Offer Letter Idfc 11
Offer Letter Idfc 11
We are pleased to extend this letter of appointment ("letter") to you as "Canvasser - Rural" and
grade is "Associate" at IDFC FIRST Bharat Limited (the "Company"). You are expected to join on
or before 01-06-2025 basis the agreement. The position is currently based
at ANAKAPALLI Location. Your annual compensation (CTC – All inclusive) will be CTC INR
₹ 197556.
This appointment is subject to you being medically fit to perform your role effectively. It is also
subject to verification, as per the norms of the company, of information and particulars submitted
by you, including but not limited to Authorization / Undertaking / Declaration Form.
Please note that you are required to keep the salary & other perquisites / benefits offered to you
strictly confidential and not share information regarding the same with anyone.
Congratulations on your appointment. We wish you a successful association with IDFC FIRST
Bharat Limited.
Thank You
I, NAKKA PRAKASH acknowledge that I have read, understood and accept the
above along with the Terms and Conditions
in Annexure 1, 2, 3 and 4 in its entirety and agree to abide by it and confirm / certify
the following:
PAN number:
Signature:
Date:
COMPENSATION DETAILS
Grade Associate
Department UC
Location ANAKAPALLI
Note:
Annexure-2
The following are the terms and conditions of your employment at IDFC FIRST Bharat Limited
For the purpose of this document "Firm" or "Company" shall mean IDFC FIRST Bharat Limited
and all its subsidiaries, associate or group companies.
1. Postings and Transfers
1.1. Your joining location will be the same as mentioned in your appointment letter. However,
during your employment, you may be posted / transferred to any of the offices / projects /
division /departments / units / subsidiaries / sister concerns of the Company, existing or to
be set up at any other location, without any additional remuneration, in the interest of the
Company without assigning any reasons.
2.1. You will be entitled to Earned Leave in a financial year running from April to March as
per the Company Policy. In case of your joining the Company in the middle of the said
financial year, you will be entitled to leave on pro-rata basis.
2.2. You will be required to avail of mandatory leave as per the Company Policy in every
financial year, this will be part of your Earned Leave entitlement.
2.3. While counting the number of days of leave, intervening days of the weekend and
Company Holidays will not be counted.
2.4. You should obtain prior approval before proceeding on leave. Failure to do so may invite
disciplinary action
3.1. Your Total Fixed Pay (TFP) is as stated in the annexure of our Offer/Appointment
Letter. Based on it, your compensation will be paid to you on a monthly basis by the end of the
month to which it relates.
3.8. In addition to the above, you will be covered under the Group Term Life Insurance and
Personal Accident Insurance. This is over and above your TFP.
3.9. Your Total Fixed Pay increases and future prospects in the Company shall entirely
depend on the individual, business unit and the company's performance. Increase in Total
Fixed Pay, in no case, shall be automatic and/or a matter of right.
4.1. The Company may, in its absolute discretion, pay you a bonus/incentive of such
amount, at such intervals and subject to such conditions as the Company, may, in its
absolute discretion, determine from time to time, in accordance with the Company Policy.
4.2. An employee will not be entitled to any variable payout/compensation on his
resignation/dismissal/job abandonment.
4.3. The exercise of discretion to pay a bonus in one financial year shall not bind the
Company or act as a precedent for the exercise of discretion in any other financial year.
4.4. If, on or before the date when a bonus/incentive might otherwise have been payable,
your employment has terminated or either party has given notice of cessation of
employment, you will not be entitled to receive any such bonus or incentive. (Whether in
cash, shares or any other form).
5.1. All Statutory Payments / Deductions will be as per the applicable law and maybe
changed from time to time based on changes in the law of the land.
6.1. You agree that, at any time during your employment, or after the effective date of
employment, the Company may deduct, from your Total Fixed Pay /Annual Gross
Remuneration Package/ Bank Account any overpayment made, or amounts owed by you.
This includes, but is not limited to, any excess (leave), outstanding loans, advances,
relocation expenses, joining bonus, and the cost of repairing any damage or loss to
Company's property or equipment caused by you.
6.2. You agree that, at any time during your employment, or after the effective date of
employment, the Company may recover any shortfall /loss on account of any negligence or
any act of commission by you, while executing your responsibilities.
7. Tax
7.1. You will be fully liable for the payment of Income Tax (or any such applicable taxes) on
your total remuneration including bonuses/ variable pay to the Income Tax authorities
including other such statutory dues/taxes and this will be your personal responsibility. The
Company shall deduct any statutory dues/taxes from amounts paid to you, as per applicable
laws
8.1. Your appointment is subject to you being medically fit and continuing to remain fit
thereafter. In case you subsequently develop a critical/chronic illness which restricts you
from performing your official duties you are required to inform HR about the same. Failure to
do so may be considered as misconduct
8.2. Your employment is also subject to clearing the Personal and Professional Background
Verification as per norms of the Company, including your antecedents and documents
submitted.
8.3. In case particulars mentioned in your application / Curriculum Vitae / Resume/ pre-
employment declaration or any such document/data/ information shared by you are found
false or unsatisfactory, your services would be liable for termination at any time without any
notice or any compensation in lieu thereof.
