Former employee sues Wipro for £1 million compensation

October 07, 2015 04:07 pm | Updated 04:25 pm IST - Bengaluru:

A former employee of India’s third largest IT services firm Wipro has sued the company claiming a compensation of around £1 million. According to a news report published by the Telegraph, Shreya Ukil, 39, who was working in the Bengaluru-based company’s London office alleges that she was subjected to a “deeply predatory, misogynistic culture.”

As per the report, she also accused Wipro of sex discrimination, unequal pay, harassment and unfair dismissal.

In a sexual discrimination and equal pay claim filed at the central London employment tribunal, she alleged that she was manipulated into an affair with married former senior vice-president and Global BPO head Manoj Punja.

Manoj Punja who resigned from the company is currently the Executive Vice President, Microland Limited and based in the US. Prior to this he was the Chief Executive and Senior Vice President BPO Business at Wipro Technologies. He was also the Senior Vice-President and Head - Focus Markets and Head - Global Sales Operations till 2012.

She has also filed for a claim for equal pay.

Company responds

Commenting on the reports, Wipro in a statement said: “Wipro Ltd. does not comment on its ongoing lawsuits. Wipro’s policy on conflict of interest requires employees to disclose to the organisation any personal relationship that could create conflict. Failure to disclose such relationships would result in disciplinary action including and up to separation. Following an impartial inquiry, both Manoj Punja and Shreya Ukil were relieved from the services of the company after it was established beyond reasonable doubt that they had violated the stated policy.”

Further the company said, “Wipro takes serious objection to the scurrilous allegations made against the company and will initiate legal action to defend itself against insidious and defamatory allegations.”

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