HR Policy Manual

HR Policy Manual

HR POLICY MANUAL

 

 

 

 

 

Document ID: SHREE TRAVELS /TRIPMAZA

HR POLICY MANUAL

Release Date: 1st April  2021

 

 

 

                                                     APPROVED FOR ISSUE:

 

 

 

 

                                                                        RAVI MITTAL                                    SIGNATURE ……………..

                                                                       BUSINESS HEAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHREE HOUSE, ITI MORE, 2ND MILE, SEVOKE ROAD

SILIGURI, WEST BENGAL INDIA - 734001

 

 

 

 

 

This document of  TRIPMAZA  is for restricted circulation. No part of this document may be reproduced or

transmitted in   any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without written permission.

 

 

 

 


                                               Table of Contents

 

OFFICE DICIPLINE.. 4

CODE OF CONDUCT.. 5

POLICY ON EMPLOYEE REFERRAL SCHEME.. 10

FINAL SETTLEMENT.. 14

NO DUES CERTIFICATE.. 16

EXIT INTERVIEW... 18

NOTICE PERIOD.. 20

ANNUAL INCREMENT FOR NEW ENTRANTS. 21

RETIREMENT.. 22

LEAVE POLICY.. 23

ANNUAL LEAVE PLAN.. 24

JOINING EXPENSE POLICY.. 25

RETIREMENT BENEFIT.. 26

TELEPHONE CALLS POLICY.. 27

POLICY ON PROMOTION / ROLE CHANGES. 28

POLICY ON OFFICE AUTOMATION.. 29

DRESS CODE FOR EMPLOYEES. 31

SCHEDULE FOR DISBURSEMENT OF VARIOUS PAYMENTS. 33

HOLIDAYS. 34

WORK HOURS. 35

DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE.. 38

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.. 42

INDUCTION & PLACEMENT.. 44

SEXUAL HARASSMENT.. 49

DEALING WITH LOW AND NON PERFORMERS. 52

STEPS INVOLVED IN ADMINISTERING APPRAISALS. 54

E Mail POLICY.. 56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                        INTRODUCTION

 

The HR policy manual provides an overview of TRIPMAZA human resource policies and procedures. The scope of HR manual covers all the employees. As a TRIPMAZA employee, one is expected to abide by all the policies and procedures presented in the manual. It is therefore, in ones best interest to read through this manual and completely familiarize completely with all its contents. The contents of these policies and procedures may change from time to time. Whenever such changes are made we shall issue suitable notifications. One must keep himself/herself informed of such changes.

            We hope that this manual will be the first reference when any questions arise in your mind regarding the company’s policies. Should you have any questions concerning any of the information contained in the manual or if you have specific questions not answered, please speak with the human recourse department.

 

 This manual is strictly for internal use and for restricted circulation. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office Discipline:

·         Normal Office time starts from 09:45am to 7:15pm and Lunch Break is of 45 min. 15 min tea break is over and above your lunch break.(Tripmaza is operational 24 hours a day 365 days a year. You will be required to be flexible as regards your actual working times across our operational working week in order to help us achieve our business objectives).

Normal work pattern are established for all employees and this will be discussed,                agreed, and recorded at the commencement of your employment. However, Tripmaza work patterns are reviewed on an   ongoing basis.

·         Tripmaza reserve the right to change your working hour to reflect operational requirement and as may required under the law. As much notice as possible will be given of any changes to your normal working pattern.

·        If any staff is 15 min late from the normal office timing for 3 days in a month, his/her one day salary will be deducted on each set of 3 days.

·        Keep healthy environment in the Office and be strong with rules and regulation. No employee is allowed to go on strike or agitation against any decision or work of the company all the matter should be resolved within the office through talks.

·         Employees have to follow formal dress code in the office and on official visits/meetings outside office.

·         Leave Application: Any absence from work without prior sanction will be marked absent for the day and salary will be deducted for that day. Leave for more than 2 days at a stretch needs to be informed by a formal mail at least 10 days prior to the leaves planned to HR department/Business Head. In case of any emergency telephone intimation is mandatory. It is to be regularized by written request and sanction.

NO SMOKING POLICY

The Company operates a strict non-smoking policy in all its offices. You are requested to

adhere to this policy without exception and to ensure that visitors are fully aware of and

comply with the policy.

 

 

CODE OF CONDUCT

 

OBJECTIVES:

In the fast changing business environment, it has become imperative for any organization to channelize its resources towards keeping pace with the external environment and the achievement of Organization mission. We need to set for ourselves high standards of performance and continuously improve upon them and move towards being ‘Best In Class’ company. To achieve this goal we, as individuals, need to be ethical and transparent in our conduct and these needs to be reflected in our day-to-day interaction with our stakeholders.

Our customers, business associates, colleagues, and the society in which we operate, must perceive our commitment to our “Vision, Beliefs and Practices”. Only then they will feel that they are dealing with an ethical and highly professional organization.  

PEOPLE constitute the most important component in this process. Besides selecting and recruiting the best, it is also important to clearly enunciate organization expectations.

In order to standardize the expected conduct of behavior, it is prudent to communicate it to all concerned.  This document is an attempt to achieve this goal.

 

STANDARDS OF CONDUCT

 

a)      All employees are strongly encouraged to make a distinction between official company business and personal interests. For instance company material, equipment; tools, etc. are not for personal use.

b)      Give priority to customers (internal as well as external) and work towards creating a satisfied customer base.

             c)      Protect the confidentiality of the information that you possess or have access to in the interest of the business of the                         company.

d)     Be specific and truthful in all communication.

e)      Treat with respect colleagues, customers, business associates and all public authorities and not to take any action that causes inconvenience to them.

f)       Follow the policies, processes and procedures of the company issued from time to time.

g)      Ensure that our workplace is clean, free from fire hazards and secure.

h)      Maintain integrity in all transactions.

i)        Take corrective actions to reduce wastage and costs.

j)        Ensure adherence to quality, cost and delivery commitments.

k)      Comply with all regulatory requirements and actions should be ethical and legal.

l)        All employees should respect all others around them, display intellectual honesty and as self-discipline not engage in political or religious activities within the office premises.  

m)    Employees should avoid actions, which damage the reputation of the company.

n)      For security purposes, all employees will be issued Identity Cards. This should be in the possession of the employees at all times.

o)      Whenever an employee is invited to deliver speeches and attend meetings and attend social gatherings in relation to his official duties/position, he should first take approval from Management by making a written request to HR Department.

 

 

 

 

 

p)      An employee is required to adhere to all safety, security, environment and housekeeping requirements and prevailing administrative rules, which are subject to modification/change from time to time.

q)      Employees are advised not to use company telephones for making personal calls unless such calls are of an urgent/unavoidable/ emergent

Nature.  In case of personal outstation calls, cost of such calls will be borne by the employee concerned.

r)       An employee is required to be conscious of time and cost issues and ensure no misuse of the same.

s)       From time to time employees are sent for attending training program/seminars and other educative forums. It is expected that all employees take this sincerely,attend all sessions, follow program guidelines/ rules and utilize the new learning.

 

ACTS OF INDISCIPLINE

 

Any act of indiscipline by an employee will be viewed very seriously by the management and will lead to disciplinary action against the employee.  Some indicative areas of indiscipline are as follows:

a)        Any employee or family member of employee giving out to any outside agency/person by word of mouth or otherwise, particulars or details of our technical know-how, security arrangements, administrative and/or organizational matters of a confidential and secret nature which it may be personal privilege to know by virtue of being an employee.

b)        System violation

c)        Integrity issues.

 

 

 

 

d)       False claims/declarations (on non-compensation heads)

e)        Misrepresentation/misuse/concealment of facts and information from the management.

f)         Misuse of power/authority for personal gains.

g)        Taking out any property/document of office outside the premises without prior approval of Departmental Head.

h)        Producing false certificates (e.g. medical, etc.) or extending leave on false pretext.

i)          Entering office in an intoxicated condition or consuming alcohol within the office premises.

j)          Display of unruly behavior, threat or using abusive language vis-à-vis any person while in office or over the telephone.

k)        Talking to the press/media without prior approval of the Management.

l)          Participating in any political activities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

 

It is the policy of Company to prohibit employees from engaging in any activity, practice or act which conflicts with the interest of the Company.  Such sections will be subject to disciplinary action.  Indicative examples of conflict of interest are as follows:

a)      Accepting outside employment or consultancy work in any organization

b)      Engaging in outside business without prior approval from the Management.

c)      Financial interest in a firm (vendors/dealers/contractors, etc.) that does business with the company.

d)     Accepting gifts or favors from any person or firm doing business with the Company; or using your position to obtain such favors.

e)      Conduct that is disloyal, disruptive, competitive or damaging to the Company.

 

DRESS CODE

a)       Keeping in mind our basic values and work culture, it is expected that all employees will be well groomed and properly dressed to promote

b)       Professional image. We have a separate policy on dress code and employees are expected to follow the same.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POLICY ON EMPLOYEE REFERRAL SCHEME

1   Preamble :

 

The purpose of this policy is to encourage employees to contribute to the talent pool of TripMaza.com by referring candidates known to them who possess the requisite qualification, skills sets, etc for suitable positions in the organization.

1. Enables the employees to get involved and support the recruitment drive.

2. It ensures quality of candidates.

3. Minimizes cost.

4. Saves time.

2   Effective Date of Implementation   :

 

This policy will be effective from April 1st, 2021.

3   Scope:

 

This policy is extended to the employees of TRIPMAZA; however, the following are excluded;

1. The requisitioning executive / manager.

2. HR professionals of all the Business units of Tripmaza.

3. References provided by any recruitment agencies

4   Any other external party.

4   Definitions:

                               

a)                 Employee Referrals 

 

Candidates that are referred by employees as per the referral policy shall be treated as “Employee referrals”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b)                 Referral  Rewards

 

  The reward money that is payable to an employee once a reference candidate joins shall be called    as “Referral rewards”.

5. Policy Details

 

 Employees can recommend/refer candidates who are known to them   having   relevant

              Competencies matching our organizational profiles, which would include qualifications,

                          Relevant work exposure and personal attributes. The references may be sent anytime to the HR  department or in response to a “reference request” made by HR.