8.4. Your date of birth mentioned in the Aadhaar Card or other such acceptable statutory
document submitted by you will be deemed to be the conclusive proof of your date of birth.
10. Confidentiality
10.1. You will not, either during your employment or at any time post resignation from
services, use or communicate to any person, any information of a confidential nature
concerning the business of the Company, or of any of their customer(s), supplier(s) or other
person(s) having dealings with the Company as the case may be, and which comes to your
knowledge during the course of your employment other than in connection with your
services to the Company.
10.2. If you a supervisor, then in your capacity as the leader of your team, you would be in
possession of highly sensitive and confidential information with regard to and not limited to
each and every employees' compensation, rating, performance, sensitivities, promotions
and career expectations. You would be expected to maintain complete confidentiality of the
said information and not use the same in any capacity whatsoever.
10.3. Complete confidentiality should be maintained by you of all the information of any
nature, including as to the affairs of any person having any dealing with any constituent of
IDFC FIRST Bharat Limited or any of its subsidiaries or the business of any person having
any dealing with any constituent of IDFC FIRST Bharat Limited or any of its subsidiaries and
including any documents, books or records thereof, that you have had access to by virtue of
your service in IDFC FIRST Bharat Limited and you shall not directly or indirectly disclose or
cause the disclosure of any such information to any person unless required to do so by any
regulatory, administrative or judicial authority to such authority.
10.4. In performing your duties, you may from time to time receive or obtain
information/data/documents from the Company or a related or associated or subsidiary or
affiliated company or otherwise and have access to information relating to their clients or
business information, business plans, systems, personnel, or other information of a
confidential nature (This will be termed as "the Information").
10.5. In consideration of the Company making the Information/ data/documents available,
you undertake and agree that you will:
11.1. The Company may be required to process, transfer and store your personal and
sensitive data in any of the other locations used by the Company/any of the locations as
specified by the Company.
11.2. By signing this contract, you acknowledge and agree that the Company is permitted to
hold personal information about you as part of our personnel and other business records
and that the Company may use such information in the course of its business.
11.3. You agree that the Company may disclose such information to third parties in the event
that such disclosure is, in our view, required for the proper conduct of our business or that of
any associated
company. This clause applies to information held, used or disclosed in any medium.
12. Compliance
12.1. In your role at the Company, it is expected that you will abide and ensure all aspects of
compliances, in letter and spirit, staying true to the law of the land.
12.2. You are aware that there are laws against trading securities using material non-public
information and you agree to comply with such laws.
12.3. During the continuance of your employment with the Company, you are expected to
comply with the Company's policies, practices and procedures.
13.1. You are committed not to hire anyone or engage in any sort of discussion with an
employee of IDFC FIRST Bharat Limited or any of its subsidiaries for at least one year from
your last working date in IDFC FIRST Bharat Limited. This is applicable even during your
period of employment whether approached by the employee or officers of IDFC FIRST
Bharat Limited, or by you or by any other intermediary or by any other means whatsoever.
This Covenant further specifically requires that employees or officers of IDFC FIRST Bharat
Limited or any of its subsidiaries should not be solicited or encouraged to leave IDFC FIRST
Bharat Limited or any of its subsidiaries to join the organization which you may join in any
capacity or any of its subsidiaries, joint ventures, affiliates or associates, for a period of one
year from the date of separation from the Company.
13.2. You agree that during your period of employment with the Company and for a period of
one year from termination or expiration of your employment with the Company, you shall not
solicit or entice, by any means whatsoever any client of the Company. Your agreement "not
13.2.1. to transfer from the Company to you or to your new employer or to any other
person or entity; or to enter a new deal/ mandate with you or your new employer or
with any other person or entity;
or
13.2.2. To otherwise discontinue its patronage and business relationship with the
Company.
13.3. You agree that for a period of six (6) months from termination or expiration of your
employment with the Company, you shall not work at the capacity of Executive or Non-
Executive member of the board or any management position of any supplier, vendor or
partner of the Company.
14. Assignment
14.1. If you (whether alone or with others) shall, during your engagement with the Company,
make or create an idea, method, invention, discovery, design or other work either in the
course of providing your services or relating to or capable of being used in those aspects of
the businesses of the Company (hereinafter called "Work") you shall promptly disclose full
details thereof to the Company and all rights in the same shall belong to the Company;
14.2. You (i) hereby assign to the Company all right, title and interest in any Work (whether
now existing or brought into being in the future) which is or may become a copyright work
anywhere in the world and (ii) shall consider yourself as a trustee for the Company in
relation to all other Works and shall in either case at the request and expense of the
Company do all things necessary to vest all right, title and interest in any Work in the
Company or its nominee absolutely as legal and beneficial owner and to secure patent or
other appropriate form of protection therefore;
14.3. You shall not (except as provided in this letter of appointment or as may be necessary
in the course of your duties for the Company) disclose or make use of any Work without the
Company's prior consent in writing.
