Talent Lifting Training and Offshore Consultancy have developed this Business Ethics Policy to provide guidance to the Parties included so that the Parties can exercise the highest level of integrity, ethics and objectivity in their actions and relationships which may affect the Company. It is everyone’s responsibility to function while employed/ contracted/ engaged by this Company in compliance with applicable law and this Policy. Each one of the Parties has the duty to act in the best interest of the Company at all times. 

For the purpose of this Agreement, 

“Service” refers to the Company’s services 

“Talent Lifting”, “Company”, “We”, “Us”, “Our”, “Ours” and all other first-person pronouns used collectively refers to Talent Lifting Training and Offshore Consultancy

You as the employee/ contractor/ agent or similar of the Company will be referred to as “You”, “Employee”, “Your”, “Yours”, “Staff”, “Contractor”, “Vendor”, “Informer”, “Party” and all other second-person pronouns

Talent Lifting Training and Offshore Consultancy require all the Parties to read and understand this Policy in full and ensure all actions are in compliance with the same. The Company also require the Parties to challenge and report any actions which is or appears to be non-compliant with the standards set out in this Policy. The Company expects that all its affiliates and Parties adhere to this Policy at all times.  The Policy last page is for endorsement by the Parties, however it is not necessary that only endorsed Policy is in effect. For clarity, even if not endorsed by a specific Party, this Policy is published and available in the Company website and shall be adhered to at all times by all the Parties. Where there is local governmental regulations and law, the highest standard of the former and this Policy shall apply. 

The Company is built on trust, honesty and loyalty. It is the responsibility of all Parties to act according to these. They must not;

2.1 Act for personal gains against the interest of the Company and this Policy standards

2.2 Influence for personal gains against the interest of the Company and this Policy standards

2.3 Receive or offer rewards and gifts in terms of money, other valuables, memberships, etc.

2.4 Involve in any fraudulent activities, cheating, illegal bidding, corruption, data sharing with competitors and public, theft, etc.

This Policy does not provide full and comprehensive guidelines to every situation that may arise in future, in such occasions where the Policy cannot fully explain and resolve/ identify the appropriate action then the Company will consult with its legal advisors and/or local regulation and law.

Violation or non-compliance with this Policy by any of the Parties or any suspicion of a potential violation in future must be immediately reported to the Company. The Company assures that no actions will be taken against Informers even if the information turn out to be incorrect at a later stage. All such information and informer will be kept as confidential. Non-compliance with this Policy may lead to disciplinary actions such as suspension from the service for limited period without entitlement to any pay/ benefits, termination of employment, termination of contract, termination of business relationship, legal proceedings, etc. Hiding information on violation or non-compliance with this Policy will also be dealt with as a case of breach of this Policy.

While the Company has no interest to interfere in any Party’s outside activities, it still has a Policy prohibiting conflicts of interest. Some of them are listed below as indication on potential conflict of interests;

3.1 Outside work – The Company has a Policy requiring that its Employees not work for, nor conduct any outside business with a competitor. Employees shall not engage in any manner with a competitor company. Employees shall disclose to the Company all outside businesses and investments at the time of joining and shall submit revised information upon any changes to this at a later stage, which will be reviewed by the Company, any conflict of interest identified will be addressed and further course of action will be undertaken.

3.2 Conduct with customers and vendors – To ensure the highest level of objectivity in dealing with the Company’s Customers, Vendors, Suppliers, Contractors and Agencies, Employees and their immediate family are not permitted to accept personal benefits, solicited or unsolicited of any kind such as commissions, gifts and other valuables, free services, discounts, loans, club memberships, entertainments or similar from a Customer, Vendor, Supplier, Contractor and Agencies of the Company.

Employees shall not use Company assets or funds for any unlawful or improper use. The Company does not authorize and will not condone any payment in any form by any employee that is in the nature of a bride, kickback, disclosed commission or commission in excess required in ordinary course of business to a third party including public, government/ administrative official, political parties, etc. for obtaining or retaining any business or otherwise bestowing a special favor on the Company or Employee.

It is also imperative that no Employee shall demand or receive any of the above mentioned from any Parties for the above benefits and/or influencing or performing improperly with intention to benefit any other Party or an independent unrelated third party. 

Any instances in which any of the above mentioned are demanded or forcefully trying to make an Employee accept, the Employee must report it to the Company in the very first instance itself. In case of non-reporting/ hiding such information, the Company shall have all the rights to investigate and take disciplinary actions as appropriate. 

The Company agrees that confidential information received from its Employee, Customer, Vendor, Supplier, Contractor and Agencies of the Company shall be treated as private, and safeguarded with all reasonable means. None of this confidential information will be made public or intentionally shared with a third party. For more details, please refer our Privacy Policy.

The Company’s proprietary information such as technical information, commercial information, legal information, trademarks, trade secrets, customer and vendor information, business strategy, bidding information, Employee details, etc. shall be considered as confidential and no such information shall be disclosed or shared with a third party by any Employee.

The Company follows zero tolerance policy towards drug and alcohol abuse. Personnel associated with illegal drug use and personnel reporting to work under alcohol influence will be considered as unfit for safe disposal of their role. In such situations when an Employee is being held on any of the above-mentioned cases, the Employee will be removed from the Company or its Customer/ Vendor/ Supplier/ Contractor/ Agency facility as applicable immediately and the employment contract with the Company will be terminated on the same day without any other notice. In case of a Vendor/ Supplier/ Contractor or an Agent of the Company is being held on any of the above-mentioned cases, then the personnel will be removed from the facility and that the business relation and the contract with the Company will be terminated immediately. 

The Company follows zero tolerance policy towards any of these. The Company offers equal opportunity for women. Any abuse against women including sexual harassment, improper gestures, etc. will be treated with utmost seriousness and severe consequences including termination of employment and contracts and legal proceedings will result. Appropriate actions including involvement of government enforcement will be taken by the Company even without a written complaint from any unfortunate victim of such cases. Complaints related to the above can be submitted to the Company either in person or a third party, in written on verbal. The Company agrees that all such information and the informer (as applicable) will be kept as strictly confidential.

Modern slavery is the severe exploitation of other people for personal or commercial gains. Modern slavery includes but not limited to human trafficking, forced labour, debt bondage/ bonded labour, descent-based traditional slavery, slavery of children, child labour, etc.

The Company follows zero tolerance policy towards modern slavery and human trafficking. All Parties shall refrain from all of the above mentioned and report immediately to the Company in case of any suspicion or confirmation that any other party is involved in any or all of the above mentioned.

I have read the policy; I accept and agree to the restrictions stated in the policy. I also certify that I will comply with this policy along with all other Company policies and that all Employees under my direct supervision are aware of these policies and are in compliance with the same. 

I agree that the laws of the State of Kerala and the Democratic Republic of India shall govern any dispute relating to or arising out of this Agreement. In case of any litigation specifically permitted under this Agreement is initiated, I agree the Company to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the State of Kerala. I agree that this choice of law, venue and jurisdiction provision is not permissive in nature, but rather mandatory. I hereby agree to waive off objection to any of these.

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