applicable
acts listed below.
Benefit Details
Provident Fund Payable in line with the provisions of the EPF & MP Act, 1952.
Gratuity Payable in line with the provisions of Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
This entitlement will apply to Regular employees, and to individuals appointed on Fixed
Term basis subject to the limits prescribed in the table below. This policy shall apply to
all employees of the Company including those on probation, extension, those who are
on deputation from a government department or other PSUs who opt to be governed by
this benefit instead of by the benefit in force in their parent organisations within a month
of joining the Company.
The premium for the Accident Insurance shall be paid by the Company.
All other terms and conditions shall be as per the agreement signed between the
Company and the Insurance provider.
The sum assured under the policy for different category of employees shall be subject
to review from time to time.
The coverage shall be provided for self, spouse, and upto two dependent children.
Employees will have the choice of adding up to two dependent parents into the
insurance cover, however the premium for the parents will need to be paid by the
employee.
With respect to the above, female employees will be provided the choice of nominating
their in-laws instead of their parents.
If one or both children have intellectual disabilities, such children shall be covered even
after the age of 18 years. Intellectual disabilities will have to be certified by a Registered
Medical Practitioner/ with the ID card issued by the competent Govt authority.
All other terms and conditions shall be as per the agreement signed between the
Company and the Insurance provider.
The sum assured under the policy for different categories of employees shall be subject
to review from time to time.
5.5.5. Note: Company has taken a life insurance policy along with Group Gratuity policy for its
employees. Existing employees who wish to continue with the life insurance policy may do
so by paying the premium themselves. The Company will continue to contribute towards
policy.
A3 to A5 N/A N/A
A0 to A2 N/A N/A
B3 to B4 1000 N/A
B0 to B2 1000 N/A
3.6.3. In addition to the above, the above individuals shall also be entitled to one day per month
additional leave, over and above the leave specified in the Leave policy. This leave shall
need to be taken in the following calendar month and shall not be eligible for accumulation,
or encashment. It shall be ensured by the respective HoD that the leave does not impact
the operations of the company and hence the leave can only be taken with prior approval
request for which should be submitted at least 3 days prior to the date of intended leave.
B4 80
B3 75
B2 70
B1 65
B0 65
5.7.5. The late sitting fee shall be capped at Rs. __________ per month per individual.
6.7.6. Payments for Late Sitting shall be put up by the HR department and approved by the MD
prior to payout.
7.7.7. Consistent pay-outs of late sitting fee for any particular individual shall be brought to the
notice of the Management by the HR department.
6. Interpretation
6.1. In case of any question related to interpretation of this policy the decision of the Board or the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) shall be final. The Board/ NRC Committee may
also have the powers to relax/ delete/ modify/ revise any of the provisions of this policy and notify
detailed guidelines (if required) keeping in view the interest of the Company.
2. Objective
2.1. The objective of this policy is to provide the employees of the Company the Leave Policy
applicable to them. It includes the procedures for the grant of various kinds of leave and related
matters.
3. Applicability
3.1. This policy will apply to all Regular employees of the Company including employees on
probation and deputationists.
3.2. This policy will apply to all individuals appointed on Fixed Term Basis, unless otherwise explicitly
specified in this policy.
A6 MD
A5 MD
A3 to A4 MD
A0 to A2 MD
6.2. The leave application submitted will be forwarded to the HoD for approval on the application
form. This will be subject to verification by HR Department as regards admissibility of the leave.
Such leave application will be sent to HR Department for necessary debit in the leave account
and to convey the sanction of leave to Accounts.
7. Types of Leave
7.1. The different types of leave granted by the Company have been listed below. Detailed policy
pertaining to these leaves have been provided in the subsequent sub-sections.
Individuals appointed and joining duty in the middle of a year may avail of CL
proportionately.
CL shall not be combined with any other kind of leave admissible under this
policy.
CL can be taken while on tour, but no DA will be admissible for the period.
CL is intended for short periods and should not be permitted for more than 3 days
Policy at any one time, except under special circumstances.
LTC can be availed during CL.
Applicability This leave is applicable to Regular employees, individuals appointed on Fixed Term
basis and to individuals on deputation.
Entitlement Employees are entitled to 30 days of EL in a year linked to the number of months of
completed service.
