Hi Guys, I am facing a situation at my workplace. My company (A BPO/IT) firm provides transport facilities, with additional security provided for women working after 8pm. However the rules for women transportation stand as follows:
1. Women CANNOT use their own vehicles after 8 pm they MUST take the Company transport (2 violations of the said rule is thought to lead to immediate termination).
2. If they are not using Company transport, they may ONLY be allowed to leave the Company premises IF they are escorted by their FATHER, BROTHER or HUSBAND. (God forbid that they
Now as a woman, who has been driving her own vehicle since the age of 18, I have repeatedly told the transport department and HR that I AM WILLING TO LEAVE ON MY OWN COGNIZANCE and have offered to provide them with a written letter or affidavit stating this, instead I have been told that as per the latest Karnataka Laws it is MANDATORY to take the Company transport after 8 pm.
Is it legal for the Company to force an employee to utilize the Company transport, more so when she is willing to assume all the risks of traveling on her own and is willing to provide a statement to that effect?
I have gone through the Karnataka Shops & Establishment Act and the Factories Act and there is no mention of any guidelines pertaining to women using their own vehicle. Please let me know if there is any specific statute or law that allows me to use my own vehicle
Please provide links or reference numbers of the law/statute/circular as I will be escalating this issue.
Kindly note that getting my brother, father, or husband to escort me is out of the question as I do not have a brother, my father is deceased and my husband's office is 20 km away from mine (one way).
Your urgent help is solicited.
1. Women CANNOT use their own vehicles after 8 pm they MUST take the Company transport (2 violations of the said rule is thought to lead to immediate termination).
2. If they are not using Company transport, they may ONLY be allowed to leave the Company premises IF they are escorted by their FATHER, BROTHER or HUSBAND. (God forbid that they
Now as a woman, who has been driving her own vehicle since the age of 18, I have repeatedly told the transport department and HR that I AM WILLING TO LEAVE ON MY OWN COGNIZANCE and have offered to provide them with a written letter or affidavit stating this, instead I have been told that as per the latest Karnataka Laws it is MANDATORY to take the Company transport after 8 pm.
Is it legal for the Company to force an employee to utilize the Company transport, more so when she is willing to assume all the risks of traveling on her own and is willing to provide a statement to that effect?
I have gone through the Karnataka Shops & Establishment Act and the Factories Act and there is no mention of any guidelines pertaining to women using their own vehicle. Please let me know if there is any specific statute or law that allows me to use my own vehicle
Please provide links or reference numbers of the law/statute/circular as I will be escalating this issue.
Kindly note that getting my brother, father, or husband to escort me is out of the question as I do not have a brother, my father is deceased and my husband's office is 20 km away from mine (one way).
Your urgent help is solicited.