Experts flag HR gaps in TCS Nashik office case

‘BREAKDOWN IN POSH PROCESSES, ESCALATION ACCESS’

- URVI MALVANIA

ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL harassment at Tata Consultancy Services’ Nashik office have brought into focus potential gaps in employee protection systems, with experts pointing to weaknesses in HR oversight, escalation mechanisms and the functioning of processes under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) framework.

The case, which involves multiple complaints over several years, FIRs and arrests, has raised questions about whether internal safeguards failed to activate in time, allowing alleged misconduct to persist without timely intervention.

At the centre of the scrutiny is the role of HR. Mohandas Pai, IT industry veteran and chairman of Aarin Capital, described the situation as a breakdown in institutional responsibility.

“The HR is supposed to be the custodian of employee safety and well-being, and them being complicit is alarming. It indicates a capture of the system and processes by a group of people,’ he said.