Each calendar year, EL shall be credited in advance- 15 days being credited on 1st
January and 15 days 1st July.
The advance credit for the half-year in which an employee is appointed will be at the
rate of 2.5 days for each completed calendar month of service.
Policy In case of resignation, retirement, death, dismissal, the EL credited in the account of
the employee until the last completed month of service shall be considered.
i.e. the month preceding the month in which the employee submitted his letter of
resignation (or)
the month preceding the month in which the employee retires/ died or was issued a
letter of dismissal.
An employee on earned leave will be paid leave salary equal to the Basic, HRA,
Personal allowance and Washing Allowance (for those entitled to receive the same)
drawn by him immediately before proceeding on leave.
Accumulation
210 days.
Applicability This leave is applicable to Regular employees, individuals appointed on Fixed Term
basis and to individuals on deputation.
Maternity leave will be granted only to a female employee for a maximum period of
240 days for up to 2 surviving children.
May also be granted for maximum 45 days in case of miscarriage (including
Abortion induced under the Medical Termination Pregnancy Act, 1971). This is
Entitlement admissible irrespective of number of surviving children; however, the application
should be
supported by a certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner.
It may be combined with any other kind of leave without medical certificate in
continuation.
It is granted on full pay.
Policy It is not charged to any other leave accounts.
It counts as service for increments.
Entitlement Maximum of 3 months, once in the career of an employee, after approval of the
Leave Sanctioning Authority.
8. Interpretation
8.1. In case of any question related to interpretation of this policy the decision of the Board or the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) shall be final. The Board/ NRC Committee may
also have the powers to relax/ delete/ modify/ revise any of the provisions of this policy and notify
detailed guidelines (if required) keeping in view the interest of the Company.
2. Objective
2.1. The objective of this policy is to provide the employees of the Company the policy governing TA/
DA.
2.2. To provide monetary compensation to employees of the Company for official tour (outside the
place of posting) for expenses incurred on travel, accommodation, food etc.
3. Applicability
3.1. This policy will apply to all regular employees in the Company including employees on probation.
3.2. This policy will apply to individuals appointed on Fixed Term basis and on deputation.
4. Entitlement
4.1. An employee will be eligible for TA/ DA, if journeys are undertaken for the following purposes:
i. On official tour (including for appearing in courts as jury/ assessor/ witness for
work).
iv. On transfer outside the city of posting, for a maximum period of 30 days. Beyond 30 days,
no TA/ DA shall be admissible.
5. Definition
5.1. Tour/ Tour of duty is a journey undertaken for the work, out of the place of posting,
where the employee is posted. Tour period shall be considered from the schedule time of
departure to the scheduled time of arrival at the railway station/ airport closest to the place of
posting of the employee.
5.2. Transfer means the movement of employee from the station at which he is posted to another
station so that the new station becomes his new headquarters.
6.1. The modes of travel authorised for employees while they undertake journeys on tour have been
detailed in Annexure 1A of this policy.
6.2. Booking and reservations should be made as far in advance as possible. Fares are economical
if booked early. Unnecessary charges should be avoided by checking if there is a cancellation
7. Accommodation
7.1. The lodging charges are admissible only when night stay is involved, and the employee is on an
approved tour programme. The reimbursement of lodging expenses would be limited to the
actual expense incurred by an employee subject to maximum ceilings mentioned in Annexure
1B of this policy.
7.1.1. Employees who, while on tour of duty, make their own arrangements to stay with relatives,
friends etc. will not be entitled to lodging entitlements as per the entitlements defined in
Annexure 1B.
7.2. If the per day lodging charges exceeds the entitlement, then prior approval from the HoD is required.
8.1. DA is to cover the ordinary daily expenses incurred by the employee while on tour. This shall
typically include expenses incurred on food, tips and local conveyance.
8.2. The Company shall reimburse its employees, costs incurred, for each day of absence from the
headquarters (including intervening holidays, Sundays and restricted holidays but excluding
days availed as leave).
8.3. The DA shall be paid as per the limits prescribed in Annexure 1D of this policy.
8.4. Employees shall not claim expenses towards alcohol or cigarettes.
10.2. In case the Company vehicle cannot be made available to the employees, they have the option
to use other modes of transport as per the eligibility provided in Annexure 1A of this policy.