6.  Procedure for Employee referrals

 

Employees may refer prospective applicants by:

  1. Forwarding the details of the referred candidates to HR on prescribed format (Annexure- I) and attaching the candidates CV preferably a soft copy. 
  2. Introducing a person face to face.

Please note, the referral shall only be considered under the scheme once the HR department receives the resume.

7. Tracking of Referrals

 

HR department shall be responsible for tracking of employee referrals through a data bank.

Whenever an action is taken on the profiles referred by employees the HR department shall keep the concerned employee informed. HR may also request the concerned employee to help coordinate during the selection procedure.

8. General Conditions:

 

  1. No recommendation of relatives of the employee will be considered under this scheme.
  2. Any reference older than 6 months (if not materialized) will be treated as redundant.
  3. While recommending a candidate employee must confirm the credentials, antecedents and character of the referred candidate.

 

 

 

 

9. Referral rewards

Employees who refer suitable applicants shall be eligible for referral rewards once the referred candidate joins the organization and fulfills the necessary criteria..

The referral reward shall be Rs.3000  for all positions in various functions of TripMaza.com

The referral amount may differ depending on the criticality of the positions / function which will be intimated in advance through a written communications

10.  Star referee award

 

A special “Star referee” award shall be declared annually. The employee that has won the maximum number of employee referral rewards shall be the “Star referee” of the year. A special prize shall be declared for this purpose.

11. Disbursement of Referral reward

 

The referral reward shall be disbursed provided the following 3 conditions are met:

  1. The referral reward shall be disbursed to the employee after the referred candidate has served the organization for 3 consecutive months.
  2. The mode of disbursement of the referral amount shall be as per the disbursement policy of the organization.
  3. The referral amount shall undergo appropriate Income Tax treatment as per tax laws applicable

12. Organizations right to selection

 

The referred candidates have to pass through the selection procedure of the company before being considered for appointment. The organization shall reserve all rights related to selection of referred candidates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Annexure - I

(Employee Get Employee Scheme)

 

Reference No.:

 

Name:                                                              Employee Code:

 

Department:

 


Details of reference:

 

a)  Personal Details

 

Name:

 

Age/ DOB:

 

Qualification:

 

Contact No.                :

 

b) Employment Details

 

Total Experience:

 

Current Organisation:

And Designation

 

Roles & Responsibility:

 

 

 

Competency/ Skills:

(Relevant to us)

 

 

 


                                                                                    Signature :      

                                                                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINAL SETTLEMENT

 

OBJECTIVES:

 

1.           To facilitate speedy settlement of dues, by providing guidelines and time-bound procedures.

2.           To ensure that the separating employee has a pleasant exit experience.

 

POLICY AND PROCEDURE:

 

a)           The final settlement process will start after the decision has been taken to relieve the employee. Exit interviews will be conducted promptly - by HR/BUH, wherever required. The departmental head will communicate to HR, about resignation or plans for separation as soon as he knows it.

b)          As soon as it is decided to relieve an employee, HR will issue an acknowledgement / notification letter along with a blank No Dues form (format enclosed).

c)           Full and final settlement of accounts requires minimum 15 days of time from the last day of notice period and is a two-way process , which requires  the involvement and cooperation of the separating employee. It is his/her responsibility to return to HR the clearance form duly completed within the stipulated date.

d)          It is estimated that the settlement of dues from the Company (other than any bonus due / PF and Gratuity) will spread over a minimum period of 15 days from the date of separation.  However, attempt will be made to clear the dues as soon as possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

Usually the Notice period is 2 months. The resigning employee and HR can decide as to when and how the formalities are to be spread over this period and settled before the employee’s last working day. The notice period could be 15 days to 2 months depending on the period mentioned in the appointment letter. In that case again the HR and the resigning employee can decide about the completion of formalities within a specific time frame.

                                                                                   

The following documents will not be issued /processed till full and final settlement of accounts is done:

 

(i)          The final relieving order

(ii)        Service Certificate

(iii)             Application for Bonus or Gratuity

(iv)             Application for transfer/withdrawal of Provident Fund and Family Pension Fund

 

 

DECIDING AUTHORITY:

 

a.       All matters pertaining to final settlement within policy guidelines will be jointly decided by the Reporting Manager and HR.

b.      Any decision beyond the scope of the policy guidelines in individual cases may be jointly taken by the BUH and VP (HR).


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NO DUES CERTIFICATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NAME

 

 

 

 

STAFF NO

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPANY/ DEPTT.

 

 

 

DATE OF LEAVING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

ID Card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Visiting Cards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Cellphone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Sim Card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Parking Sticker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Office Vehicle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Keys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Laptop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

Office Computer Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

Residence Computer Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

Official Files/ Documents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

Library Books

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

Floopy/Cd's

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

Uniform

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

Authorised Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDP DEPARTMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Access Key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Miscellaneous Dues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

Authorised Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Advance/ Loan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Credit Card/Club membership card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Imprest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Any Other Dues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

Authorised Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remarks (if any)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

Signature Of Unit Head

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXIT INTERVIEW

 

OBJECTIVES:

We would like to do our best to value an employee even when he/she is leaving the organization. We would like him/her to get a chance to share his/her positive as well as negative experiences of working in Tripmaza before he/she leaves.  This feedback is important to us for recognizing our strengths and rectifying our shortcomings.

 

POLICY:

1.      No separation order will be issued without an exit interview by HR and the Reporting Manager/BUH as the case may be.

2.      All exit interviews will be recorded on the Exit Interview form

3.      All significant and relevant points arising in the exit interview will be communicated to the concerned persons in the organization.

4.      If it is discovered that an employee is leaving on account of genuine grievance, every effort will be made to make amends and retain the employee within the organization.

5.      If it is felt that the decision of an employee to leave is not in his /company's best interest, we will try our best to counsel him/her to change his/her decision.

6.      The MD/BUH (as the case may be) will interview all employees who leave after 2 years of service in Tripmaza.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROCEDURE:

 

1.      When an employee puts in his resignation or is planning to leave, HR should be immediately informed.

2.      The HR and the Reporting Manager/BUH will conduct the preliminary exit interview with the employee who has resigned or plans to resign.

3.      HR will organize an exit interview-cum counseling session that could last for more than one session as the case may be.

4.      The exit interview will be conducted in an unhurried manner, giving full hearing to the leaving employee.

5.      The exit interview form will be filled up by the employee and the same will be checked out by HR with the employee for the facts showed by him.

6.       If the employee’s Reporting Manager and HR decide to persuade the employee to withdraw his/her resignation, he/she would be asked to either re-confirm the desire to resign within the next two days or withdraw the resignation in writing.

7.      If both the employee’s Reporting Manager and HR are of the opinion that the resignation should be accepted, the same may be done immediately after the exit interview.

8.      HR would give any feedback relevant to any employee or department in the Organization to them within a week of the exit interview.  In case of certain sensitive information, to avoid embarrassment, this feedback will be given only after the employee leaves the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTICE PERIOD

 

OBJECTIVE:

To provide a clear understanding of the notice period that an employee in a particular band is required to serve after the employee resigns from the company / group.

PROCEDURE:

If an employee wishes to leave Tripmaza, he/she should give in writing due notice as per the employment conditions or forfeit equivalent salary in lieu of such notice period. Similarly, the services of an employee may be terminated with due notice as per the employment conditions or payment of salary in lieu thereof.

If an employee wants to leave before the notice period he/she has to route it through his/her Reporting Manager to the BUH for his/her comments before it is sent to HR for action.  .

It will be the sole discretion of the management to decide on the following:

·                     Notice period waived after deducting the leave balance.

·                     Notice period waived without deducting the leave balance.

·                     Employee to pay in lieu of the shortfall in notice period. 

 

NOTICE PERIOD : 

 

The notice period to be specified in the appointment letter for any employee relinquishing the services of the company or termination of an employee by the services of the company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL INCREMENT FOR NEW ENTRANTS

 

OBJECTIVE:

To convey/communicate to the new entrants their next annual increment date.

Policy / Procedure:

a)    A new entrant will be 'considered' for annual increment only if, he has put in at least six months of continuous service in before 1st April of a "Particular Year".  Otherwise, his consideration for the Annual Increment would move to the following April and will take into account the full service period.

b)   Annual increment period is from April to March.  It is the same as the Performance Period. However appraisal & counseling process shall be completed in subsequent month i.e. April and compilation of data shall be done in May so as to avoid appraisal period coinciding with closing of financial year. Increment shall be announced in June though effective from April.

c)    For those who join in between, such that they may have more than three months service prior to the 1st April deadline, will receive a proportional adjustment from that date.

d)   Increment will be given on pro-rata basis for the number of months completed in a particular increment/performance year.

e)    Annual increment for an employee is not mandatory or automatic; it will be based on performance and will take into account economic/business conditions etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RETIREMENT

 

 

OBJECTIVE:

 

To define the retirement age of employees working in Tripmaza.

 

 

POLICY & PROCEDURE:

 

The normal retirement age for employees at all levels is 60 years.

a)    Six months in advance an employee will be informed of his/her retirement date.

b)   After he/she completes 60 years extension of his/her service if necessary will be at the discretion of the Company. This will be processed by the Reporting Manager, Departmental Head and HR with Business Head.

c)    The criteria for extension of service will be

               i.Company's requirements

             ii.Performance of the employee

           iii. Health conditions

d)   On retirement the employee will be eligible for

               i.     Provident Fund

             ii.     Gratuity ,and

q      Any other retirement benefit scheme that may be prevalent at the time of his retirement.

 

 

 

 



 

LEAVE POLICY

 

OBJECTIVES:

 

The leave policy intends to define the type of leaves employees are eligible to take.

