Document Notice

1.0 Background

Axelerant Technologies Private Limited (referred to as the "Company") is committed to providing an equal opportunity and harassment-free workplace notwithstanding race, caste, religion, color, ancestry, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, age, nationality, ethnic origin, or disability, as the case may be. Thus to create such a safe and conducive work environment, this Policy has been framed in line with the provisions of the "Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013" of India (referred to as the "Act" 1) and existing rules framed thereunder namely the "Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Rules, 2013 (referred to as the "Rules" 2).

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To prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, it is critical to recognize and differentiate between welcome and unwelcome sexual behavior. Listed are some examples of how "unwelcome" and "welcome" behavior is experienced. WELCOME WELCOME

3.3 Scenarios

When this particular law was first enacted, lawmakers could not have envisioned the various methods of electronic communication being used today; from email and texting/webinar/Zoom calls to Facebook and Twitter for carrying out the business operations of the company, people now have countless ways of staying in contact both during and outside of work.

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According to the Act's relevant provisions, an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) has been constituted to prevent sexual harassment and to receive and effectively deal with complaints of the same. Below is the list of members of the ICC:

The employer's executive and leadership team will not form a part of the ICC. The ICC may consult the CEO/CXO from time to time. Such consultation is purely discretionary.

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