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Case Code: CLHR048
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| Case Length: 6 pages |
| Period: 2013 - 2014 |
| Pub Date: 2017 |
| Teaching Note: Not Available |
| Subject : Human Resources/ Organization Behavior |
| Price:Rs.150 |
| Organization :Tehelka |
| Industry : Media |
| Countries : US |
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A Sexual Harassment Complaint |
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| In November 2013, the managing editor of Indian weekly news magazine Tehelka, Shoma Chaudhury (Shoma), was shocked when she received an e-mail from her subordinate and woman journalist, accusing Tarun Tejpal (Tarun), founder and Editor-in-Chief of Tehelka, of sexually assaulting her on two occasions during THiNK Fest 2013. In the e-mail, the victim provided a detailed and graphic account of the alleged sexual assault and demanded an official written apology from Tarun, an acknowledgement of the assault to be circulated among the staff and bureau of Tehelka, and the setting up of an anti-sexual harassment cell at Tehelka to probe the matter. To complicate matters for Shoma, Tehelka did not have any internal complaints committee as mandated by law. What should she do now?
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- 1) Understand the issues and challenges related to grievance handling, particularly involving sexual misconduct at the workplace.
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- 2) Examine actions to be taken when an employee experiences any kind of sexual harassment at the workplace.
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- 3) Recognize the need to implement norms to prevent sexual harassment in organizations.
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| Introduction |
| On November 18, 2013, Indian weekly news magazine Tehelka’s managing editor Shoma Chaudhury (Shoma) received an e-mail from a woman journalist on her staff. In that email, Nina (pseudonym), accused Tarun Tejpal (Tarun) the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Tehelka, of sexually assaulting her on two occasions during THiNK Fest 2013, an annual conference organized by the magazine in Goa. Shoma was shocked and distraught. She was in a dilemma over her possible future course of action. Tehelka did not have any internal complaints committee as mandated under the Vishaka guidelines to prevent sexual harassment at the workplace .... |
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Grievance handling; Sexual harassment; Power; Leadership; Organizational behavior; Human resource management; Corporate governance
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