 

POLICY & PROCEDURE:

 

The following are the leave entitlements of an employee per year. The leave period will be from 1st April to 31st March for every year.

a. Casual/Sick Leave

i.     Every employee is entitled to a total of 15 days of Casual/Sick Leave per year. 30 days (including all holidays) of work will earn one day’s Casual/Sick Leave. An employee can take up to a maximum of 2 days of Casual Leave at a time. If he/she needs to take additional days off because of an illness, a Medical Certificate will need to be submitted.

ii.     There is also provision for half day’s Casual Leave. Any employee can take half a day of Casual/Sick Leave if needed.

iii.     Any Staff member requiring short leave of more than two hours must apply for half day’s Casual Leave.

iv.     CL/SL will not be carried forward and will lapse if not used.

v.     At the time of separation CL/SL will not be adjusted.

c. Holidays

The Company observes national and festival holidays. A list of official holidays is prepared and distributed annually by the HR Department.

¨  Only controlled hardcopies of the document shall have authorization signatures on them

¨       Softcopies of the documents do not need any signature and can be authorized by alternate means such as email

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL LEAVE PLAN

 

OBJECTIVES:

The objective of this policy is to ensure that:

a. Two or three key people are not away from a department simultaneously

b. Adequate arrangements are made for a smooth flow of work before an employee proceeds on leave.

c. The contact address and telephone numbers are available for use in emergencies.

 

SCOPE :

All Staff

 

Policy / Procedure:

a.    If it is found that two or more key employees wish to take leave at the same time, then the Department head would request them to mutually adjust their leave plans

b.    in such a way that the activities and services of the department are not adversely affected.

c.    Barring unforeseen circumstances, the leave plan will be adhered to, while at the same time retaining flexibility to adjust to exigencies of work.

 

The finally agreed upon leave plan will be communicated to all concerned within and outside the department.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JOINING EXPENSE POLICY

 

Objective: 

1.      To ensure the employee does not go “out of pocket” with the expenses incurred in connection with his/her joining the company.

2.      This gesture extends a feeling of “being cared.”

 

Policy / Procedures:

Joining expense amount:

This amount will be conveyed to the new entrant at the time of making the offer. This amount will cover the cost of travel and transportation of personal belongings.

Travel:

a.       As per travel policy, for self and dependent family members as declared in office records.

b.      Reimbursement will be against used tickets.

Transportation of personal belongings:

a.       Packing, loading, unloading and transportation cost of personal effects from old to new location.

b.      Insurance cost

c.       Transportation cost  of vehicle

d.      Vehicle Re- registration cost

e.       Road tax cost at the new location.

 

Temporary Accommodation and Daily Allowance:

a.       The HR Department will help the new entrant to identify a suitable hotel.

b.      Accommodation charges to be borne by the individual.

c.       All other expenses will be borne by the individual.

 

 

 

 

 

RETIREMENT BENEFITS:

 

 

PROVIDENT FUND

 

OBJECTIVES:  

 

The provisions of the Provident Fund Act are statutory and applicable to all the regular employees of the organization except those who have opted out under the permitted clause.

Policy & Procedure:

Under this scheme 12% of your basic will be deducted and deposited towards your PF accumulation and the company towards the PF accumulation will contribute another 12%.   This policy is as per the Provident Funds Act.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELEPHONE CALLS POLICY

 

OBJECTIVES:

 

To provide clear direction rules for business and personal telephone call reimbursement

 

SCOPE :

 

All Employees

 

POLICY & PROCEDURE :

 

All personal calls, either incoming or outgoing are discouraged. If you ever need to use the office phones for personal calls, please keep them brief.

a.       Personal local calls made from Company provided office or residential telephones should be reasonable in number and duration.

b.      All Personal ISD or STD calls will be chargeable.

c.       Personal ISD or STD calls, for three minutes duration, once in 4 days will be allowed for those on business tour and temporary transfer.

d.      A new entrant to Tripmaza or a staff member who has been relocated and has left his /her family behind can avail the above facility for a maximum period of 3 months.

e.       Telephone bills will be circulated as soon as it is received.  Employees should highlight their personal ISD/STD calls and send a cheque for the amount or advise accounts department for deduction from the salary.

f.       When an employee is travelling :

-all business related telephone expenses would be reimbursed on actual.

-limited personal telephone expenses are included in the daily allowance.

P.S.: The present Telephone Policy is in the handbook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POLICY ON PROMOTION / ROLE CHANGES

 

Objective:

 

This policy provides basic guidelines to be kept in mind while considering a promotion.  It also spells out a few steps to be followed while screening a case of promotion.

 

Policy / Procedure:

1.    Promotion is a high level of recognition, which needs to be exercised with discretion and care.

2.    Promotion should be accompanied by increase in responsibility, with an increase in the leadership role of the employee.

3.    Promotion should be given to in recognition of extraordinary continuous achievement by giving him a higher position or repositioning. There are other forms of rewards for one time achievement.

4.    Promotions are possible in two ways:

      i.               When a vacancy arises that is posted internally and an individual is selected for the job

    ii.               When job scope increases in line with expanding requirements and the employee has demonstrated constant high level of performance

5.    Promotions are not Time bound but Performance bound.  Number of years in a grade, level or position is irrelevant but performance, competencies, and interpersonal relationship etc. counts.

6.    One – time high performance (flash in the pan) would not justify a promotion.  Consistently high level of performance over a period of time is essential.

7.    If necessary, development programmes should precede promotion.  When an employee is sent for such a programme, he/she should be given feedback as to the reason for his/her being nominated for the programme.

8.    Promotion/role change is many a times a result of a recommendation given by the Reporting Manager or his/her subordinate, in the Performance Development Form.

9.    This policy will only be effective when the same is approved by the BUH & the HR.

 

 

 

POLICY ON OFFICE AUTOMATION

(Telephone, Fax, Computer, e-mail and Mail Protection)

 

 OBJECTIVES:

 

This policy is introduced to ensure that Tripmaza’s office automation system is used properly and for legitimate business purposes.  However, the company does recognize that employees occasionally need to attend to personal work during office hours, but such usage should be kept to the essential minimum and consistent with the high standard of behavior expected of Tripmaza employees.

 

SCOPE :

 

All Employees

 

POLICY / PROCEDURE :

 

a.    The computer, telephone, fax and e-mail (office automation equipments) should be used with high standards of ethical behavior.

b.    Employees should be courteous and respectful while communicating with others using company’s communication system.

c.    The computer, telephone, voice mail, fax and e-mail are the property of Tripmaza and are to be used for company authorized purposes, only.

d.   Any information transmitted or stored using Tripmaza’s office automation is the property of the company.

e.    All messages recorded or saved on e-mail and all files stored on computers are Tripmaza’s records and may be utilized by the company in connection with business needs, legal requirement etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

f.     The company reserves the right to monitor/access any e-mail message or computer file created, sent or received by any employee at anytime for any reason and without notice, mainly to give effect to/in pursuance of the contents of points c, e, and k of this policy.

g.    No one should encode or encrypt e-mail or other Tripmaza communication without obtaining prior permission.

h.    Any matter created, received or sent on the telephone or mail systems cannot be treated as the employees' personal or confidential material.  At the same time the company shall endeavor to protect and prohibit other parties from accessing such matters.

i.      No one shall send messages of a harassing, intimidating, offensive or discriminating nature.

j.      No e-mails or other communications should be sent containing Tripmaza’s name or other company information except by those who are duly authorized by the company to do so.

k.    No information should be transmitted or stored that would be defamatory to any other party or violate applicable trade secret, copyright and patent laws.

l.      E- mail or Internet access system is not for personal use.

m.  All e-mails should contain Tripmaza disclaimer statement.

 

Note: 

We have a separate telephone usage policy in the Employee Handbook.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DRESS CODE FOR EMPLOYEES

 

OBJECTIVES:

The objective of this policy is to prescribe a dress code for employees for better turnout and project a professional image of the company. 

 

SCOPE : 

All employees on the rolls of the company and the Trainees/Temporary employees.

Policy Details:

The following dress code has been set on the days:

Monday – Thursday/Friday (As specified in office working norms)

   All these Four/five working days will be formal working days and all employees are required to wear smart casuals.

Friday/Saturday        :          Friday/Saturdays will be informal day and the employees may wear jeans, t-shirts, etc. However shorts will not be permitted.

In case of clients visits or customer interactions employees are required to wear formals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uniform:

 

Those employees provided with summer and winter uniforms are expected to always wear their uniform while on duty. The uniform should look neat and tidy at all times. Unless required for specified duties, uniforms must not be used for any other occasions. Upon leaving the service of the Company, uniforms must be handed over to the HR Department; alternatively the cost of uniforms will be deducted from the salary.

 

General:

1.  All employees will be required to observe the dress code strictly.

2.  Those employees interfacing with the customers or calling on customers. will essentially wear formal/prescribed clothing on all working days including Saturdays / Sundays.

3.  Any failure on the above will be construed as an indiscipline attitude on the part of the  

     employee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE FOR DISBURSEMENT OF VARIOUS PAYMENTS

 

OBJECTIVES :

 

To provide a defined process for cash disbursement

 

 

SCOPE :

 

 

a.    In case of small suppliers bills/invoices will be settled within 8 working days, other than terms specified.

 

b.    Any payment beyond two lacs must be informed to the Accounts department at least one week in advance.

 

c.    The Travel advance, if required, would not be given earlier than three days of actual travel. 

 

d.   All other reimbursements like imprest, conveyance, hiring charges etc. shall be paid in two days time.

 

e.    All salary reimbursement should be claimed once a month (between 1st & 7th).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOLIDAYS

 

List of Holidays

 

 

The HR Department and the Business Heads of Tripmaza finalize a “List of holidays” for their respective Office in the beginning of a year. These holidays have to be strictly followed by the employees.

 

Some of the Holidays are subject to change depending on the appearance of the moon. The List of Holidays for Tipmaza is drawn out from the gazette holidays list declared by the Government. The list covers:

 

List of Holiday’s:

1)      Holi Festival – 1 Day

2)      Deepawali – 1 Day

3)      Durga Puja – 3 Days (Astami to Dashmi )

4)      15th August – 1 Day (Independence Day)

5)      26th Junuary – 1 Day ( Republic Day)

6)      Eid - 1 Day

7)      Chatpuja- 1 Day

8)      Christmas- 1 Day

 

 

Concept of Restricted Holidays:

 

An employee can choose his/her leave from the list of gazette holidays declared by the Government.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WORK HOURS

 

Tripmaza generally practices a 48-hour workweek for all Staff and Management employees. However, based on business needs, employees may be required to work upto 54-hours per week.

