Human Rights Commitment

1. OBJECTIVE

As a member of United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) we are committed to Human Rights Principles and respect all internationally recognized human rights standards as per International Bill of Human Rights and the ILO’s Declaration on the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
We abide with all the applicable domestic laws pertaining to human rights to conduct our business in a manner that respects the rights and dignity of all people.
We strive to provide a framework for respecting, protecting, and remediating human rights issues for all direct and indirect stakeholders, viz., permanent employees, temporary/ contractual staff, vendors, customers, and consultants.

2. SCOPE

This policy covers the permanent employees, temporary/ contractual staff, vendors, customers, and consultants.

3. PRINCIPLES

We recognize that it is critical to promote awareness on human rights among employees, suppliers, vendors, customers, and other relevant internal and external stakeholders. We respect the rights of communities surrounding all our Company’s premises and ensure that such communities are part of our overall welfare and engagement programmes. We encourage our employees to volunteer for our corporate social responsibility projects that benefit society.
We have identified freedom of association, expression and collective bargaining, right to equality between men and women, right to privacy, right to just and fair conditions at work, right to safe and healthy working environment, water and sanitation, rights of women and prohibition of child labor as our priority areas of focus on human rights protection.

c. Freedom of association, expression and collective bargaining:

Our employees are free to join/ form or refrain from joining/ forming employee collectives without fear of retaliation or harassment. We are committed to establishing constructive dialogue with employee labor representatives and entering into mutual agreements with them in good faith. Relevant information will be shared on need basis and as per the discretion of the management.

d. Right to equality between men and women:

We are committed to creating and maintaining an atmosphere in which our stakeholders can work together without any fear of sexual harassment, exploitation, or intimidation.
We respect diversity and believe in creating an inclusive work environment. We abide by a zero-tolerance approach towards discrimination based on color, gender, race, age, nationality, social status, disability, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, political opinion, and marital status. Any violations in this regard are handled with strict, appropriate, and timely action in consonance with applicable laws.
We educate all our employees irrespective of gender on inclusivity and provide them with equal opportunities to contribute to our company and advance in their careers.
We have incorporated merit-based processes in recruitment, compensation, and career development of employees.

e. Right to privacy:

We respect the privacy of all our employees and business partners by taking measures that are prescribed by law to protect and secure personal data and prevent unauthorized disclosure. We do not disclose employees’ personal, medical, and financial information to anyone other than authorized employees of the company, unless legally mandated. We protect confidential company information from unauthorized disclosure.

f. Right to just and fair conditions at work:

We ensure adherence to minimum working age requirements prescribed by local regulations and prohibit employment of child labor across our operations.
We ensure the right to fair compensation and endeavor to comply with all applicable labour laws pertaining to wage, work hours, overtime, and employee benefits.
To ensure that no employee is made to work against his/her will or to work as bonded/forced labor or subjected to corporal punishment or coercion of any kind, related to work.
We are committed not to use forced labor, including bonded, indentured labor or engage in any form of forced labor or human trafficking in our operations. We are committed to the same in our supply chain as well. Our supplier code of conduct prohibits our suppliers from deploying any kind of child or forced labor.

g. Right to safe and healthy working environment, water, and sanitation:

We strive to protect the safety, health, and well-being of all our stakeholders through Employee Health & Safety management systems and adherence to safety requirements. We encourage them to report any unsafe or hazardous conditions noticed in the workplace to the management.

h. Rights of Women:

Rights of women will be protected at all times as per the labour laws governing our industry.

i. Prohibition of Child Labor:

We prohibit employment of child labor, and we govern prohibition of child labor at Neuland through the child labor policy.

4. GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL & REMEDIATION

We encourage all our stakeholders to strictly adhere to the principles and condemn any violation or suspected violation of this policy. Breaches of the principles enshrined in the policy are treated very seriously and handled with appropriate legal actions.
We encourage employees to raise their concerns and ask for help in case of any perceived violation of human rights.
Any grievance arising out of violation of human rights shall be dealt with as per the principles enshrined under Grievance Redressal policy.
Grievance Redressal Policy shall be displayed at conspicuous places across all locations and shall be communicated to all internal and external stakeholders.

5. RESPONSIBILITY

Respective Location HR Business Partner (HRBP) would be responsible to ensure policy compliance at their respective locations whereas overall responsibility for policy compliance lies with the Chief Human Resources Officer.