You may resign from the employment of the Company by giving to the Company a notice in
writing of 30 days. In case of your resignation from the services of the Company, the
Company at its sole discretion shall have a right, but not an obligation, to waive off the
notice period and in such cases the Company will not be liable to make any payment of
salary (in accordance with the definition of total fixed pay) to the employee in lieu of the
To the extent company does not waive all or part of the Notice Period,
i.) the employee shall remain employed through the Notice Period (or portion thereof),
ii.) Payment in lieu of any unserved notice period will be recovered from the employee
Recovery of notice pay will attract GST/applicable taxes. GST/Taxes once deducted will not
be reversed under any circumstances. In case the last date as per the notice period of 30
days falls on a weekly off or a holiday, the previous working day will be considered as the
Last Working Day (LWD), further the same date would be considered for the purpose of
calculation of notice period recovery/payment if necessary.
15.1. The Company will not be bound to accept from you a notice of period longer than one
months.
15.2. In case of your resigning from the employment of the Company within 12(twelve)
months or being terminated by the Company, in terms of Clause 16 below you shall be liable
to repay to the Company and the Company shall have a right to recover from you the
amount(s) paid by the Company to you or any others towards your joining bonus, notice
period pay in relation to your previous employment, relocation expenses and all other
amounts related to your joining the Company.
15.3. During notice period, any leaves availed may extend the notice period by that many
days, however, company reserves the right to amend/modify this at its sole discretion.
15.4. Company reserves its right to apply/sanction gardening leave to any of its employee as
it deems fit. You are required to familiarize yourself with the Company Policy on Garden
Leave.
15.5. Upon the termination of your employment agreement, you are required to return to the
Company, in acceptable condition, all such properties of the Company which are in your
possession.
15.6. Post your resignation from the services of the Company, if you discontinue/stop
attending office before completion of your required or accepted notice period, the Company
shall treat such absence as unauthorized and shall be liable to take disciplinary action
against you.
16.1. If you absent yourself without leave for continuous five (5) days, or as per norms of the
Company which may change from time to time, or remain absent beyond the period of leave
originally granted or subsequently extended by five (5) working days, you shall be
considered as will fully absconding from your employment and disciplinary action can be
initiated against you, at the discretion of the Company. This may include termination of your
employment or considering it as voluntarily abandonment of employment by you and
16.2. Your services are liable to be terminated without any notice or salary in lieu thereof for
misconduct, without being exhaustive and without prejudice to the general meaning of the
term "misconduct" in the case of reasonable suspicion of misconduct, fraud, disloyalty,
consistent non-performance, sexual harassment or any such act of breach of yours that
brings disrepute to the company, commission of an act involving moral turpitude, any act of
indiscipline or inefficiency, any act of bankruptcy or make any composition or arrangement
with your creditors. In case of termination on account of misconduct, Company will not be
liable to give any notice or payment in lieu thereof.
16.3. IDFC FIRST Bharat reserves the right to terminate this Agreement if your performance
is determined to be unsatisfactory (as per the company standards), by giving you 30 days
(3) prior written notice. In such event, you shall be paid your Base Compensation or other
benefits to which you are entitled under this Agreement up to the effective date of
termination. Employees who have been rated as below par or poor in the 'Annual appraisal
Cycle' will be considered as underperformers and misfit for the organization and separation
process would be initiated post communication of the ratings.
16.4. In the event your Agreement is terminated by reason of an eventuality caused by
(your) death, your beneficiaries will receive further compensation as deemed fit by the
company which shall be paid to your designated beneficiary/nominee provided. However; in
cases, where the nominee details are not Provided, the spouse of the employee is
considered as the sole nominee for married employees, and parents, as the sole nominee
for unmarried employees. Any further settlement from the company would be drawn in the
nominee's name.
16.5. The Management has the right to terminate your services for any reasons other than
mentioned in this letter by giving notice of one (1) month in writing or payment of Total Fixed
Pay (excluding retirals and other non-cash benefits). You will be covered by the service rules
and regulations including conduct, discipline and administrative orders and any such other
rules or orders of the Company that may come in force from time to time. The Company
shall have absolute discretion to reject or refuse to accept your resignation in case of staff
accountability or disciplinary action proceedings are contemplated or pending
against you.
17.1. You will not, during your employment with the Company, undertake other full time or
part time work For remuneration or any activity that may adversely affect your professional
image and integrity as an Employee of the Company.
19.1. You are bound by the Company Code of Conduct. The Company may implement the
disciplinary procedure if you fail to comply with the Code of Conduct and in certain
circumstances, this could amount to gross misconduct leading to dismissal.
19.2. You are expected to work, while in the employment with the Company, punctually and
diligently employing your best efforts with honesty and integrity to protect the interest of the
Company and observing at all times the Company's Service Conditions and the applicable
guidelines and regulations.
19.3. You are expected to be well groomed and formally dressed at work.
20.1. Designated persons must comply with the IDFC FIRST Bank's Code of Conduct for
Prevention of Insider Trading and should familiarize yourself with them by reading the Policy
and any relevant guidelines. Full details may be found from Compliance.
