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HR MANUAL
CHAPTER 6 CONDUCT RULES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES
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Conduct Rules:
1. The Employees shall not engage themselves either directly or indirectly in conduct of any

business, trade, running of educational institution, engaging in private tuition Or part time job
in any other concern Or any other activity not related to VIT.
2. The Employees shall not involve themselves in activities not related to the assigned Institute

work, during working hours. The habit of reading irrelevant magazines, papers, books,
browsing irrelevant websites, etc., during working hours is to be avoided.
3. The Employees shall not use their mobile phones, to engage in personal conversation/

messaging in the class room / laboratory/ office during work hours.
5. The Faculty members are strongly encouraged to take up consultancy projects. However
permission of the Management should be obtained for the same.

6. The Employees are prohibited from accepting gifts in any form from the Students / Parents /
Vendors and/or Service Providers having business transaction with VIT.
7. The salary / perks received from the Management shall be treated as confidential and shall not

be revealed and compared with the peers salary / perks.
8. The Employees shall not interfere in any matter not connected to their job requirement.
9. The details of student feedback forms and performance appraisal reports given by the superiors

shall be treated as confidential.

6.1 Disciplinary Proceeding:

6.1.1 Misconduct:

An Employee who commits misconduct shall be liable to be dealt with in accordance with the

provisions of these Rules.

For the purpose of these Rules without prejudice to the general meaning of the term, the following
acts and omissions shall constitute misconduct and the term ‘habitual’ shall mean as defined

hereinabove.

1. Willful insubordination or instigation thereof, disobedience or instigation thereof whether
alone or in combination with another, of any lawful and reasonable order of a superior.
2. Participation in an illegal or unjustified strike or abetting, inciting, instigating or acting in

furtherance thereof, whether alone or in combination with others.
3. Willful slowing down in performance of work or abetment or instigation thereof.

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