Actual work timings may vary from time to time and from location to location based on the business and customer service requirements. Employees will be advised by their supervisor or manager of the working hours, lunch period and weekly rest days for each branch.

Depending on local requirement, regional management can change the timings of the entire office or any Department/Branch.

 

 

Employee benefits for Work at unusual hours

 

 

Purpose

 

a. Purpose of the document: This document outlines the policy guidelines pertaining to the employee benefits that are outlined for team members that are assigned to projects with unusual work hours.

 

b. Purpose of the Policy – The objective of this policy is to have standard benefits practices for team members that are perennially required to work at unusual hours.

The organization recognizes the need for additional assistance for team members that perennially work in unusual working hours as per requirement of the nature of the assignment.

The qualification of such team members shall be as per the recommendation of the concerned Practice head of the department.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scope

 

The scope includes the recognized team members that are considered under the purview of the program.

Team members that do not fall under this category shall not be eligible for benefits under this program even if they are temporarily assigned work at unusual work hours.

 

 

Policy Details

 

Eligibility

 

All team members of the organization that are assigned to projects with unusual working hours and identified by practice heads shall be eligible to participate in this program.

 

Details of the Program:

 

The team members that are covered under this program shall be entitled to the following benefits subject to their not availing similar or superior benefits under any entitlement policies existing in the organization.

 

a.    Car Petrol reimbursement

·      The team members that use their cars shall be entitled to a reimbursement of car petrol for their travel from home to office and vice-versa. This reimbursement shall not exceed 60-Km round trip.

·      The reimbursement shall be at the rate of Rs.3/- per Km.

·      The reimbursement shall be made as per the number of actual working days in a month.

·      The team member shall be required to declare in a specified format the residential address and the distance in kilometers from office to residence.

·      Parking charges on actuals shall be considered with prior approval in case the employee is required to come on normal hours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.      Car maintenance

 

·      The team members that use their cars for commuting from home to office and vice-versa shall be paid car maintenance of Rs.500/- per month.

·      The reimbursement shall be made against suitable vouchers.

 

c.       Dinner Reimbursement

 

·    The team members that come under the purview of this program shall be entitled to reimbursement for Dinner up to a limit of Rs.1000/- per month.

·    The reimbursement shall be made against suitable vouchers.

·    The Approved List shall be maintained by the organization in a suitable format available to all the team members.

 

 

Procedure for availing the benefits

 

 

·         The Identified team members shall be required to fill in a declaration form; “Employee declaration” to avail the benefits outlined in the program.

 

·         The details of the benefits entitled for the team members shall be communicated to the corporate HR and Finance for their records.

 

·         The identified team members shall be required to submit suitable vouchers and details every month to claim reimbursements under this program.

 

·         The claims must be approved by the practice heads and shall be submitted to the Finance for payment.

 

Organizational rights

The organization shall reserve the right to amend, modify or discontinue the program based on various business conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE

OBJECTIVES:

The purpose of this procedure is to help and encourage employees to achieve and maintain acceptable standards of conduct, attendance and job performance.  The aim is to ensure consistent and fair treatment for all.

SCOPE :

All Employees .

PROCEDURES : 

a.    The procedure is designed to establish the facts quickly and to deal consistently with disciplinary issues.

b.      No disciplinary action will be taken against an employee until the case has been fully investigated.

c.       At each stage in the procedure an employee will be advised of the nature of the complaint against him/her and will be given the opportunity to state his/her case before any decision is made.

d.      An employee will have the right to be accompanied (but not represented) by a friend or work colleague at all disciplinary hearings.

e.       An employee will not be dismissed for a first breach of discipline except in the case of gross misconduct, when the penalty will be dismissal without notice or payment in lieu of notice.

f.       An employee will have the right to appeal against any disciplinary penalty imposed.

Nature :

a.       The following list, which is not exhaustive, gives examples of the type of conduct or performance where disciplinary action should be expected: reporting late for work, unauthorized absence, unacceptable performance, misuse of company facilities, inappropriate standards of dress, problematic relations with clients/other staff members, breach of smoking policy, excessive personal use of the telephone, disruptive behavior, contravention of minor safety regulations.

b.      The following disciplinary procedure may be implemented at any stage (whether or not previous stages have been followed) if your conduct or performance warrants such action. …

 

 

 

 

 

Procedure :

a)   Stage 1 - Oral Warning

If an employee’s conduct or performance does not meet acceptable standards he/she will normally be given a formal ORAL WARNING. He/she will be advised of the reason for

the warning, the consequences of any repetition or failure to improve to acceptable standards and of his/her right of appeal.  A brief note of the oral warning will normally be kept, but it will normally be considered nullified after 6 months, subject to an acceptable standard of conduct and performance being maintained.

b)   Stage 2 - Written Warning

If the offence is a more serious one or if a further offence occurs or any offence repeated or if performance does not improve, the employee will be given a WRITTEN WARNING. He/she will be advised of the reason for the warning, the consequences of any repetition or failure to improve to acceptable standards and of his/her right of appeal.  A copy of the written warning will be kept on file, but it will normally be considered nullified after 12 months, subject to an acceptable standard of conduct and performance being maintained.

c)  Stage 3 - Final Written Warning

If there is still a failure to improve and conduct or performance still does not meet acceptable standards or if the misconduct is sufficiently serious to warrant only one written warning, but insufficiently serious to justify dismissal, the employee will be given a FINAL WRITTEN WARNING. He/she will be advised of the reason for the warning, the consequences of any repetition or failure to improve to acceptable standards and of your right of appeal.  A copy of the final written warning will be kept on file, but it will normally be considered nullified after 12 months, subject to an acceptable standard of conduct and performance being maintained.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

d)         Stage 4 - Dismissal

If the employee’s conduct or performance is still not acceptable and he/she still fails to reach the prescribed standards, DISMISSAL will normally result.  He/she will be provided, as soon as reasonably practicable, with written confirmation of the dismissal, the date on which employment terminated or will terminate and the right of appeal.

 

[An appropriate note for summary dismissal will be introduced]

 

Gross Misconduct

This list is illustrative and not exhaustive (and the Company will endeavor to inform employees of any further designated offence(s) if circumstances should change, and reserves the right to designate an offence as “gross” as the circumstances dictates):

a.    Physical assault;

b.   Fraud, theft, falsifying records or any other form of dishonesty;

c.    Harassment on grounds of sex, race, religion or disability;

d.   Being under the influence of alcohol or drugs during working hours, or abusing controlled drugs, including trafficking;

e.    Serious breach of security regulations;

f.    Divulging confidential information causing serious commercial damage to the Company;

g.    Willful disobedience of management instructions;

h.   Conduct of any kind which endangers the health and safety of others;

i.     Gross negligence in the performance of duties;

j.     Conduct of any kind which offends or otherwise jeopardizes the Company’s relationship with a client;

k.   Committing a criminal offence which might adversely affect the Company’s standing

 

 

 

 

 

And reputation (if an individual is charged with a criminal offence, the Company reserves the right to implement disciplinary action if it believes that it is fair and reasonable to do so);

l.      Serious breach of, or non-adherence to the requirements of the Staff Policy Manual or other company policies;

m.  Failing to participate fully in any investigation in which the Company is involved, whether internally or externally driven; or

n.    Breaching any professional or institutional rules, codes of conduct or business ethics, which might adversely affect the Company’s interests.

 

Suspension :

 

a.    While the alleged gross misconduct is being investigated, an employee may be suspended, during which time he/she will be paid normal salary. Any period of suspension will be kept to a minimum, consistent with a proper investigation of the facts.

 

Appeals:

 

a. If an employee wishes to appeal against any disciplinary decision he/she must do so in writing to the MD within three working days. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

 

OBJECTIVES & SCOPE:

 

The object of the grievance procedure is to enable employees who consider that they have a grievance or complaint arising from their employment with the Company to have it dealt with at the nearest appropriate level within the shortest time possible.  Anyone wishing to use this procedure can do so freely and without prejudice to his/her position in the Company.  It applies to all employees, irrespective of job or grade.

In the first instance the immediate superior who will attempt to deal with the matter after making such consultations as are necessary will deal with all grievances.  A work colleague at any grievance hearing may accompany an employee who has grievances.  Every opportunity will be given for your grievance to be stated and thoroughly discussed.  Further appropriate investigation arising out of such consultations may take place and action taken thereon.

PROCEDURE :

If an employee’s complaint or grievance relates to your immediate superior, the grievance can be escalated to the next level of management.

If the matter is not resolved to the employee’s satisfaction within a reasonable time, he/she can escalate it to the next level of management.  Within seven working days of the receipt of a complaint, the person so dealing with the grievance will arrange a meeting to investigate the matter.  A work colleague at any grievance hearing may accompany the employee.  Every opportunity will be given for your grievance to be

             stated and thoroughly discussed.  Further appropriate investigation may take thereon  

            and action taken. A decision will normally be given within ten working days.

If he/she remains dissatisfied with the decision, request that the person who reached the decision refers the matter to the BUH.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The MD will make arrangements for a grievance appeal hearing at which the employee will have the right to be accompanied and to make written submissions for consideration.  The BUH will normally give a decision within ten working days.

For those reporting to the BUH, the appeals may be made to the MD of Tripmaza.  In all other cases, the decision of the BUH will be final.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUCTION & PLACEMENT

 

OBJECTIVES:

 

Familiarize the new employee with the philosophy, policies, and practices of the Company.

Help the new entrant to understand his/her role, responsibility and his/her position in the department and in the Organization, vis-à-vis his/her own function and other functions.

Give an opportunity to the employee to meet and acquaint himself/herself with his peers, juniors and seniors within and across relevant departments.

Induct the person into the organization’s culture and into his/her role and enable him/her to meet the expectations of the Organization.

Make his/ her entry smooth, effective and make him/her feel at ease, comfortable and welcomed into the new environment.  