11. Interpretation
11.1. In case of any question related to interpretation of this policy the decision of the Board or the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) shall be final. The Board/ NRC Committee may
also have the powers to relax/ delete/ modify/ revise any of the provisions of this policy and notify
detailed guidelines (if required) keeping in view the interest of the Company.
In case the entitled mode/ class of travel is not available for a particular journey, the employee may,
with the prior sanction of the HoD travel by an alternative mode/ class of travel.
If the expense on hotel stay exceeds the above limits, prior approval from the HoD is required with
adequate justification for the same.
If Hotel bills are not produced, only 30% of the above entitlements shall be reimbursed.
All the above entitlements will be payable only when actually incurred by the employee.
Expenses incurred on travel by auto, food/ water, and tips shall be permissible for reimbursement.
2. Objective
2.1. The objective of this policy is to provide the employees of the Company the policy related to
transfer that the Company extends to its employees.
3. Applicability
3.1. This policy will apply to all regular employees in the Company including employees on probation.
3.2. This policy will apply to all individuals appointed on Fixed Term Basis, and employees on
deputation, unless otherwise explicitly specified in this policy.
4. Objectives of Transfer
4.1. The transfer of employees from one location to another becomes necessary to meet the
organisational needs as well as employee development and personal needs. The various
considerations for transfers could, broadly, be classified as follows:
4.1.1. To meet organisational requirements and to meet the exigencies of Company's work.
4.1.2. To meet the needs at a particular location requiring specialised knowledge/ experience.
5. Definitions
5.1. Transfer means change of station or Company (i.e. from or to the associate companies) but does
not include rotation from one department to another department at the same station.
6. Effecting Transfer
6.1. Transfers shall be effected by the Management based on the needs of the company.
6.2. In case of request transfers also, the employee shall route his/ her request with a recommendation
of the HoD.
6.3. The final decision on effecting/ not effecting a transfer shall be made by the Management based
on the merits of each case.
7. General Terms
7.1. The transfer of employees will be made against requirement as per the sanctioned manpower
strength. Criticality of manpower for both the donor and the recipient department shall also be
kept in view. While effecting transfers, specialisation will also be an important criterion for
consideration.
7.2. Management will take appropriate disciplinary action against an employee who brings in outside
influence, either orally or in writing, for his transfer.
7.3. All employees in respect of whom orders of transfer are issued will be released promptly by the
HoD.
7.4. Employees who are trained for a period of 3 months or more in a particular area/ discipline will
be placed in the job of similar nature as far as feasible for a period of at least 2 years.
7.5. If some cadre/ posts are available at one station or at few stations, in such cases employee will
be transferred against these cadres/ posts only. Thus, the employee may continue at the same
station for a longer period as per requirement.
7.6. The guidelines related to the costs and expenses incurred in transfer are covered under Clause
8 of this policy.
7.7. Transfers can be accorded at any time due to administrative reasons, with the approval of the
Management.
7.8. However, in the case of transfer within the same city, request transfer or transfer on account of
breach of code of conduct of the Company, the decision pertaining to reimbursement of Transfer
expenses shall be made by the Management based on the merits of each case.
8. Transfer Expenses
8.1. Travel expenses for employee and family: An employee on transfer shall be entitled to
reimbursement as follows:
8.1.1. Travel for self and family by the entitled class/ mode as on official tour as defined in the
TA/ DA Policy of the Company. The general conditions of admissibility prescribed shall
be, however, continued without any change.
8.1.2. Reimbursement of actual fare for journeys from residence/ place of stay to railway
station/ airport and vice-versa.
8.1.3. An employee travelling in his own car on transfer will be paid as follows:
8.1.3.1. Actuals or entitled road mileage for self and family subject, whichever is less
where the journey is between two places not connected by rail/ air.
8.1.3.2. Actuals or entitlement by rail/ air whichever is less where journey is between
two places connected by rail/ air.
8.2.1. The employee will be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in packing and
transportation upon submission of original bills/ receipts of movers & packers. This will
cover packaging, loading, unloading, transportation, octroi, local state body tax and
insurance charges incurred by movers & packers for household furniture, household
equipment/ articles, and one own vehicle. The entitlements for the various levels have
been provided in Annexure 1 of this policy.
8.3. The above-mentioned amounts are reimbursable only when a change of residence is involved
in another station, subject to production and submission of original bills to the HR Department
within 1 month of joining duty at the new location.