21.1. For the purposes of this clause, "IPR" means intellectual property rights of all kinds
including, in particular, patents, inventions, trademarks (and associated goodwill), designs,
design right, copyright (including copyright in computer software), confidential information
and know-how, database rights, applications for any of the foregoing, and all other
intellectual and industrial property and rights of a similar or corresponding nature in any part
of the world. To the extent that ownership of IPR does not vest in the Company by operation
of law, you agree that all IPR generated by you during your employment will be owned by
22.1. When you join the Company, you may have access to phones, e-mail, internet and
other equipment and systems. These form part of our IT and communication systems and
you will be required to use them in accordance with the Company policies relating to them.
You should refer to the Code of Conduct for further information on these policies. You will be
responsible for the safe keeping and return in good condition and order of all the properties
of the Company, which may be in your use, custody, care or charge. For the loss of any
property of the Company in your possession, the Company will have a right to assess on its
own basis and recover the damages of all such materials from you and to take such other
action as it deems proper in the event of your failure to account for such material or property
to its satisfaction.
22.2. Information Security Compliance: All employees are expected to be aware of their
responsibility relating to protection of Information Assets of IDFC FIRST Bharat Limited
accordingly, you are required to familiarize yourself with the Information Security Policies
and Procedures atIDFC FIRST Bharat Limited and abide by it in spirit and practice.
23.1. The Company reserve the right to make reasonable changes to any of your terms and
conditions of employment. Any changes will take effect from the date stated in the
communication.
23.2. In the event of a criminal case being filed against you in your personal capacity, the
Company may, at its discretion, ask you to proceed on leave or suspend your employment
till the issue is sorted out and you are acquitted. During this period, you will be paid as per
applicable laws. If convicted, your employment will stand withdrawn.
23.3. You may also be placed under suspension pending enquiry into the charges of
misconduct or otherwise.
23.5. The present designation is subject to change depending upon work assignment from
time to time
24. Indemnity
24.1. You shall indemnify the company against any loss, damage, proceeding which the
company might suffer due to any wrongful acts, mala fide acts, negligence and /or gross
dereliction of duties on your part. Such indemnity shall not prejudice the right of the
company to terminate your services on such count or the right of the company to seek other
remedies which the company may have to make good the Loss or damage.
25.1. If the regular operations of the company are suspended resulting from general
economic conditions or other general market effects or Acts of God or other cause of similar
or different nature beyond the control of the company, the company may suspend the
performance of services by you and the payment of compensation herewith. During the
continuation of such suspension of operations, the company may, by written notice,
terminate this agreement or change the terms and conditions of this agreement with no
further liability whatsoever
26. Foreclosure
26.1. Company reserves the right to suspend or terminate the performance of services by
you and the payment of compensation, in case of any unforeseen circumstances that might
lead to suspension of the operations of the company. In such case, the general terms and
conditions related to termination of employment shall stand valid.
27. Warranty
27.1. You represent and warrant that you are not subject to any agreement, arrangement,
contract, understanding, court order or otherwise, which in any way directly or indirectly
28.1. The interpretation and enforcement of this contract shall be governed by and
construed in all respects in accordance with the law of India and the parties submit to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Trichy courts.
Annexure 3
CONTENTS
1.1 Objective
1.2 Principles
2.0 Scope
3.3 Anti-Corruption
4.0 Procedure
4.1 Dispensation
4.2 Administration details
"We engage in honest and straightforward communication with all stakeholders and adhere
to the highest ethical standards in everything we do. Our reputation is paramount. We will
act in the best interests of our clients but without compromising our values and principles."
1.1 Objective
We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of ethical conduct in line with our
mission and values.
In line with the principles of the UN Global Compact and our values, we aim to imbibe, assist
and implement a set of core values in the areas of human rights, labor standards,
environment and anti-corruption. Our Code of Conduct reflects the standards of behavior we
look from all our stakeholders in the above areas. It strives to find affordances for all its
stakeholders to live by the company's Values on an ongoing basis.
Through the Code of Conduct, the company aims to lay down guidelines for appropriate
business conduct and ethical behavior so as to establish a fair and respectful work
environment in IDFC FIRST Bharat Ltd.
1.2 Principles
The 10 principles of the United Nations Global Compact are elucidated below:
Human Rights
Principle 1
Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human
rights.
Principle 2
Make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Labour Standards
Principle 3
Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the
right to collective bargaining.
Principle 4
The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labor.
Principle 5
The effective abolition of child labor.
Principle 6
The elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Environment
Principle 8
Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility.
Principle 9
Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally- friendly technologies.
Anti-Corruption
Principle 10
Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery
2.0 Scope
This policy applies to all permanent employees IDFC FIRST Bharat Ltd.
This policy covers the framework and practices that guide our business conduct.
It strives to provide answers for situations that you might encounter on the job and lists
resources for help or further information.
However, the Code cannot address every possible workplace situation or list all of
IDFC FIRST Bharat Ltd.'s corporate policies and procedures. Employees should use it
for guidance about our ethical standards.
3. Anti-Corruption
Employees should ensure that all activities, whether personal or professional, are fully
compliant with IDFC FIRST Bharat Ltd values.
All agreements entered into by employees with IDFC FIRST Bharat Ltd should be honored
both in letter and spirit.
At IDFC FIRST Bharat Ltd all employees are expected to furnish accurate information
about themselves. Employees should ensure that personal information about
themselves in the company's records is complete and accurate.