 

POLICY:

 

We prefer that an employee comprehends his/her role clearly.  Induction is the first stage of this process and it is a big step in building a lasting and effective

relationship between the individual and the Organization. Self-help practices in this direction should be encouraged. Induction is a very important and valuable entry process. The inductors need to be sensitive to the mental state of the new employee. His/her mind may be preoccupied with issues of separation and final clearance with the previous Organization, the induction and acceptance issues with us, issues of relocation, resettlement, job security, etc. In our induction system, the responsibility of induction rests with HR and the department in which the employee joins. The HR representative and a senior member of the department or the Reporting Manager (as co-inductor) will be jointly responsible for the same.

 

PROCEDURE:

 

The induction of an employee starts, in essence, from the time of interviews.  However, the formal procedure starts from the moment a candidate is selected and he accepts the job offer. The procedures and progressive steps of induction are as follows: (Copy of Induction checklist is enclosed).

On issuing/making the job offer to the selected candidate, HR will advise the following departments immediately:

i    BUH/Reporting Manager concerned

ii   Administration

After the candidate confirms the date of joining or a week before the expected date of joining, the HR representative and the co-inductor from the concerned department will jointly work out his/her induction program and prepare the induction folder. They will also ensure that necessary arrangements have been taken care of in order to welcome the new entrant.  (A co-inductor is a person nominated by the dept.  He would be a person from the department of the new

entrant. He will be working along with the representative and the department head to help the new entrant settle down).

On the day the candidate joins, after completion of the joining formalities and briefing with HR, a HR representative will introduce him/her to Administration, Security, Telephone Operators/Receptionists, and Cashier and then bring him/her over to the department head.  The department head or his nominee will receive and will in turn introduce him to his department members and the department  head. The inter-departmental and cross-functional induction program would normally commence from the 2nd or 3rd day of joining.  This program will be monitored by the HR representative and the Co-inductor. At the end of this program, the new entrant, the department head, co-inductor and the HR representative will review the induction.  Relevant feed –back received during this review will be given to the department head concerned.

                                                                                                      

 

 

The new entrant is to take the initiative in pursuing his/her induction program. The program of meeting various people would be normally spread over a number of half-days so that he/she can simultaneously start taking over his/her job during the remaining part of the day.

Our HR will conduct bi-annual company induction programs for the benefit of new employees.  The departmental heads should ensure that all the new entrants attend this program within 6 months of their joining the company.

The departmental head, reporting manager and HR will work as a team in inducting and grooming the employee during the first 6 months.

 

JOINING REPORT

 

NAME:____________________________________________________________

 

DESIGNATION:____________________________________________________

 

BAND : ___________________________________________________________

 

STATION: ___________________________OFFICE: ______________________

 

REPORTING MANAGER:­___________________________________________

 

DATE OF JOINING: ________________________________________________

 

ADDRESS PERMANENT:______________________________________________________

 

     ______________________________________________________

 

    PRESENT:___________________________________________________________

 

        ____________________________________________________________

 

BLOOD GROUP:  ____________________________________________________

 

 OTHERS: __________________________________________________________

 

 

           Signature

                                                                                               

           Date:

 

 

(Signature of Reporting Manager)

 

 

Form:  New Joinee’s Feedback

 

(To be filled by the new joinee)

Inductor/s name:

 

For each question, please put a check mark in the one box that best represents your response.

Assessment Parameters

Strongly Agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

N.A.

The organization structure and overview was clearly presented at the beginning.

 

 

 

 

 

The content was effective & presented in a clear, well-organized manner.

 

 

 

 

 

The inductor was knowledgeable and was effective in conveying the information.

 

 

 

 

 

HR Policies and Procedures were clearly explained

 

 

 

 

 

The inductor could handle all the queries comfortably

 

 

 

 

 

The program arrangements and coordination was effective.

 

 

 

 

 

Attending this program will help me perform my job more effectively.

 

 

 

 

 

The inductor provided with all the necessary brochures and the Employee Handbook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The inductor introduced me to the all the key personnel I’ll be interacting with

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.       Overall, how satisfied were you with the Induction program?     

            (Rate on a scale of 1-5 where 1- Very Dissatisfied & 5 – Very Satisfied)

 

 

13.       What would have made the Induction program more effective?

 

 

 

 

Name of the new joinee                      :

Designation                             :

Reporting Manager                 :          

Date of joining                                    :          

Signature of the new joinee    :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

 

 

OBJECTIVES :

 

Sexual harassment is “an unacceptable conduct of a sexual nature, or other conduct based on sex abuse affecting the dignity of men or women at work”.

Sexual, racial or religious harassment will generally be unwanted, unreasonable or offensive or it may be a combination of all three. It may cause the employee who is being harassed to feel threatened or humiliated. It may interfere with the employee’s job performance, undermine job security or create a threatening or intimidating working environment. Although the word “harassment” has connotations of repeated conduct, an employee can be harassed by a single act. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination and as such both men and women can be discriminated against. It is fair to say, however, that women rather than men usually make complaints of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment can consist of several different types of behavior, some of which are more obvious than others. This list is not exhaustive but, for example, sexual harassment can take the form of gestures or leering, sending letters, gifts or offensive publications or the use of pin-ups. Alternatively sexual harassment may consist of spoken comments, including unwanted propositions, jokes of a sexual nature, questions or comments of a sexual nature or the suggestion that an employee’s career can be advanced by bestowing sexual favors (or alternatively that an employee’s career will be damaged if they do not accede to sexual requests). A third sort of sexual harassment involves physical contact including “accidental” contact, or deliberate patting, fondling or groping.

What should employees do if they have a complaint of sexual or racial harassment?

Staff has a right not to be harassed (or for that matter not to be discriminated against in any other way). If he/she is being harassed in any way the following action is suggested:

If it is practical the employee should make it clear to the person who is harassing him/her that their behavior is unacceptable and ask them to refrain from such conduct. It is understood, however, that in many cases this may not be practical.

 

 

 

 

 

If the problem continues despite his/her having made clear about the conduct of harassment being unacceptable, (or if the employee feels that he/she cannot speak to them directly), he/she should ask his/her Reporting Manager to investigate and resolve the matter. If the employee cannot speak to his/her immediate supervisor about the problem (perhaps because they are the problem) then he/she should either escalate to a level higher or, take up with someone in HR. The most important thing is for the employee to take appropriate steps to tell someone who will be able to take action. What action will the Company take? The Company will take all necessary steps to investigate the employee’s complaint. It is more than likely that senior management will be brought in and they will assess whether the situation can be resolved informally. If not, then they will probably want to have investigation interviews with both the employee and the person who is harassing that employee and also anyone else who is able to throw further light in the matter. Both the employee harassed and the person harassing will have the right to be accompanied (perhaps by a representative or a friend or colleague); the accused will be given full details of the nature of the complaint and the opportunity to respond; and strict confidentiality will be maintained throughout any investigation into an allegation.  Where it is necessary to interview other people, the importance of confidentiality will be emphasized. If, after investigating the complaint, the Company agrees that there are reasonable grounds to uphold the complaint then disciplinary action will be taken against the accused under the Company’s usual disciplinary procedures.  This action may result in the dismissal of the accused. The Company wishes all employees to realize that sexual or racial harassment (in conjunction with other types of discrimination on grounds of sex, race or disability) is a very serious offence and will be treated as gross misconduct under the Company’s disciplinary procedure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An incident of sexual or racial harassment is therefore likely to lead to dismissal.  What should employees do if they feel that they have been unfairly accused? If an employee feels that he/she has been unfairly accused he/she should use the Company’s grievance procedure in the usual way.

The Company will not tolerate harassment or victimization in the workplace and will ensure that all complaints of such behavior are fairly investigated. Behavior of this type constitutes gross misconduct and will result in disciplinary action.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEALING WITH LOW AND NON PERFORMERS

 

 

OBJECTIVES:

 

This policy gives guidelines on:

 

How managers are expected to deal with employees whose performance does not meet Tripmaza’s standard in some/most areas will be highlighted by a rating of less than ‘2’ in the performance appraisal process

 

What the employees, who are rated as “not meeting Tripmaza’s standards” in their performance, can expect by way of organizational support

 

Policy/Procedures:

The company believes that no employee would like to perform unsatisfactorily.

It is possible that the low/non performance of an employee could be on account of factors beyond his/her control and, hence, it is important to study the circumstances of the case in depth. While the organization should do everything possible to help an employee to perform at his/her best, it is equally the employee's responsibility to make the required  effort, the company would like to be supportive but not tolerant of deliberate or unjustifiably poor performance. If clear strengths are identified in an employee who is not performing well, every effort should be made to find another job for him within the organization where his strengths could be better utilized. The training needs of low performers would be given the highest priority.  Continued unsatisfactory performance after all organizational support has been exhausted will lead to separation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Procedure:

 

It is the Departmental Heads/Functional Heads/Regional Managers/Branch Managers’ responsibility to identify low performers and initiate proper measures before low/non performance sets in. Cases of low performers should be discussed with HR at the end of the annual appraisal cycle and more often, if required. Specific action plans should evolve from such discussions. The employee whose performance is recorded as 'Unsatisfactory' must be informed and counseled. For example a sales professional is not able to achieve his/her targets then he/she should be told about the same and of course be counseled to improve his/her productivity. If training is given it should be followed by feedback about improvements as and when they take place. Even after all efforts, if low performance persists, separation will take place. The employee will be given 3 months time (individual contracts will be taken into consideration too) to look out for a job.  Full CTC will be paid during this period. The exact date of separation will be informed to him, 1 month in advance. Whether he gets a job or not he will be forced to leave on the notified date. He will be entitled to PF, Medical reimbursement etc. If he/she has completed 5 years of service in Tipmaza, he/she will be entitled to gratuity which will be paid as per the payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEPS INVOLVED IN ADMINISTERING APPRAISALS

 

Steps:

 

a.       HR intimates the Departmental Head/Functional/Regional and branch heads to distribute the PDP (Performance Development Process) forms to their staff for the purpose of evaluation of their performances for the current financial year. This process is undertaken in the month of February every year.

b.   The Branch Unit Heads/Functional/Regional/Branch Heads hand over the PDP Forms to their staff. Also, PDP Form is not issued to the employee who has joined on or after 1st October of the current financial year.    

