Dear Sir,
I am working in a private organization where I am harassed/ mentally torcher by one of top seniors. I want to know that can I lodge my complaint to court/Is there any organization which can fight against this misbehavior. What can ILO do in this regard if any person working in a organization and one day he is pressurized give his resignation without any genuine reason .
Regards
Sandy
From India, Delhi
I am working in a private organization where I am harassed/ mentally torcher by one of top seniors. I want to know that can I lodge my complaint to court/Is there any organization which can fight against this misbehavior. What can ILO do in this regard if any person working in a organization and one day he is pressurized give his resignation without any genuine reason .
Regards
Sandy
From India, Delhi
Dear Sandy,
Instead of going to the court of law first you have to approach your management. You can raise your grievance against the senior manager who is harassing you. However, you need to have substantive proof of harassment otherwise there is every possibility that it will boomerang on you and you may end up in putting your career in jeopardy.
Write the application to your HR and obtain signature of the person who receives it. Preserve this second copy carefully. If your grievance is not settled in reasonable time, you can write the second application and address its copy to the Labour Officer of your area. This second application you can raise after a week or so.
If the management still sits on your both the applications, you can write the application to the Labour Officer of your area for not redressing your grievance. Labour Officer will call both the parties and gives its verdict. The verdict is not binding on either party. However, aggrieved party can approach the Labour Court if they feel so.
Never approach Labour Court bypassing the labour office. Many times courts have rendered the petition of the employee null and void because the legal path to settle the industrial dispute was not followed.
The above advice is given based on the rules of the India. Hope that you are from India and it is applicable to you.
Thanks,
Dinesh V Divekar
Dear Sir,
I am working in a private organization where I am harassed/ mentally torcher by one of top seniors. I want to know that can I lodge my complaint to court/Is there any organization which can fight against this misbehavior. What can ILO do in this regard if any person working in a organization and one day he is pressurized give his resignation without any genuine reason .
Regards
Sandy
From India, Bangalore
7855Instead of going to the court of law first you have to approach your management. You can raise your grievance against the senior manager who is harassing you. However, you need to have substantive proof of harassment otherwise there is every possibility that it will boomerang on you and you may end up in putting your career in jeopardy.
Write the application to your HR and obtain signature of the person who receives it. Preserve this second copy carefully. If your grievance is not settled in reasonable time, you can write the second application and address its copy to the Labour Officer of your area. This second application you can raise after a week or so.
If the management still sits on your both the applications, you can write the application to the Labour Officer of your area for not redressing your grievance. Labour Officer will call both the parties and gives its verdict. The verdict is not binding on either party. However, aggrieved party can approach the Labour Court if they feel so.
Never approach Labour Court bypassing the labour office. Many times courts have rendered the petition of the employee null and void because the legal path to settle the industrial dispute was not followed.
The above advice is given based on the rules of the India. Hope that you are from India and it is applicable to you.
Thanks,
Dinesh V Divekar
Dear Sir,
I am working in a private organization where I am harassed/ mentally torcher by one of top seniors. I want to know that can I lodge my complaint to court/Is there any organization which can fight against this misbehavior. What can ILO do in this regard if any person working in a organization and one day he is pressurized give his resignation without any genuine reason .
Regards
Sandy
From India, Bangalore
Dear Sandy
I suggest u to just remember 1 thing that "revenge is the best dish served cold"...and never forget that "every dog has its day"... (Sorry)
One of my senior taught me 1 thing that if som1 slap u infront of crowd then never react straightway....wait for your time to come....but when ur time comes, break his hand in such a way that he will never be able to use his hand again.
So i suggest u to wait for ur right time.....God gives every 1 fair chance..
I hope u understand what i want to say.
regards.
Jawed Alam
From India, Dhanbad
I suggest u to just remember 1 thing that "revenge is the best dish served cold"...and never forget that "every dog has its day"... (Sorry)
One of my senior taught me 1 thing that if som1 slap u infront of crowd then never react straightway....wait for your time to come....but when ur time comes, break his hand in such a way that he will never be able to use his hand again.
So i suggest u to wait for ur right time.....God gives every 1 fair chance..
I hope u understand what i want to say.
regards.
Jawed Alam
From India, Dhanbad
Hello Sandy,
While I agree with Dinesh V Divekar on the modus-operandi to be adopted IN CASE the only option is to fight back, frankly, I am not so sure if that's the right option.
What are you trying to achieve by fighting back? What are you gaining? And do you think you will allowed to continue in this Organization after you go thru the whole hog-especially since, as you say, it's a private company & the other person involved is one of the senior officials? And did you consider the time you will have to spend if you adopt this course-of-action? Is it worth it?
If you want to continue in this Organisation--for whatever reasons--I think Jawed Alam's suggestion is more practical & advisable too. Just bide for your time to hit back--with proofs. And Jawed is right: Every dog has it's day.
Another option you can consider is to look out for other openings & just move forward in your career/life. That way you could at least have some peace of mind while you make the change--which in all possibility would be a better one in terms of the salary and also--after this experience of your's--career.
But finally it all depends what YOUR CHOICES/PRIORITIES IN CAREER & LIFE ARE. And pl do be prepared to face the consequences of your actions--and they may not necessarily be what you think they could be [that's after all what life is all about].
Rgds,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
While I agree with Dinesh V Divekar on the modus-operandi to be adopted IN CASE the only option is to fight back, frankly, I am not so sure if that's the right option.