Employees are bound by the confidentiality agreement signed by them at the time of
joining.
Employees are required to go through the 'IDFC FIRST Bharat Ltd Code of Conduct
for Prevention of Insider Trading' that is part of the Organization policy document, sent
along with offer/ appointment letter.
In the event a situation arises where a complaint is filed against an employee for an
alleged criminal offence, she/he must promptly inform the company of the same. This
includes cases under "The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act".
The relevant documents should be provided wherever required, by the employee for
the changes to be made. Changes include:
Name change
Marriage or Separation
Employees are required to furnish details of relatives working in IDFC FIRST Bharat
Ltd, its subsidiary companies or in organizations that are in the same or similar
business as that of IDFC FIRST Bharat Ltd. Relatives, for the purpose of this policy
include:
When making claims for reimbursement, employees should certify that amounts have
been properly incurred and paid for, and attach all original/ supporting vouchers with
the claim statement.
Employees are expected to use any of the Company's property in their possession
only for business purposes as per the Terms and Conditions of the agreement.
Company property includes company provided accommodation, Company car,
business tools, etc.
On joining the company, employees are required to sign and abide by a confidentiality
agreement, which is legally-binding. This agreement also binds employees to uphold
all ethical practices espoused by the Company.
All non-public information gathered during the course of business about IDFC FIRST
Bharat and/or any other Company should be considered confidential information.
Employees are not permitted to use or share confidential information they have access
to for stock-trading purposes or for other purpose except the conduct of the Company's
business. To use non-public information for personal financial benefit or to 'tip' others
to make investment decisions on the basis of this information is not only unethical but
also illegal.
The IDFC FIRST Bank's 'Code of Conduct for Prohibition of Insider Trading' applies to
designated persons as specified in it.
1. I recently learned that our company will announce great/ disappointing financial results for this quarter. Is this
insider information?
Yes. This kind of financial news can have a positive/ negative effect on a company's stock price and would certainly be
considered material non-public information, or insider information.
2. I accidentally saw a copy of a confidential memo describing a large contract that our bank will soon sign with
another company. If I buy some of the other company's stock on the basis of this information or share this
information with someone else for them to buy, before news of the contact is made public, am I engaging in
insider trading?
Yes. Assuming that the news of this contract is material non-public information, or insider information, if you purchase
securities of the other company on the basis of this information before it becomes public, you are engaging in insider-
trading.
3. I just received some confidential information about a competitor company. I didn't ask for it, but this kind of
information could be very useful to me. What should I do?
Before you read or copy this information, call the Legal Department to discuss how the information was acquired. That will
determine whether or not you may use it. If you are allowed to use it, follow the Legal Department's instruction for
documenting the source of the information.
4. A friend who works for another company asked me to provide the names of some of my business contacts. My
friend's company is not our competitor. Is it OK to share this information?
Business contact Information is not only confidential, but because it can identify an individual, it is considered personal
data. It should not be shared with anyone except as required or with the permission of the business contact. If you believe
your friend could use the services of your business contact's company, you could either ask your business contact if he or
she is comfortable with you sharing his or her contact information or pass along your friend's company information to your
business contact(with the friend's permission).
IDFC FIRST Bharat Ltd attaches a high degree of importance to all statutory
compliances. Employees should ensure compliance with various laws in their
areas of operation.
IDFC FIRST Bharat Ltd policy does not allow employment of close relatives. Close relatives
for the purpose of this policy would be defined as Employee's spouse, children, stepchildren,
brothers and sisters. Any other relatives, may be employed as long as they are not in the
This policy applies to all permanent employees IDFC FIRST Bharat Ltd.
At the time of hiring, employees are required to disclose if any of their relatives is
employed in any of the IDFC FIRST Bharat associates or sister companies.
In the event of marriage between two employees within the organization, one of the
employees will be required to leave IDFC FIRST Bharat as per their mutual
understanding. However this decision lies entirely with the MD & CEO.
In case an employee has any relationship with any member of the board of the
company, the same needs to be disclosed to HR.
However, please note that the Employees of the Company covered under the purview of
'Designated Persons' as defined under the IDFC FIRST Bank's Code of Conduct for
Prohibition of Insider trading ("Code") shall adhere to the said Code in letter & spirit and
further shall not enter into a contra trade for a period of six months in securities of IDFC
Questions:
Even though the supplier is a long time vendor of the Bank, a conflict has now been created
because you are involved in the decision-making process. In this case, the problem may be
resolved if an independent decision maker acts instead of you. The important action for you
to take is to formally dis-close the potential conflict to your manager so that it may be
resolved.
2. My neighborhood has an underprivileged school and I have been invited many times to
coach the students on subjects like math and accountancy over the weekend. And they
have agreed to pay a nominal amount of IBR 500 per month. Can I help?
Employees are not permitted to avail any monetary benefit from undertaking charitable,
educational, social, artistic work or any business activity. This ensures that there is no
conflict of interest towards the secondary activity. Do reach out to your HR Business Partner
via email with the details of the school and your involvement. If at any course of time in the
future, the teaching evolves into handling other activities for the school, then this would be in
direct violation to the Code of Conduct. Also, the company holds all rights to withdraw the
permission provided to its employees to participate/ volunteer in other activities like the
above.