c.    The Individuals fill up the Part I (Goal Setting) of the PDP Form at the beginning of the current financial year. There are five goals which were decided jointly by the Employee. It includes the action steps taken by the employee for achieving the goals.

d.   The individuals rate themselves only for the Goal Setting part.

e.    The PDP forms are submitted to the concerned managers for their rating and feedback.

f.    The Manager reviews the self-ratings of the employees in Goal Setting. The Manager makes the necessary changes as per his/her observation.

g.    The Managers rate the employees on their core (applies to all Bands), managerial (applies to all Managers), and leadership competencies (applies to the Departmental Heads).

h.   Reporting Managers meet individuals for a review /feedback etc.  

i.     Individual reads the ratings and signs it      

j.     Reporting Manager signs it 

k.   Departmental Head/Functional Head signs it          

l.     PDP Forms (completed) are sent to the HR Department.

m. HR discusses with Departmental Head/Functional Head

 

 

 

 

 

 

n.   Consolidation done by HR

o.   Presentation of the feedback and ratings to the Departmental Heads of Tripmaza.

p.   Final decision regarding increments is taken.

q.   HR dispatches Increment letter to Departmental Head       

r.     Employee receives letter of increment       

s.     For more information refer to the PDP manual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E Mail POLICY

 

This Policy clarifies the applicability of law and policies to Electronic Mail. It also defines new policy and procedures where existing policies do not specifically address issues particular to the use of Electronic Mail. The Company recognizes that principles of freedom and professionalism, freedom of speech, and privacy of information hold important implications for Electronic Mail and Electronic Mail Services. The Company regards Electronic Mail privacy protections comparable to those, which it traditionally regards to paper mail and telephone communication. This Policy reflects these firmly held principles within the context of legal and other obligations. Company encourages the use of Electronic Mail and respects the privacy of users. It does not routinely inspect, monitor, or disclose Electronic Mail without the Holder’s consent. Nonetheless, subject to the requirements for authorization, notification, and other conditions specified in this Policy, the Company may deny access to its Electronic Mail Services and may inspect, monitor, or disclose Electronic Mail

 

(i)            When required by and consistent with law

(ii)          When there is Substantiated Reason to believe that violations of law or of Company policies listed in Attachment have taken place

(iii)        When there are Compelling Circumstances or

(iv)        Under Time-dependent, Critical Operational Circumstances as those terms are defined below.

 

The company Electronic Communications Policy (ECP), is fully applicable to employees of Tripmaza. This Policy reflects all of the relevant provisions in the ECP concerning Email, and has been extended to include all regional and other office implementations in the area of Electronic Mail only.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Policy is to assure that:

All Tripmaza employees are informed of the provisions of the ECP relevant to Email, extensions of the policy, and the applicability of other policies and laws to Electronic Mail. Electronic Mail Services are used in compliance with those policies and laws;

Users of Electronic Mail Services are informed about how concepts of privacy and security apply to Electronic Mail; and Disruptions to Tripmaza Electronic Mail and other services and activities are minimized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEFINITIONS

The terms “Electronic Mail” and “Email” are used interchangeably throughout this Policy. Authorizing Officials: The Electronic mail administrator is the authorized official of Tripmaza with the ability to approve access to a Tripmaza Email User’s Email without the consent of the user under certain circumstances as set forth in the section.

Compelling Circumstances: Circumstances where failure to act may result in significant bodily harm, significant property loss or damage, loss of significant evidence of one or more violations of law or of Company policies, or significant liability to the Company or to employee/employees of the Company or Group Company.

Computing Facility or Facilities: Computing resources, services, and network systems such as computers and computer time, data processing and storage functions, computer systems and services, servers, networks, input/output and connecting devices, and related computer records, programs, software, and documentation.

Electronic Mail, Email Record or Email: Any of several electronic computer records or messages created, sent, forwarded, replied to, transmitted, stored, held, copied, downloaded, displayed, viewed, read, or printed by one or several Email Systems or Services. This definition of Email Records applies equally to the contents of such records and to transactional information associated with such records, such as headers, summaries, addresses, and addressees.

Electronic Mail Systems or Services: Any messaging system that depends on Computing Facilities to create, send, forward, reply to, transmit, store, hold, copy, download, display, view, read, or print computer records for purposes of asynchronous communication across computer network systems between or among individuals or groups, that is either explicitly denoted as a system for Electronic Mail or is implicitly used for such purposes, including services such as electronic bulletin boards, list servers, and newsgroups.

Emergency Circumstances: Circumstances where time is of the essence and where there is a high probability that delaying, action would almost certainly result in Compelling Circumstances.

Holder of an Email Record or Email Holder: An Email User who is in Possession of a particular Email Record, regardless of whether that Email User is the original creator or a recipient of the content of the record.

System Operator of Company Email Systems or Facilities (Operator): The departmental computer system operator(s) or Email System administrator(s) responsible for operating and maintaining the companies Email System.

Possession of Email: An individual is in “possession” of an Email Record, whether the original record or a copy or modification of the original record, when that individual has effective control over the location of its storage. Thus, an Email Record that resides on a

computer server-awaiting download to an addressee is deemed, for purposes of this Policy, to be in the possession of that addressee. Systems administrators and other

 

 

 

Operators of Companies Email Services are excluded from this definition of Possession with regard to Email not specifically created by or addressed to them. Email Users are not

responsible for Email in their Possession when they have no knowledge of its existence or contents.

Substantiated Reason: Reliable evidence indicating that a violation of law or of policies listed probably has occurred, as distinguished from rumor, gossip, or other unreliable evidence.

Time-dependent and Critical Operational Circumstances: Circumstances where failure to act could seriously hamper the ability of the Company to function administratively or to meet its obligations, but excluding circumstances pertaining to personal or professional activities, or to matters of Corporate governance.

Tripmaza Email System: An organization, department, as represented by the department head of such unit, that provides and maintains an Email System for the use of its staff or associates.

Company Email Record: A Record in the form of an Email Record regardless of whether any of the Computing Facilities utilized to create, send, forward, reply to, transmit, store, hold, copy, download, display, view, read, or print the Email Record are owned by the Company. This implies that the location of the record, or the location of its creation or use, does not change its nature as:

Company Email Systems or Services: Electronic Mail Systems or services owned or operated by the Company or any of its sub-units.

SCOPE

 

This Policy applies to:

 

All Electronic Mail Systems and Services provided or owned by the Company; All Users, Holders, and uses of Company Email Services; All Company Email Records in the Possession of Company employees or other Email Users of Electronic Mail Services provided by the Company.  This Policy applies only to Electronic Mail in its electronic form. The Policy does not apply to printed copies of Electronic Mail. However, other Company Records management policies do not distinguish among the media in which records are generated or stored. Electronic Mail messages, therefore, in either their electronic or printed forms, are subject to those other policies, including provisions of those policies regarding retention and disclosure. This Policy applies equally to transactional information (such as Email headers, summaries, addresses, and addressees) associated with Email Records and attachments to such records as it does to the contents of those records. This Policy also applies to the Tripmaza and Operators of Company Email Systems and Services as it does to the users of such services.

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

As noted in the Introduction, the Company recognizes that principles of freedom and professionalism, freedom of speech, and privacy of information hold important implications for Electronic Mail and Electronic Mail Services. This Policy reflects these firmly held principles within the context of the Company’s legal and other obligations.

A.Purpose

In support of its service, the Company encourages the Use of Company Electronic Mail Services to share information, to improve communication, to transact business, and to exchange ideas.

B.Company Property

Company Electronic Email Systems and Services are Company facilities as that term is used in other policies and guidelines. Any Electronic Mail address or account associated with the Company, or any sub-unit of the Company, assigned by the Company to employees, sub-units, or functions of the Company, is the property of the Company Tripmaza.

C.Service Restrictions

Those who use Company Electronic Mail Services are expected to do so responsibly, that is, to comply with state and Central laws, with this and other policies and procedures of the Company, and with normal standards of professional and personal courtesy and conduct.

1. General Restriction of Services

Access to Company Electronic Mail Services, when provided, is a privilege that may be wholly or partially restricted by the Company without prior notice and without the consent of the Email User: when required by and consistent with law; when there is a Substantiated Reason to believe that violations of policy or law have taken place; or in exceptional cases, when required to meet Time-dependent, Critical Operational Needs. Personnel policies and procedures applicable to Tripmaza staff, employment contracts, Code of Conduct may contain or imply other restrictions to an employee’s Email Service. An Authorized representative of Tripmaza India may restrict access to Email Services to a particular user or users in accordance with the provisions of this Policy. An Authorized representative intending to restrict an individual’s Email Services must ensure that the action is in compliance with the policies and procedures that govern the individual’s employment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.Allegations of Misuse of Email Services

Allegations concerning the misuse of Electronic Mail Services involving Tripmaza Staff should be brought immediately to the attention of either the Department Head of the employing department or the divisional Head.

3.Notification of Restriction of Use of Tripmaza Email Services

The Email User shall be notified of the scope, reason and duration of the restriction consistent with applicable Company policy. Email Services may be restored when the situation that occasioned the restriction of service has been resolved.

4.Restriction upon Termination of Tripmaza Employees

Mail administrator shall be required to terminate access to Email Services of any employee, department, or group when such employee, department, or group ceases its employment with the Company or is otherwise no longer eligible to utilize Email Services. Unless the Tripmaza has defined otherwise, use will be canceled when staff terminates their association with Tripmaza. Mail administrator may, but are not required to, provide former Email Users with Email forwarding services, the duration of any such forwarding service (generally 30 days) to be at the discretion of the CEO. Tripmaza shall not provide any notification prior to service discontinuance

D. Consent and Compliance

An Email Holder’s consent shall not be sought by the Company prior to any inspection, monitoring, or disclosure of Company Email Records in the Holder’s Possession. Employees are, however, expected to comply with Company requests for copies of Email (How ever concerned GM or above will have to give the written consent (with reason) for any such action in advance and this would be with the knowledge of CEO). Records in their Possession that pertain to the administrative business of the Company, or whose disclosure is required to comply with applicable laws, regardless of whether such records reside on a computer housed or owned by the Company. In order to reduce the need to access an employee’s Email in the event of that employee’s absence, Tripmaza departments and units may use, individually or in combination, a number of techniques, such as: Email forwarding and with the consent of the Email Holder, so that during planned absences employees can forward Email to the person responsible for performing the work in their absence common workgroup files for departmental-related business so that Email Records can be accessed by others in the employee’s absence; an “on vacation” program, so that during absences correspondents can be advised to re-route business Email to an alternative address.