9. Joining Time
9.1. Employees who are transferred to a new station, will be entitled to reasonable joining time based
on mutual discussion with the donor and recipient Company/ department, time taken for
handover of existing duties and personal/ professional exigencies if any. Annexure 2 to this
policy provide the joining time entitlement.
9.2. Extension of joining time beyond the above limits may be granted subject to consent by the
Managing Director.
9.3. An employee who has been transferred from one place to another at his own request shall not
be entitled for any benefits under this clause.
10. Interpretation
In case of any question related to interpretation of this policy the decision of the Board or the Nomination
and Remuneration Committee (NRC) shall be final. The Board/ NRC Committee may also have the
powers to relax/ delete/ modify/ revise any of the provisions of this policy and notify detailed guidelines (if
required) keeping in view the interest of the Company.
A6 1,00,000
A3 to A5 1,00,000
A0 to A2 75,000
B3 to B4 50,000
B0 to B2 50,000
Distance between old station and new station No. of days of joining time
Joining new post within same station or when change of residence from one 1 day
station to another is not involved.
2. Objective
2.1. The objective of this policy is to provide the employees of the Company a policy on advances
that the Company extends to its employees.
3. Applicability
3.1. This policy will apply to all Regular employees in the Company including employees on probation.
3.2. This policy will apply to employees on deputation.
4. Purpose of Advance
4.1. The Company shall provide its employees interest free advance for a list of festivals as decided
by the Management from time to time.
5. Entitlement
5.1. Employees can obtain an advance of upto Rs. 10,000 per calendar year.
5.2. The amount taken as advance shall be recovered in 10 equated monthly instalments, starting
from the month following the disbursal of advance to the employee.
5.3. Employee can apply for an advance only once in a calendar year.
5.4. The advance in the following calendar year will not be given unless the advance granted on the
previous occasion is fully recovered.
6.1. The advance shall be payable to employees who have served at least one year in the Company.
6.2. Application for advance shall be submitted by the employee in the prescribed format through the
HoD at least twenty-five days before the date of the festival. Applications received later than this
will not be accepted, to ensure payment is arranged before the date of festival.
7. General Guidelines
7.1. The employee should have completed at least one year of service in the Company.
7.2. Full and final settlement of employees shall be processed only after recovery of all outstanding
advances paid to the employee.
7.3. If it is observed that the advance is being misused by the employee, the Company shall stop
further disbursements and/ or shall initiate proceedings for recovery of the amount sanctioned.
The Management may also initiate disciplinary proceedings against the employee as per the
Code of Conduct of the Company.
8. Interpretation
8.1. In case of any question related to interpretation of this policy the decision of the Board or the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) shall be final. The Board/ NRC Committee may
also have the powers to relax/ delete/ modify/ revise any of the provisions of this policy and notify
detailed guidelines (if required) keeping in view the interest of the Company.
2. Application
2.1. This policy will apply to all regular employees in the Company including employees on probation.
2.2. Employees on deputation will be governed by their Conduct, Discipline and Appeal Policy as per
their parent organsiation.
2.3. This policy will apply to all individuals appointed on Fixed Term Basis.
3. Definitions
3.1. Competent Authority: shall mean the authority empowered by the Board/ Chairman/ MD
through a general or special order.
3.2. Bribery: is an offer or receipt of any gift, loan, fee, reward, or other advantage to or from any
person as an inducement to do something which is dishonest, illegal or a breach of trust.
3.3. Facilitation payments: are typically small, unofficial payments made to secure or expedite a
routine action by an official.
3.4. Kickbacks: are typically payments made in return for a business favour or advantage.
3.5. Whistle-blower complaint: is a complaint where a Complainant/ Whistle Blower (person raising
the complaint) believes that the Company (or an employee or associate of the Company) has,
or may have, breached the Code of Conduct, Accounting, Internal Accounting Controls, Auditing
Matters and applicable national and international laws including statutory/ regulatory rules and
regulations.
4.1. The policy of the Company is to comply strictly with all laws (Central and State) governing its
operations, and to conduct its affairs in keeping with the highest level of moral, legal and ethical
standards. Accordingly, the employees shall respect and obey the laws of the jurisdictions in
which the Company operates and comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations,
agreements, guidelines, standards and internal policies, including other requirements incidental
thereto.