3.3 Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption practices define the standards to be followed while dealing with internal and
external stake holders. It strives to ensure a culture that enables employees to handle instances
of corruption in a manner compliant with the company's Values.
IDFC FIRST Bharat Ltd follows a no gift policy for its employees.
As a matter of principle and general guidance, gifts and hospitality received from or
offered to Customers, suppliers and other business contacts (actual and potential) are
to be avoided. However, in exceptional cases gifts of consumable nature, such as
sweets, chocolates, dry fruits etc. maybe accepted but not exceeding a financial value
of INR 750(Other gifts should not be accepted).
Any other gifts of financial value greater than Rs.750/- that may be unavoidable to
reject or refuse, would need to be declared to HR. Any clarifications on this to be
sought from HR.
In case any gifts are dispatched to employees by any external stakeholder then;
It will be received at the dispatch desk at the respective location and sent to individuals
who they are addressed to, and it should be returned to the sender in line with the gift
policy mentioned above.
3.3.2 Bribery
Employees should never offer or accept any bribe or inducement. Nor should employees
misuse their position or the information they gather during the course of their duties to
further their or anyone's private interests. In case of doubt of what constitutes a bribe or an
instance of corruption, employees should speak to the Compliance Department or their
respective HR.
IDFC Bharat Limited will donate, as an organization, only to recognized Charitable Funds
that are registered under the Companies Act 2013. The company will screen the receiving
body or individual for authenticity and linkage to IDFC Bharat Limited vendors before any
disbursement is made.
No third party vendor can enter into an agreement with an external party on
Company's behalf. Any instance of a third-party employee being asked to act as a
principal for any dealing will be considered as a misconduct and will call for disciplinary
action.
Payments to third party vendors will be made in accordance with their terms of
contract.
Employees are barred from investments in unregulated instruments such as lending in the
informal market, participating in 'dabba trading', trading in shares without the official broker
Questions:
1. I observed a situation that I suspect is a violation of our guidelines. Should I report this
situation even if I am not completely certain that there is a problem?
All employees are responsible for immediately reporting possible violations to their
Reporting Manager or any other manager/leader/ Regional HR Manager. Your report will be
taken seriously and investigated as appropriate. It is better to report a suspicion that turns
out not to be an issue than to ignore a possible violation of the law or company policy.
2. While sharing the details of a product at the company, my customer revealed that he can
get me a lifetime discount for all travel expenses that the company would incur in the
future, in exchange for a reduction in interest rate on the product. This would benefit my
company. What should I do?
Employees should never offer or accept any bribe or inducement, which may influence or
appear to influence their actions. Nor should employees misuse their position or the
information they gather during the course of their duties to further their private interests or of
anyone else. You should state to the customer that this would be against the Code of
Conduct as well as inform the details of this conversation to your Reporting manager.
An open-door policy where employees are encouraged to discuss their concerns with
any manager or leader.
Dealing with the press or the Media is highly sensitive and has a high impact on
organization image, stakeholders, goodwill, business and operations and it requires
The following officials of IDFC FIRST Bharat Ltd are authorized to address
press and media queries.
Employees should refrain from any direct or indirect references to IDFC FIRST Bharat
Ltd or identify themselves as an employee of IDFC FIRST Bharat Ltd in any form of
communication in the public domain.
Employees should not publish or pass on any documents or information that may
come in their possession or is within their knowledge about IDFC FIRST Bharat or its
stakeholders.
The following guidelines need to be followed to protect the privacy, confidentiality and
interests of IDFC FIRST Bharat and its employees, partners, customers, competitors
and other stakeholders while interacting on the internet.
Employees are not authorized to share any sensitive information about the Company
on any social media platform. Such sensitive information may include projects of the
Company and other initiatives the employee is involved with. It could also be any such
information that can be used by competition considering that the bank is operating in a
competitive environment. This includes, but is not limited to information about
trademarks, upcoming product releases, sales, finances, employee numbers, company
strategy and any other information that has or has not been publicly released by IDFC
FIRST Bharat Ltd. The Company reserves the right to share information as and when
deemed fit.
IDFC FIRST Bharat Ltd logo and trademarks may not be used without explicit
permission in writing from the Company.
Any behavior by the employee on social media that could potentially bring disrepute to
the bank and is contrary to the basic adopted principles of the company may invite
suitable punitive action against the employee.
Taking active part in politics, political demonstrations or contest for election as member
of a Municipal Council, District Board or any legislative body.
It is explicitly made clear, there should be no financial transactions whatsoever between the
employee and any entity or person or company, who has any relationship with the company
in whatsoever capacity.
When dealing with vendors, dealers and all other such business relationships, an
appropriate distance is to be maintained with them. Appropriate distance represents for
example, not staying over at each other's residences, or going on a family vacation, or
getting you sponsored for conferences overseas. Close family relationship, such as
spending time out with family, having dinner together are best avoided in order to avoid
conflict of interest and maintain a preferable distance. While employed at IDFC Bharat
Limited, employees should not, either directly or through any other person.