 

 

 

 

 

 

E. Access without Consent

The Company shall only permit the inspection, monitoring, or disclosure of Electronic Mail without the consent of the holder of such Email

(i)         When required by and consistent with law

(ii) When there is a Substantiated Reason to believe that a violation of law or of a Company policy has taken place

(iii)             When there are Compelling Circumstances or

(iv)             Under Time-dependent, Critical Operational Circumstances. When the contents of Email must be inspected, monitored, or disclosed without the Holder’s consent, authorization for such access must be obtained in accordance with the following procedures.

Except in Emergency Circumstances, as described below, such actions must be authorized in advance. Authorization shall be limited to the least perusal of contents and the least action necessary to resolve the situation.

Tripmaza Authorization

Authorization for the inspection, monitoring, or disclosure of Electronic Mail without the consent of the Email Holder must be obtained in advance and shall be made by the following Tripmaza Authorizing Officials depending upon the status of the affected Email Holder:

 

Tripmaza E-Mail Holder Status

Tripmaza Authorizing Official

Staff

HOD

Manager

HOD

 

The CEO & PRESIDENT without regard to the status of the affected Email Holder may also exercise this authority. This authority may not be further delegated. The authorization shall be in writing and shall be based on a request with a valid reason submitted in writing. The authorization shall be limited to the least perusal of contents and the least action necessary to resolve the matter and will be brought to the knowledge of the CEO prior to any action been taken. Where the inspection, monitoring, or disclosure of Email held by staff is involved, the advice of the HR & Statutory shall be sought in writing in advance. All such advice shall be given in a timely manner.

 

 

 

1.Tripmaza Authorization under Special Circumstances

Authorization under certain special circumstances is to be provided as follows:

 

1.1.1.1       Violation of Criminal Law

The CEO will request authorization for access to Email Records when there is Substantiated Reason to believe that violations of law have taken place, following the procedure set forth above. In the event of compelling, or Time-dependent, Critical Operational Circumstances, the emergency procedure set forth below will be followed instead.

1.1.1.2       Preservation of Evidence

A Department/Unit Head may request authorization to take steps to secure electronic mail records to preserve evidence when there is a Substantiated Reason to believe that violations of law or of Company policies have taken place, following the procedure set forth above. However, no such evidence may be inspected or disclosed without written authorization as specified herein. In the event of a Compelling Circumstances, or Time-dependent and Critical Operational Circumstances, the emergency procedure set forth in Subsection 7 below, will be followed instead.

2. Emergency Circumstances

In Emergency Circumstances, the least perusal of contents and the least action necessary to resolve the emergency may be taken immediately without authorization, but appropriate authorization must then be sought immediately following the procedures described above. Such Emergency Circumstances may include Compelling Circumstances or Time-dependent and Critical Operational Circumstances. If the action taken is not subsequently authorized, the responsible authority shall seek to have the situation restored as closed as possible to that, which existed before action was taken.

3. Notification

In either case, the responsible authority or designee shall, at the earliest possible opportunity that is lawful and consistent with other Company policy, notify the affected individual of the action(s) taken and the reasons for the action(s) taken. The Tripmaza Authorizing Official shall be responsible for tracking instances of authorized or emergency non-consensual access and reporting such information to the Tripmaza.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Compliance with Law

Actions taken under this section, including access to Email Records residing on computers not owned or housed by the Company shall be in full compliance with the law and other applicable Company policy, including laws and policies.

A. Tripmaza Recourse

Tripmaza Email Users who believe that actions taken by employer or the Company were in violation of this Policy regarding procedures for review and appeal of actions taken under Sections E. may file a complaint with the appropriate Tripmaza Authorizing Official. The decision of the Tripmaza Authorizing Official may be appealed to the CEO whose decision will be final.

B. Misuse

In general, both law and Company policy prohibit the theft or other abuse of computing resources. Such prohibitions apply to Electronic Mail Services and include, but are not limited to, unauthorized entry, use, transfer, and tampering with the accounts and files of others, and interference with the work of others and with other Computing Facilities. Under certain circumstances, the law contains provisions for felony offenses. Users of Electronic Mail are encouraged to familiarize themselves with these laws and policies.

 

SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

A. Allowable Use

In general, Use of Company Electronic Mail Services is governed by policies that apply to the use of all Company facilities. In particular, Use of Company Electronic Mail Services is encouraged and is allowable subject to the following conditions:

B. Purpose

Electronic Mail Services are to be provided by Company organizational units in support of the business, service mission of the Company, and the administrative functions that support this mission.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.Users

Users of Company Electronic Mail Services are to be limited to Company staff for purposes that conform to the requirements of this Policy. Tripmaza may choose to provide or not provide Email Services to defined categories of users, and may limit the types of services offered based upon consideration of department or unit missions, available resources, or other business needs and priorities.

 

The Company will provide individual mail boxes on domain www.Tripmaza.com to the below defined category of staff by default

 

1.      All Sales Staff on joining

2.      All Supervisors / Team Leaders

3.      All Managers & above (regional/Corporate)

4.      All Corporate employees in Staff cadre and above

5.      All Vendor support Staff

Company expects and demand judicious use of all resources provided to individuals with respect to electronic communication (E-Mails), hence they need to maintain their mailbox size as defined below after which any mail received will bounce back.

 

 

All Staff Cadre

5 MB

Mangers

10 MB

GM/HOD

20 MB

Above GM/HOD

30 MB

 

Email Services may be provided for groups, or entities not affiliated with the Company provided such use is determined to be in the institutional interests of the Company and, provided further, that the terms, conditions, and restrictions to be placed on such use are contained in a written agreement.

D.Restrictions

Company Electronic Mail Services may not be used for: unlawful activities; commercial purposes not under the auspices of the Company; personal financial gain; personal use; or uses that violate other Company policies or guidelines. The latter include, but are not limited to, policies and guidelines regarding intellectual property, or regarding sexual or other forms of harassment.

 

 

 

E.Representation

Electronic Mail Users shall not give the impression that they are representing, giving opinions, or otherwise making statements on behalf of the Company or any unit of the Company unless appropriately authorized (explicitly or implicitly) to do so. Where appropriate, an explicit disclaimer shall be included unless it is clear from the context that the author is not representing the Company. An appropriate disclaimer is:

“The information in this electronic mail message is sender's business Confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this Internet electronic mail message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful.

The sender believes that this E-mail and any attachments were free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and/or malicious code when sent. This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. By reading the message and opening any attachments, the recipient accepts full responsibility for taking protective and remedial action about viruses and other defects. Tripmaza is not liable for any loss or damage arising in any way from this message or its attachments.”

F.False Identity

Company Email Users shall not employ a false identity. Email may, however, shall not be sent anonymously, and does not unreasonably interfere with the administrative business of the Company.

6. Mass Messaging

 Tripmaza Email User shall not send or forward unsolicited bulk email messages (also known as “spam”; including any attachments to such messages, to mailing lists, to other Tripmaza Email Users, or to other non-Tripmaza persons. The mass messaging of content related to Company business or activities sent to a specific target audience using global address list services, user-created distribution lists is permitted, provided that the name of the sender is properly identified and the Company-business-related purpose of the Email is clearly stated in the message. Subscribers to a Tripmaza-sponsored electronic mailing list will be deemed as having solicited any material delivered by such a service so long as the material is consistent with the list’s purpose and the service has published a procedure for opting out of the service. Mass messaging to all Tripmaza employees must be coordinated through the designate manager or regional head.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Tripmaza Electronic Mail Services may be used for incidental personal purposes in accordance with section I below.

 

H.        Interference

Company Email Services shall not be used for purposes that could reasonably be expected to cause, directly or indirectly, excessive strain on any Computing Facilities, or unwarranted or unsolicited interference with others’ use of Email or Email Systems. Such uses include, but are not limited to, the use of Email Services to:

 

(i)       Send or forward Email chain letters;

(ii)     “Spam,” that is, to exploit list servers or similar broadcast systems for purposes beyond their intended scope to amplify the widespread distribution of unsolicited Email; and

(iii)   “Letter-bomb,” that is, to resend the same Email repeatedly to one or more recipients to interfere with the recipient’s use of Email.

I. Personal Use

Company Electronic Mail Services may be used for incidental personal purposes if, in addition to the foregoing constraints and conditions, such use does not:

(i)       Directly or indirectly interfere with the Company operation of Computing Facilities or Electronic Mail Services

(ii)     Burden the Company with noticeable incremental cost; or

(iii)   Interfere with the Email User’s employment or other obligations to the Company. Email Records arising from such personal use may, however, be subject to the presumption in the definition of a Company Email Record regarding personal and other Email Records. Email Users should assess the implications of this presumption in their decision to use Company Electronic Mail Services for personal purposes.

Security and Confidentiality

The obligations of Tripmaza and users of Email Services with respect to security and confidentiality are as follows:

A. Limitations on Confidentiality

Confidentiality of Email may be compromised by the applicability of law or policy, including this Policy, by unintended redistribution, or because of the inadequacy of current technologies to protect against unauthorized access. Users, therefore, should exercise extreme caution in using Email to communicate confidential or sensitive matters.

 

 

B.Unauthorized Access or Disclosure

Business and Finance Bulletin, Legal Requirements on Privacy of and Access to Information, prohibits Company employees and others from “seeking out, using, or disclosing” without authorization “personal or confidential” information, and requires employees to take necessary precautions to protect the confidentiality of personal or confidential information encountered in the performance of their duties or otherwise. This prohibition applies to Email Records. In this Policy, the terms “inspect, monitor, or disclose” are used within the meaning of “seek, use, or disclose”.