4.2. The employees are expected to be aware of all relevant laws and regulations involving their
responsibilities as employees of the Company and refrain from any illegal, unethical or otherwise
improper activities.
4.3. When in doubt, the employees can seek assistance from the HR Department of the Company.
5.3. The leaders shall be responsible for creating a conducive work environment built on tolerance,
understanding, mutual-cooperation and respect for individual privacy.
5.4. Everyone in the work environment must be treated with dignity and respect. The Company does
not tolerate any form of harassment, whether sexual, physical, verbal, or psychological.
5.5. The Company has clear and fair disciplinary procedures, which necessarily include an
heard.
5.6. e Company has no concern with their
conduct outside our work environment, unless such conduct impairs their work performance,
creates conflicts of interest or adversely affects our reputation or business interests.
5.7. The Company does not confiscate personal documents of its employees or force them to make
any payment to the Company or to anyone else in order to secure employment, or to work with
the Company.
7.4. Employees shall respect and protect all confidential information and intellectual property of the
Company.
7.5. Employees shall safeguard the confidentiality of all third-party intellectual property and data.
Employees shall not misuse such intellectual property and data that comes into their possession
and shall not share it with anyone, except in accordance with applicable Company policies or
law.
7.6. Employees shall promptly report the loss, theft or destruction of any confidential information or
intellectual property and data of the Company or that of any third party.
7.7. Employees shall use all Company assets, tangible and intangible, including computer and
communication equipment, for the purpose for which they are provided and in order to conduct
business. Such assets shall not be misused. Processes to minimise the risk of fraud,
and misappropriation or misuse of Company assets shall be established.
8. Office Conduct
8.1. Employees shall strictly adhere to the office timings and regulations related to attendance.
8.2. Every employee shall observe and adopt professional grooming, etiquette and behaviour in
dealing with any person of the Company and as a representative of the Company.
8.3. Therefore, an employee shall not engage in any activity which leads to dereliction of duties;
misbehaviour; and wilful insubordination or disobedience, whether or not in combination with
others, of any lawful and reasonable order of the Company.
10.1. All employees of the Company shall abide by all laws relating to intoxicating drinks or drugs in
force in any area in they may happen to be for the time being.
10.2. No employee shall be under the influence of any intoxicating drink or drug or substance during
the course of his/ her duty and shall also take due care that the performance of his/ her duties at
any time is not affected in any way by the influence of such drink or drug or substance.
10.3. Any employee, who is suspected to be under the influence of intoxicating drink or drug or
substance or suffering from contagious or infectious disease or in possession of any article
prejudicial to the security of the Company or other employees or deemed by the Company to be
likely to create disturbance, shall not enter or be allowed entry into the premises although
otherwise entitled to do so.
10.4. If such employee is already in the premises, he/ she may be asked to leave the premises by the
Competent Authority and/ or the security personnel who shall have the right to remove such
employee from the premises besides the Company initiating necessary disciplinary action.
10.5. No employee shall appear in public place in a state of intoxication which may impact the
reputation of the Company.
12.2.1. Employees shall not post any content (e.g. text, books, quotes, logos, etc.) that is the
property of another individual without requisite and applicable right(s) under law.
12.2.2. Employees shall not publish confidential or other proprietary information of the
Company or any other third party.
12.2.3. Employees shall not cite or refer to clients, partners or suppliers without their approval.
12.2.4. Employees shall not harass or advocate harassment of another person or organisation.
12.2.5. Employees shall not violate the privacy, confidentiality or any other
guidelines for external commercial speeches.
12.2.6. Employees shall not defame, abuse, harass, or threaten the Company, its employees
or any third party, or otherwise violate the legal rights of the Company or any third party.
12.2.7. Employees shall not commit or promote any criminal activity or enterprise or provide
instructional information about illegal activities.
12.2.8. Employees shall not in any manner publish or post or promote any inappropriate,
12.2.9. Employees shall not use ethnic slurs, personal insults, obscenity, etc.
12.2.10.Employees shall not post any material which contains nudity, violence or is offensive in
nature Employees shall not publish information that is false or misleading or promotes
illegal activities or partake in conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory
or libellous.
12.2.11.Employees shall not exploit people in a sexual, violent or in any manner not respectful
of human rights.