Have any business arrangement outside the limits of IDFC FIRST Bharat Ltd.'s
dealings.
Use their position for any personal benefit or for any benefit to any friend or relation,
with or from any of IDFC FIRST Bharat Ltd.'s partners or vendors or suppliers.
Concealment of such information will be construed as misconduct.
Employees shall abide by the laws of the land and conduct themselves so as not to
violate any accepted norms of public decency or morals, or bring disrepute to IDFC
FIRST Bharat Ltd.
Employees are not permitted to engage into any financial transactions with each other
excepting micro-transactions like going Dutch for a meal or sharing rent, where
employees are sharing an accommodation/staying together as paying guests and
other such micro transactions.
Employees are required to keep their personal leverage within reasonable limits.
Reasonable limits represent an amount that can be comfortably serviced from their
monthly earnings.
Employees shall avoid habitual indebtedness and report to the Management if they
have applied for insolvency or have been declared insolvent.
Employees cannot give instructions for a direct debit to their payroll with IDFC FIRST
Bharat Ltd for repayment of any loan availed by them elsewhere.
IDFC FIRST Bharat Ltd is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate
based on sex, caste, creed or religion. No employee should be pressurized for hiring
any particular individual or candidate.
In the event of a criminal case being filed against an employee in his/her personal
capacity, the Company may, at its discretion, ask the employee to proceed on leave or
temporarily suspend employment till the issue is sorted out and the employee is
acquitted. This includes cases under the 'The Sexual Harassment of Women at
Workplace Act'. In such a situation, the employee will automatically cease to be a
member of all Boards and nominations to any internal/external Committees will be
revoked with immediate effect. All delegated powers and responsibilities given to the
employee will be null and void with immediate effect till resolution of the issue.
Any employee convicted by the Court of Law or arrested on any charge, shall, at once
report the facts to the Management. The Company reserves the right to terminate
employment immediately if an employee is found guilty and convicted for criminal and
moral offences by a competent Court of Law. In such cases, the Company will not be
liable to give any notice or payment in lieu thereof.
Any dispute between IDFC FIRST Bharat Limited and an employee will be settled in a
court within the jurisdiction of Trichy only.
Questions:
4.0 Procedure
4.1 Dispensation
IDFC FIRST Bharat Ltd will not encourage deviation from the Code of Conduct. In case
where dispensation is essential, it will require the approval of the MD & CEO.
This policy is owned and administered by the Human Resources function of IDFC
FIRST Bharat Ltd.
Any changes or additions need to be approved by the MD & CEO and subject to
approval in the subsequent board meeting.
This document is subject to be updated from time to time and employees would need
to be aware of and adhere to the latest version.
Human Resources
B. Significant
Definitions The significant definitions in relation to this Code are as below:
E. Trading Window
restrictions for trading Trading window restrictions for trading in securities of IDFC Limited
in securities of IDFC / IDFC FIRST Bank Limited:
Limited / IDFC FIRST
Bank 1. The trading window shall be closed during the time when the
Compliance Officer determines that Designated Persons can
reasonably be expected to have Unpublished Price Sensitive
Information. Such trading window may be different for various
categories of Designated Persons, as may be decided by the
Compliance Officer, from time to time.
F. General Obligation
For Connected Persons
3. The Designated Persons shall not short sell any listed securities.
Sale shall be only of securities which are in the possession of the
Designated Persons.
I. Disclosure
The Code stipulates various disclosure requirements with respect
to various persons, which includes such person's immediate
Initial Disclosure:
Designated Persons
Quarterly Disclosure:
On an on-going basis:
Others:
Annexure A
1. Every Designated Person has to obtain pre-clearance / prior approval from the Compliance
Officer before trading in securities of any listed company including and not limited to securities of
Designated Persons shall not enter into contra trade for a period of six months.
If a contra trade is executed, inadvertently or otherwise, in violation of such restrictions, the profits
of the trade shall be liable to be disgorged.
3. In case of other listed securities (other than the IDFC FIRST Bank / IDFC Limited's
securities)
Designated Person shall follow the minimum holding period of thirty (30) days from the date of
purchase. The holding period of 30 days will be calculated on Last in First Out basis (LIFO) i.e.,
securities last purchased should be at least 30 days old before the earlier purchases of the same
securities can be sold. The Designated Person shall not enter into any opposite transaction i.e.
buy or sell during a period of thirty (30) days following a transaction.
4. Any trading done without obtaining pre-clearance or after violating the holding period
requirements will be subject to Disciplinary Action.
5. No Designated Person shall apply for pre-clearance of any proposed trade on his / her behalf or
on behalf of his / her Immediate Relative, if such Designated Person is in possession of or access
to or reasonably expected to have access to UPSI in the scrip which he / she wants to trade.
6. Prior to pre-clearing any trades, the Compliance Officer shall be entitled to seek declarations to
the effect that the applicant for pre-clearance is not in possession of any UPSI. The Compliance
Officer shall also have regard to whether any such declaration is reasonably capable of being
rendered inaccurate. Any decision on pre-clearance by the Compliance Officer on a declaration
being or becoming inaccurate would be final and no appeal would lie against such decision.