C.Access by Computer Operations Personnel in the Performance of Their Duties

Notwithstanding the previous paragraph, users should be aware that, during the performance of their duties, network and computer operations personnel and system

Administrators need from time to time to observe certain transactional addressing information to ensure proper functioning of Company Email Services and on these and other occasions may inadvertently see the contents of Email messages. Except as provided elsewhere in this Policy, they are not permitted to see or read the contents intentionally; to read transactional information where not germane to the foregoing purpose; or disclose or otherwise use what they have seen.

One exception, however, is that of systems personnel (such as “postmasters”) who may need to inspect Email when re-routing or disposing of otherwise undeliverable Email. This exception is limited to the least invasive level of inspection required to perform such duties. Furthermore, this exception does not exempt postmasters from the prohibition against disclosure of personal and confidential information of the previous paragraph, except insofar as such disclosure equates with good faith attempts to route the otherwise undeliverable Email to the intended recipient. Re-routed mail normally should be accompanied by notification to the recipient that the Email has been inspected for such purposes.

D.Security of Email Records

The Company attempts to provide secure and reliable Email Services. Tripmaza Mail Services are expected to follow sound professional practices in providing for the security of Electronic Mail Records, data, application programs, and system programs under their jurisdiction. However, such professional practices and protections are not foolproof and the security and confidentiality of Electronic Mail cannot be guaranteed. Furthermore, Operators of Email Services have no control over the security of Email that has been downloaded to a user’s computer. Email Users should employ whatever protections (such as passwords) that is available to them as a deterrent to potential intruders and to misuse of Email.

 

 

 

 

E.Discarded Email Records

Users of Electronic Mail Services should be aware that, even though the sender and recipient have discarded their copies of an Electronic Mail Record, there might be back-up copies that can be retrieved. Systems may be “backed up” on a routine or occasional basis to protect system reliability and integrity, and to prevent potential loss of data. The back-up process results in the copying of data onto storage media that may be retained for periods of time and in locations unknown to the originator or recipient of Electronic Mail. The practice and frequency of back-ups and the retention of back-up copies of Email vary from system to system. Electronic Mail users are encouraged to request information on the back-up practices followed by the System Administrators of Company Electronic Mail Services, and such Operators are required to provide such information upon request.

F.Tripmaza Email Addresses

Email addresses that are issued by a TRipmaza to, staff or others affiliated with Tripmaza are generally considered public information and as such, may be made

available in electronic or paper directories. Email addresses of Tripmaza staff and others affiliated with Tripmaza are generally considered as non-personal information and may be released upon request in accordance with applicable policies and laws. Also the ID nomenclature used by Tripmaza for its mail id is based on the principle of <First Name>.<Last Name>@Tripmaza.com all the group/functional ID’s will also use the same principle with location being the First name and group/function being the Last name.

G.Archiving and Retention

Company Records management policies do not distinguish among media with regard to the definition of Company Records. As such, Electronic Mail Records are subject to these policies. In particular, such records are subject to disposition schedules in the Company Records Disposition Schedules Manual, which distinguishes among different categories of records, from the ephemeral to the archival.  The Company does not maintain central or distributed Electronic Mail archives of all Electronic Mail sent or received. Electronic Mail is normally backed up, if at all, only to ensure system integrity and reliability, not to provide for future retrieval, although back-ups may at times serve the latter purpose incidentally. System administrators of Company Electronic Mail Services are not required by this Policy to retrieve Email from such back-up facilities upon the Holder’s request, although on occasion they may do so as a courtesy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Email Users should be aware that generally it is not possible to ensure the longevity of Electronic Mail Records for record-keeping purposes, in part because of the difficulty of guaranteeing that Electronic Mail can continue to be read in the face of changing formats and technologies and impart because of the changing nature of Electronic Mail Systems. This becomes increasingly difficult as Electronic Mail encompasses more digital forms; such as embracing, compound documents composed of digital voice, music, image, and video in addition to text. Furthermore, in the absence of the use of authentication systems, it is difficult to guarantee that Email documents have not been altered, intentionally or inadvertently. Email Users and those in Possession of Company Records in the form of Electronic Mail are cautioned, therefore, to be prudent in their reliance on Electronic Mail for purposes of maintaining a lasting record. Where long-term accessibility is an issue, sound business practice suggests that consideration be given to transferring (if possible) Electronic Mail to a more lasting medium/format, such as acid-free paper or microfilm

POLICY VIOLATIONS

 

Violations of law or Company policies in the Use of Company Electronic Mail Services may result in restriction of access to Company information technology resources. In addition, disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal, may be applicable under other Company policies.

1.1.1.3      Cautions in the Use of Email

Users of Email Services should be aware of the following:

1.  Privacy Limitations

Both the nature of Electronic Mail and the public character of the Company make Electronic Mail less private than users may anticipate. For example, Electronic Mail intended for one person sometimes may be widely distributed because of the ease with which recipients can forward it to others. A reply to an Electronic Mail message posted on an electronic bulletin board or “lists server” intended only for the originator of the message may be distributed to all subscribers to the list server. Furthermore, even after a user deletes an Electronic Mail Record from a computer or Electronic Mail account it may persist on backup facilities, and thus be subject to disclosure under the provisions of Section V of this Policy. The Company cannot routinely protect users against such eventualities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Record Disclosure Requirements

Electronic Mail, whether or not created or stored on Company equipment, may constitute a Company Record subject to disclosure under law or other laws, or as a result of litigation. However, the Company does not automatically comply with all requests for disclosure, but evaluates all such requests against the precise provisions of the Act, other laws concerning disclosure and privacy, or other applicable law. Users of Company Electronic Mail Services also should be aware that the disclosure Act and other similar laws jeopardize the ability of the Company to guarantee complete protection of personal Electronic Mail resident on Company facilities.

3.Email Content

The Company, in general, cannot and does not wish to be the arbiter of the contents of Electronic Mail. Neither can the Company, in general, protect users from receiving Electronic Mail they may find offensive. Members of the Company, however, are strongly encouraged to use the same personal and professional courtesies and considerations in Electronic Mail as they would in other forms of communication.

4.Validating Authenticity

There is no guarantee, unless “authenticated” mail systems are in use that Electronic Mail received was in fact sent by the purported sender, since it is relatively straightforward, although a violation of this Policy, for senders to disguise their identity. Furthermore,

Electronic Mail that is forwarded may also be modified. As with print documents, in case of doubt receivers of Electronic Mail messages should check with the purported sender to validate authorship or authenticity.

 

5. Encryption of Electronic Mail

Encryption of Electronic Mail is another emerging technology that is in widespread use as of the date of this Policy. This technology enables the encoding of Electronic Mail so that for all practical purposes it cannot be read by anyone who does not possess the right key. The answers to questions raised by the growing use of these technologies are not now sufficiently understood to warrant the formulation of Company policy at this time. Users and Operators of Electronic Mail Facilities should be aware, however, that these technologies will become generally available and probably will be increasingly used by members of the Company

 

 

 

Policies Relating to Non-consensual Access to Email

This Policy references circumstances where access to Email may occur without the prior consent of the holder. Following is a list of Tripmaza policies that may trigger such non-consensual access policies governing sexual or other forms of harassment, specifically: of the Code of Conduct; Personnel Policies for Staff Members; selected administrative and professional staff personnel policies.

 

 

I.STATEMENT

 

The Company is committed to creating and maintaining a community in which all persons who participate in Company programs and activities can work together in an atmosphere free of all forms of harassment, exploitation, or intimidation, including sexual. The Company will not tolerate sexual harassment. This behavior is prohibited both by the law and by Company policy. The Company will take whatever action is necessary to prevent and correct such behavior and, if appropriate, discipline persons whose behavior violates this policy.

 

 

II.DEFINITION

 

Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when:

Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of instruction, employment, or participation in other Company activity;

Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as a basis for evaluation in making personnel decisions affecting an individual; or such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive Company environment. In determining whether the alleged conduct constitutes sexual harassment, consideration shall be given to the record of the incident as a whole and to the totality of the circumstances, including the context in which the alleged incidents occurred.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Violations of other policies can normally be detected and investigated without requiring non-consensual access to Electronic Mail. However, on occasion attention to possible policy violations is brought about because of the receipt by others of Electronic Mail. Electronic Mail however can be forged; the true identity of the sender can be masked; and the apparent sender may deny authorship of the Electronic Mail. In such circumstances and provided there is a Substantiated Reason that points to the identity of the sender, non-consensual access to the purported sender’s Electronic Mail may be authorized, but only to the least extent necessary for verifying the identity of the sender, and only for major violations of the following policies:

Disclaimer

Because Company policies are subject to change; this list may change from time to time. The authoritative list at any time will be posted under the listings of Company policies. Authority to change this list rests with the CEO & President of the Company

 

 

 

 

This policy comes into effect from 01 April 2021 and is valid till 31st March 2022.


    • Related Articles

    • Irregular Operations Policy (IROP) for online tickets.

      Irregular Operations Policy (IROP)    Overview IROP is defined as irregular operation (IROP) as a delay or cancellation to a flight schedule occurring for a variety of reasons including but not limited to: Weather or other “acts of God” Servicing of ...
    • How to Upload seats to our Tripmaza portal

      1 You have to Login our Tripmaza portal  as per your ID and Password https://book.tripmaza.com/   2 Click on the Dashboard > Manage User > Search your Supplier Id 3 Enter the Supplier ID,Click the Search button and after that Click on Emulate button ...
    • How to cancell flight ticket on TripMaza.com

      How do i cancel a flight ticket on tripmaza website ? Step 1 of 6 Login to your Tripmaza account. Click on Accounts button on menu bar. Step 2 of 6 Now put the order no / booking id in the order no field and click on the Search tool. This will open ...
    • How to login on Tripmaza for existing travel agents.

      Step 1:  Open Internet browser in your computer / mobile / laptop / Tab. Step 2: G to address bar and search "tripmaza.com" or your white-label doman name. Or Click on the given link- https://tripmaza.com Step 3: Type your existing User ID ...
    • How To Pass Manual Order / Accounting .

      (1) Dashborad , Manual Order & Segment Info & Submit (02) After Submit Click on Next & Fill the Details & Submit All & Next (03) Put Agent Details To Whom You Will Charge The Amount & Save & Continue& Click on HOLD (04) After Hold Go To Agent Website ...