When I was working with my previous employer, I denied my manager's request to toggle the performance rating of 2 of my reportees. I escalated the same to HR and they also backed my decision. Within 2 months, he tried to come up with a fake sexual harassment story. HR called and tortured me for a long while [June 21 - July 18] saying that I harassed those ladies even without constituting an ICC also. They actually was helping one of my project manager to retaliate. They mentioned regarding the sexual harassment complaint & POSH Act driven investigation through word of mouth & email. They still even didn't share the details of the complaint also though they were always saying that I am under an investigation based on POSH Act. I requested the copy of the complaint lodged against me several times from the center HR till CEO though till they day no one shared anything.
They even had a meeting with me to discuss about the lodged allegations face to face and issued a severe warning also saying that I confessed that I maintained an illicit relationship with an ex-lady employee who left company in 2017. When I asked the copy of the policy which was violated by myself (through email), none of them even replied too for the same.
When I asked about the status of the sexual harassment complaint they replied, verbally, that they are getting new things coming up everyday and it may takes some time. I have recorded this conversation without their knowledge. They repeated the same through email also.
Their management tried to influence a lady employee (who was reporting to me) to come up with false allegations against me though she denied their request.
Finally when I said that I would take legal action against them, the simply sent an email saying that they closed the investigation as it was a preliminary investigation. They also said in the email that they are not responsible to share any kind of details as NO formal investigation was done.
Then I sent my manager a legal notice and he replied that he received complaints from few of my reportee and he just communicated the same to HR. Hence he never ever tried to torture me. From this reply notice, it is very much clear that my manager only came up with those allegation and HR was simply helping them without any ICC or complaints.
I do have concrete evidences for all these instances. Can I file a defamation case against the employer?
They even had a meeting with me to discuss about the lodged allegations face to face and issued a severe warning also saying that I confessed that I maintained an illicit relationship with an ex-lady employee who left company in 2017. When I asked the copy of the policy which was violated by myself (through email), none of them even replied too for the same.
When I asked about the status of the sexual harassment complaint they replied, verbally, that they are getting new things coming up everyday and it may takes some time. I have recorded this conversation without their knowledge. They repeated the same through email also.
Their management tried to influence a lady employee (who was reporting to me) to come up with false allegations against me though she denied their request.
Finally when I said that I would take legal action against them, the simply sent an email saying that they closed the investigation as it was a preliminary investigation. They also said in the email that they are not responsible to share any kind of details as NO formal investigation was done.
Then I sent my manager a legal notice and he replied that he received complaints from few of my reportee and he just communicated the same to HR. Hence he never ever tried to torture me. From this reply notice, it is very much clear that my manager only came up with those allegation and HR was simply helping them without any ICC or complaints.
I do have concrete evidences for all these instances. Can I file a defamation case against the employer?