Equal Opportunity Policy for Persons with Disabilities

This policy applies to all the Timbuckdo Innovations Private Limited (“Company”) employees. Timbuckdo Innovations Private Limited aims to create employment opportunities such that all employees achieve their full potential. Timbuckdo Innovations Private Limited endeavors to maintain a conducive and harmonious work environment to ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy the right to equality, life with dignity, and respect for their integrity equally with others.

I. Policy

Timbuckdo Innovations Private Limited aims to provide equal employment opportunities, without any discrimination on the grounds of caste, creed, age, race, color, disability, marital status, religion, and gender. The Company strives to maintain a work environment that is free from any harassment based on the above considerations. This Equal Opportunity Policy is subject to applicable regulations, qualifications, and merit of the individual.

This Equal Employment Opportunity Policy is consistently applied throughout the period of employment of the individual right from the recruitment process till superannuation.

Consistent with this policy, Timbuckdo Innovations Private Limited is committed to making employment decisions based on merit, qualifications, business needs, and other job-related criteria.

II. Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities

In accordance with the provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, it is the Company’s policy to ensure that the work environment is free from any discrimination against persons with disabilities. Further, the Company will take all actions to ensure that a conducive environment is provided to persons with disabilities to perform their role and excel in the same. The Company will build systems and processes to ensure:

That appropriate facilities and amenities are provided to persons with disabilities to enable them to effectively discharge their duties in the establishment.
That provision is made for an accessible environment and the availability of assistive devices as required.
That a Liaison Officer is designated to oversee the provision of required facilities/amenities including the process of recruitment for persons with disabilities.
That a Grievance Redressal Mechanism for addressing matters related to the employment of employees including persons with disabilities is available. The Management will ensure that any grievance concerning the selection of persons with disabilities, training, promotion, transfer posting, leave & preference in accommodation allocation, etc., is dealt with in a fair and equitable manner free from any discrimination.
That no opportunity is denied to persons with disabilities merely on the ground of disability.

Identification of Positions & Manner of Selection: The jobs for which a differently-abled person could be considered will be identified by the HR Head in consultation with the respective Business Head. The positions that may be identified will be notified on the HRMS of the company and to employment exchanges as well as to authorities mentioned in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016. The persons being considered for such positions will be notified of the recruitment and selection process as well as other associated rules of employment. The positions so notified should not be construed as reservation. The Company will give first preference to candidates who are differently-abled for those positions that are notified. Timbuckdo Innovations Private Limited shall maintain records of persons with disability in the form and manner as prescribed in Chapter IV, Rule 9 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Rules 2017.

The provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 applicable to Timbuckdo Innovations Private Limited will be complied with.

The Regional Managers will be the Liaison Officer in respect of Disabled employees in the Branches and the HR Manager will be the Liaison Officer for the employees at the Head Office. The Grievance Redressal Committee has been mandated to keep records of complaints, etc., as per Rule 10 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Rules 2017.

IV. Communication of Policy

This Policy will be available to all the employees via the Timbuckdo Innovations Private Limited website and Timbuckdo Innovations Private Limited Employee Portal.

The above Policy is in compliance with the provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017.