7. Validity of pre-clearance: The pre-clearance granted to trade shall be valid for the one (1)
trading day only. In case the trade is not executed on the same day when it is pre-cleared by the
Compliance Officer, a fresh pre-clearance would be needed for the trades to be executed.
8. The Compliance Officer shall be required to grant or deny pre-clearance within a period of 24
hours from the application being received by the Compliance Officer. If the pre-clearance is not
granted within the specified period, the request shall be deemed to have been rejected.
9. Every Designated Person would be required to report their transactions to the Compliance
Officer within 2 days after execution. This shall inter alia include reporting of trades executed and
reporting of decisions not to trade after securing pre-clearance.
10. Designated Persons are prohibited from trading in all forms of derivative contracts / structured
products where returns are linked to the performance of the listed securities. Only trading in Index
Derivatives (i.e. BSE / NSE / MSEI Index Futures / Options and other Indices Based Futures /
Options) is permitted for Employees and their Immediate Relatives.
11. Trading in the following instruments would not require prior approval of the Compliance
Officer:
c. Gold
12. In case the trading in securities is necessitated by personal emergency of the Employee (or
the Compliance Officer), such Employee (or the Compliance Officer) may seek the waiver of the
holding period specified herein above by making an application to the Compliance Officer (or
Managing Director / Whole-time Director, in the case of the Compliance Officer).The Compliance
Officer (or the Managing Director / Whole-time Director, as the case may be) may waive the
holding period after recording in writing, the reasons in this regard.
13. The Compliance Officer shall lay down the formats and the detailed process of pre-clearance.
FORM I
I wish to buy / sell the following security (ies) in my own name / in the name of my Immediate
Relatives - Mr./Ms. __________________ (Immediate Relative shall be as defined in the Code of
Conduct for Prohibition of Insider Trading)
Date of
Purchase /
Description Previous
allotment
of security approval
(Applicable
(ies) Buy no. and
Sr. Name of the only if the
(e.g. Equity / Quantity date of
No. Company(ies) request is
share, Sale purchase
in
Debenture, /
respect of
Bond etc.) allotment*
sale of
securities)
2. As on date, I am not aware that IDFC FIRST Bank / IDFC Limited intends to transact in the
above security (ies) of the above company (ies) and believe that the transaction being undertaken
by me / my relative will not amount to front running.
4. In case I have access to or receive Unpublished Price Sensitive Information after the signing of
this undertaking / form but before the execution of the transaction, I shall inform the Compliance
Officer of the change in the position and I / my Immediate Relatives would completely refrain from
trading in the securities of the client company till the time such information becomes public.
5. I have not contravened any provision of the Code of Conduct for Prohibition of Insider Trading
as specified by the Company, from time to time.
7. I will furnish such information as may be requested by the Compliance Officer, from time to
time, in connection with the above security (ies).
8. In case the trade is not executed on the day of approval, I will obtain pre-clearance again
before trading in securities.
9. I will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its Directors / Officers from and against
any and all actions, claims, demands, proceedings and any and all losses, liabilities, damages,
costs, charges and expenses (including legal fees) made or alleged against, or which are suffered
or incurred by the Company and which relates to or arise from, directly or indirectly, trading in the
above security (ies).
UC
Date Date
Annexure B
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Note: "Securities" shall have the meaning as defined under regulation 2(1)(i) of SEBI (Prohibition
of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015.
Details of Open Interest (OI) in derivatives of the company held on appointment of Key
Managerial Personnel (KMP) or Director and other such persons as mentioned in
Regulation 6(2).
7 8 9 10 11 12
Note: In case of Options, notional value shall be calculated based on premium plus strike price of
options
Annexure C
INITIAL DISCLOSURE
To
Annexure D
To,
Dear Sirs,
1. With reference to the above subject, I, NAKKA PRAKASH (Employee ID: 605270) having
PAN______________ hereby declare that the following constitutes full and true disclosure of all
dealings in all securities by me and my Immediate Relatives (i.e. spouse, dependent parents and
children and persons on whose behalf, the employee takes trading decisions) during the quarter
ended ___________:
Annexure E:
FORM C
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Details of trading in derivatives of the company by Employee or Director and other such
persons as mentioned in Regulation 6 (2)
Note: "Securities" shall have the meaning as defined under regulation 2(1)(i) of SEBI (Prohibition
of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015
Details of trading in derivatives of the company by Employee or Director and other such
persons as mentioned in Regulation 6 (2)
the trade
was
executed
Buy Sell
Type of Contract
(contracts (contracts
* *
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Note: In case of Options, notional value shall be calculated based on Premium plus strike price of
options.
Annexure F
FORM D
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Details of trading in derivatives of the company by Employee or Director and other such
persons as mentioned in Regulation 6 (2)
Note: "Securities" shall have the meaning as defined under regulation 2(1)(i) of SEBI (Prohibition
of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015
Details of trading in derivatives of the company by Employee or Director and other such
persons as mentioned in Regulation 6 (2)
the trade
was
executed
Buy Sell
Type of Contract
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Note: In case of Options, notional value shall be calculated based on Premium plus strike price of
options.