What are you trying to achieve by fighting back? What are you gaining? And do you think you will allowed to continue in this Organization after you go thru the whole hog-especially since, as you say, it's a private company & the other person involved is one of the senior officials? And did you consider the time you will have to spend if you adopt this course-of-action? Is it worth it?
If you want to continue in this Organisation--for whatever reasons--I think Jawed Alam's suggestion is more practical & advisable too. Just bide for your time to hit back--with proofs. And Jawed is right: Every dog has it's day.
Another option you can consider is to look out for other openings & just move forward in your career/life. That way you could at least have some peace of mind while you make the change--which in all possibility would be a better one in terms of the salary and also--after this experience of your's--career.
But finally it all depends what YOUR CHOICES/PRIORITIES IN CAREER & LIFE ARE. And pl do be prepared to face the consequences of your actions--and they may not necessarily be what you think they could be [that's after all what life is all about].
Rgds,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
No you are preaching non violence and corporate warfare. Already lots of injustice has been done by people in corporate to so many employees and so sandy, please take appropriate legal action against the person who is harassing you. This is my opinion.
Rgds,
Barath
From India, Madras
Rgds,
Barath
From India, Madras
Dear Sandy,
I think, you have just started your career. Why do you want to adopt a negative path? Why can't you look for other options? If we look into the time we are spending at office as compared to the time we are giving to our family, we will see the difference and do you want to remain under stress during these pretty long hours of your life? I would recommend you to follow the suggestions (4th para) of TS. My dear young professional, open your eyes, look around, see the opportunities waiting for you outside and don't be a 'frog in the well'. But if you are in a 'comfort zone' barring only the harrassment of one senior officer, TS has rightly concluded in last para.
All the best,
Gopal
From India, Jaipur
I think, you have just started your career. Why do you want to adopt a negative path? Why can't you look for other options? If we look into the time we are spending at office as compared to the time we are giving to our family, we will see the difference and do you want to remain under stress during these pretty long hours of your life? I would recommend you to follow the suggestions (4th para) of TS. My dear young professional, open your eyes, look around, see the opportunities waiting for you outside and don't be a 'frog in the well'. But if you are in a 'comfort zone' barring only the harrassment of one senior officer, TS has rightly concluded in last para.
All the best,
Gopal
From India, Jaipur
Dear Jawed ji, I liked ur staement that If sme1 slap u infront....................its means wait for ur time. really i liked it. Thanks & Regards Harsh Ratan HR
From India, Ahmadabad
From India, Ahmadabad
It is only one side of the story. What the Senior has to tell about is not known. There may be extreme cases of the like you mentioned. Normally what happens is, due to lack of experience, exposure or ignorance, one may feel being harassed. Senior is become senior by virtue of merrits. If such seniors are not capable of managing the juniors, they will not remain in that post.
From India, Visakhapatnam
From India, Visakhapatnam
Dear Sandy,
Play it cool. What Divekar says is right but you need to put first things first. It seems that you have started the career recently. First see if others were also harassed like that. Dont you have some senior fellow with whom you can discuss this and sort out your own thoughts? there are invariably some oldies who have seen it all. talk to them. It helps. Dont be a loner.
It is also possible that its only the clash of attitudes and people may not have anything against you.
If the top notch guy is harrassing you, maybe all the managers will remain mute spectators; this happens in MNCs as well as smaller organizations. Remember this is not the last company you are able to work with in this world? Why are you thinking of ILO and all? all that stuff is OK if you want to teach them a lesson. But then, who will build your career for you if you are busy teaching them a lesson?
I think foremost thing is organize your thoughts and in all probability you already have the solution. Do not get distracted; you are responsible to build your career nobody else will do that for you.
There are bosses who have very low influencing skills, who have been not mentored properly etc. who will end up torturing others. Dont worry. Think on a paper by putting down all your thougts, Organize your thoughts, talk to seniors if any, It may happen that all that you look at as herassment can only be a sort of practical joke for that person. Maybe he has a fractured professional upbringing. If this has been his way for so long then he must be a pillar in the organization which nobody can move. Be responsible for yourself and do what is right.
From India
Play it cool. What Divekar says is right but you need to put first things first. It seems that you have started the career recently. First see if others were also harassed like that. Dont you have some senior fellow with whom you can discuss this and sort out your own thoughts? there are invariably some oldies who have seen it all. talk to them. It helps. Dont be a loner.
It is also possible that its only the clash of attitudes and people may not have anything against you.
If the top notch guy is harrassing you, maybe all the managers will remain mute spectators; this happens in MNCs as well as smaller organizations. Remember this is not the last company you are able to work with in this world? Why are you thinking of ILO and all? all that stuff is OK if you want to teach them a lesson. But then, who will build your career for you if you are busy teaching them a lesson?
I think foremost thing is organize your thoughts and in all probability you already have the solution. Do not get distracted; you are responsible to build your career nobody else will do that for you.
There are bosses who have very low influencing skills, who have been not mentored properly etc. who will end up torturing others. Dont worry. Think on a paper by putting down all your thougts, Organize your thoughts, talk to seniors if any, It may happen that all that you look at as herassment can only be a sort of practical joke for that person. Maybe he has a fractured professional upbringing. If this has been his way for so long then he must be a pillar in the organization which nobody can move. Be responsible for yourself and do what is right.
From India
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