In this section you will find summarized version of Talented’s Anti Sexual Harassment Policy. A full version of this is made available to you for your consideration and signatures on your date of joining over email and is also available with the HR & Talent Experience team.

Introduction

Talented (“Organization”) believes that everyone must get equal opportunity to work, regardless of race, caste, religion, colour, ancestry, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, age, nationality, ethnic origin or disability. It believes that a safe and conducive work environment that enables all to work without fear of prejudice, gender bias and sexual harassment, where employer and employees respect each other’s integrity and dignity, their privacy, their right to equality and right to opportunity in the workplace, is created. It understands that equality in employment can be seriously impaired when individuals are subjected to discrimination by way of sexual harassment at workplace. Each such incident results not only in the violation of fundamental rights of “Gender Equality” and the “Right to Life and Liberty” under Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution of India but also in the violation of Article 19 (1) (g).

We are committed to creating a healthy and safe working environment that enables employees to work without fear of prejudice, bias and sexual harassment. The purpose of this policy is to prevent any acts of sexual harassment, and to provide an understanding of the mechanisms for redressal provided by Talented in the event of sexual harassment at the workplace. This policy has been created in accordance with the provisions of The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

Talented has formulated this policy against sexual harassment at workplace (“Policy”) as per the Law and as a healthy practice and as part of internal policies is also extending the benefit of the law to not only its women employees, but also to its other employees who may belong to any gender. Thus, this Policy shall be applicable to all complaints of sexual harassment made by anyone against an employee of the Organization. This Policy also extends to employees working virtually or any other location as may be necessary for the employees to perform their duties.

What is sexual harassment?

It is an unwelcome inappropriate behaviour (whether directly or by implication) which includes:

1. Physical contact and advances including touching, deliberately brushing against another person, interference with an individual’s normal work movement or assault.
2. Demand or requests for sexual favours, offensive or unwelcome flirtations, unwanted sexual advances or propositions, threats or suggestive or insulting sounds.
3. Making sexually coloured remarks containing sexual tones/undertones including repeated sexual innuendoes, sexual epithets, derogatory slurs, sexually explicit jokes.
4. Showing pornography such as derogatory or sexually explicit posters, cartoons, photographs, magazines, drawings, or other printed items; suggestive objects, pictures; emails, screen savers; or other electronic communications; graphic commentaries and leering or obscene gestures.
5. Having posters, photographs, paintings, etc in the background with any sexual context while being on video calls
6. The inappropriate behaviours listed above may be committed either verbally or in written form via letters, video calls/audio calls, phone calls, texts, e-mails, , on any social media platform or through any other electronic communication.
7. Any other unwelcome visual, verbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature.

These circumstances, among other circumstances, if it occurs or if it is present in relation to or connected with any act of sexual harassment, may amount to sexual harassment:

1. When either implicitly or explicitly it becomes a condition of the individuals present or future employment
2. Implied or explicit promise of preferential treatment in employment
3. Implied or explicit threat of detrimental treatment in employment.
4. The harassment has a purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with the work performance or creating an environment, which is intimidating, hostile or offensive