A whistleblower’s email to the ethics committee of one of India’s largest technology companies, which has been accessed by HRKatha, has laid bare disturbing allegations that – if proven true – challenge the very foundation of corporate ethics. While HRKatha cannot independently verify the authenticity of these claims, the detailed nature of the complaint and its implications warrant serious consideration. In a comprehensive email that names both the CEO and the CHRO, the employee describes a calculated scheme to deliberately fail new recruits at training centres, complete with intimidation tactics that would seem more at home in a gangster’s playbook than a blue-chip company’s HR manual.
The complaint’s journey – first to the ethics committee and then to the media – highlights a fundamental flaw in corporate India’s whistleblower protection mechanisms. When allegations implicate the very top of the corporate pyramid, who guards the guardians?
According to the detailed account, training centres have been instructed to fail trainees “by hook or by crook” – a directive that allegedly flows from the highest echelons of management. The scheme isn’t merely opportunistic; it’s meticulously planned. Historical data is analysed to modify assessment criteria, coursework complexity is artificially increased, and study time is reduced – all engineered to ensure failure. More disturbingly, these planned failures appear in operational forecasts, suggesting premeditation rather than...
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