12.2.12. Employees shall show proper consideration for the privacy of others.
12.2.13. Employees shall not knowingly introduce viruses, worms, harmful code or Trojan horses.
12.2.14. Employees shall use the following disclaimer when they are posting the content related to
work or subjects associated with
15. Suspension
15.1. Any Authority empowered by the Management by general or special order may place an
employee under suspension:
15.1.1. When the authority is of the opinion that the employee has violated the code of conduct; or
15.1.2. Where disciplinary proceedings against him is contemplated or is pending; or
15.1.3. Where case against him in respect of any criminal offence is under investigation or trial.
15.2. An employee shall be deemed to have been placed under suspension by an order of the
Competent authority empowered by the management:
15.2.1. with effect from the date of his/ her detention, if he/ she is detained in custody for a
period exceeding forty-eight hours;
15.2.2. with effect from the date of his/ her conviction, if he/ she is sentenced to a term of
16. Penalties
16.1. The indicative list of penalties that may be imposed on an employee could include censure,
withholding of pay/ allowances or benefits, withholding of promotion, recovery of losses caused
to the Company f service.
17.2.2. If, he/ she remains on unauthorised absence for sixty days or more and fails to explain
his/ her conduct satisfactorily within fifteen days from the date of receipt of a notice to
be sent to him/ her by the Company.
17.3. Disciplinary proceedings, if instituted while the employee was in service whether before his/ her
retirement or during his/ her re employment, shall, after the final retirement of the employee,
be deemed to be proceeding and shall be continued in the same manner as if the employee had
continued in service. The concerned employee will not receive any pay and/ or allowances after
the date of superannuation. He/ she will also not be entitled for the payments of retirement
benefits till the proceedings are completed and final order is passed thereon except his/ her own
contribution to PF.
17.4. During the pendency of the proceeding, the Company may withhold payment of gratuity, for
ordering the recovery from gratuity of the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused to the
Company.
19. Interpretation
In case of any doubt or dispute regarding interpretation of this policy, the decision of Board shall be final.
It shall also have the powers to relax, delete/ modify/ revise, etc. of any of the items of the provisions of
this policy, found necessary in future, for reasons to be recorded in writing.
2. Objective
2.1. The Company believes that a well-trained and efficient workforce is crucial to the development
and success of the Company.
2.2. The objective of this policy therefore is to discuss the intended strategy in terms of
training and development. The operational aspects pertaining to translating this strategy into
operational steps have also been defined in this policy.
3. Applicability
3.1. This policy will apply to all regular employees in the Company including employees on probation.
3.2. This policy will apply to all individuals appointed on Fixed Term Basis.
3.3. This policy will apply to all individuals on deputation to the company.
4. Types of Training
4.3.2. Job Rotation: Jobs can typically be clustered into job families. A job family is a set of
jobs having similar competency requirements. Job rotation ensures that employees are
groomed across positions in various disciplines (usually within the same job family) to
ensure that such employees can take up senior positions. In the Company, the HR
Department shall, in consultation with the respective HoDs, annually identify employees
who demonstrate high potential and therefore can be groomed for senior positions.
6. Training Processes
The procedural aspects associated with organising training for employees have been indicated in the
process map below:
Generic KPIs
Note: It may be argued that performance indicators are not a fair measure to gauge the efficacy of a training program.
However, it is imperative that this connection between business performance and Training and development is established
even if it needs to be forced. Only then will HoDs seriously review training program content and delivery; participants will
attend programs with intent to improve their performance on the job and finally the HR Department and the course instructors
seriously review pedagogy to ensure relevant and work related instruction.
7. Training Administration
7.1. Once the training calendar is published annually, the HR Department shall consolidate the list
of employees who are to undergo the training. Additional nominations of HoDs shall also be
incorporated and a final list prepared. Based on the total number of employees identified, the
batches of training etc. shall be finalised and communicated to the employees.
7.2. The logistics pertaining to the training shall be managed by the HR Department and
communicated to employees prior to the programme.
8. Interpretation
In case of any question related to interpretation of this policy the decision of the Board or the Nomination
and Remuneration Committee (NRC) shall be final. The Board/ NRC Committee may also have the powers
to relax/ delete/ modify/ revise any of the provisions of this policy and notify detailed guidelines (if required)
keeping in view the interest of the Company.