Gracelin Signed PDF
Gracelin Signed PDF
01 February, 2019
Ms Gracelin Jebila K
No-9A,5th Street,Kannagi Nagar,Korattur,
Tiruvallur,
Chennai,
Tamil Nadu - 600080
Dear Gracelin,
With reference to your application and the subsequent interview you had with us we are pleased to confirm
your appointment for the above said position in “EY Global Delivery Services India LLP” (the “Firm”) subject
to the following terms and conditions:
1. POSITION:
You will be appointed in the position of Analyst in TAX in the Firm. Your Rank will be 44. While serving the
Firm in this position, you will report to, and receive direction from the reporting manager or as may be
communicated to you from time to time. As agreed, you shall join the services of the Firm at Chennai office.
a. You shall at all times carry out such duties and responsibilities as may be assigned to you by the Firm
and shall faithfully and diligently perform these in compliance with established policies and procedures,
endeavouring to the best of your ability to protect and promote the interests of the Firm.
b. You will be bound by the Firm’s Code of Conduct and all other rules, regulations, policies and orders
issued by the Firm from time to time in relation to your conduct, discipline and service conditions such
as leave, medical, retirement, IT policies, etc. as if these conduct rules, regulations, policies et al, were
part of this contract of employment.
c. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, you shall at all times comply with the Firm’s policies
and procedures (as may be intimated from time to time on the Firm’s internal home page or through
Firm newsletters and webcasts or other written means), including but not limited to matters relating to
independence, anti-bribery, prevention of insider trading and prevention of sexual harassment.
3. WORKING HOURS:
Your standard working hours will be 45 hours a week. Your work week comprises of weekly off, which will be
communicated to you by your reporting manager. In view of your position in the Firm, you shall effectively
perform to ensure results and you will be expected to work beyond the standard working hours to achieve
the results, whenever your job so requires. Additionally, as mentioned in your interview process, the Firm
may implement staggered work shifts, from time to time. In such an event, you shall abide by the change in
the standard working hours as may be notified by the Firm to accommodate such staggered shifts.
EY Global Delivery Services India Private Limited, (A private limited company with registration no. U74999KA2016PTC093751)
converted into EY Global Delivery Services India LLP (a limited liability partnership with LLP Identity No. AAL – 2743) effective 30
November, 2017 Regd.Office: 3rd floor, Tower ‘C’, RMZ Infinity, Old Madras Road, Benniganahalli, K R Puram Bangalore - 560016,
India This file is signed using Digital Signature.
4. DATE OF JOINING :
As per our discussion you will report to the Firm on 11 February, 2019 at Block 3, DLF IT SEZ Park, 1/124,
Shivaji Gardens, Moonlight Stop, Nandambakkam Post, Mount Poonamallee Road, Manapakkam, Chennai –
600089 .
Please note that your work location may be different based on the service line you are joining.
5. PROBATION:
You shall be on probation for a period of six months from the date of joining the Firm. Your employment will
be deemed confirmed, unless otherwise communicated to you in writing for reasons not limited to
performance.
During the six months probationary period for matters related to discipline or performance, the Firm reserves
the right to take action in accordance to the policy of the Firm.
Please note that a confirmation letter/notification will not be issued to you upon completion of the six month
probationary period.
You shall be paid an annual fixed compensation of INR 3,40,000/- per annum. The annual fixed compensation
will be subject to applicable taxes as per the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and will be paid to you
after deduction of income tax and other applicable taxes at source. The annual fixed compensation will be
paid to you monthly in arrears. It is a condition of your service that you shall abide by the Firm’s policy
maintaining the strictest confidentiality of your compensation information and not disclose such information
to any other person within the Firm.
7. TRANSFERABILITY:
Your initial place of posting shall be at SEZ Unit located at Block 3, DLF IT SEZ Park, 1/124, Shivaji Gardens,
Moonlight Stop, Nandambakkam Post, Mount Poonamallee Road, Manapakkam, Chennai – 600089. However,
your services are transferable and you may be assigned/transferred in India or outside India to serve the
Firm in any of its existing or future offices or any of its group companies or associates.
EY pans across geographies providing various services to its clients and you may be required to go through
appropriate Induction & Orientation along with necessary training programme. The training is given to ensure
that you are compliant with the best practices followed by EY on a worldwide basis.
8. CONFIDENTIALITY:
a) Compensation: You shall at all times keep the details of your compensation and employment benefits
at the Firm strictly confidential, and shall not disclose such details to any other person within the
Firm.
b) Use of Firm’s name: You shall use the Firm name, logos, trademarks or other identifiers strictly in
the manner permitted by the Firm’s policies, or for the purposes of provision of Services delegated
to you to the extent required. Upon termination of your employment with the Firm, you shall not
use the Firm’s name, logo, trademark or other identifier in any manner other than what is already a
matter of public knowledge, provided however you will not be in breach of this clause if you make
reference to the Firm’s name solely to describe your former association with the Firm subject to the
confidentiality obligations which the Firm might have undertaken in relation to any of its
clients/customers/users, vendors or other Firm’s personnel.
9. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:
In consideration of this Contract of employment and of the salary agreed to be paid in consideration hereof,
you agree:
a) The Firm shall own (as its exclusive property, free from any obligations towards you) all intellectual
property developed or conceived by you solely or jointly with others during the period of your
employment, (1) that are along the lines of the businesses, work or investigations of the Firm to
which your employment relates or as to which you may receive information due to your employment,
or (2) that result from or are suggested by any work which you may do for the Firm or (3) that are
otherwise made through the use of Firm’s time, facilities or materials;
You will be entitled to a total leave of 30 days for each completed year of service, in accordance with the
leave rules of the Firm. The Firm reserves the right to alter the policy from time to time and the policy in
effect for the time being shall be applicable to you.
You will participate in the Firm’s Provident Fund, and Gratuity Plans as may be applicable in the Firm as per
the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
12. RETIREMENT:
As per the Firm’s extant policy, retirement age of the employee is 60 years. The Firm reserves the right to
alter the policy from time to time and the policy in effect for the time being shall be applicable to you.
a) During the probation or extended probation period, either the Firm or you may terminate your
contract of employment by giving one month’s written notice or one month’s salary which is based
on annual fixed compensation, in lieu of notice, to the other party, subject to the release date being
approved by the Firm. The Firm reserves the right to terminate your employment by giving you
compensation equivalent to one month’s salary which is based on annual fixed compensation, in lieu
of the notice period.
b) After confirmation of your service at the Firm, the contract of employment is terminable by either
the Firm or by you, by giving two months’ notice in writing to the other, without assigning any
reasons thereof. The Firm reserves the right to pay or recover from you, two month’s salary which
is based on annual fixed compensation, in lieu of the notice period, subject to the release date being
approved by the Firm.
c) If termination is initiated by you, the Firm may, at its discretion, relieve you from a date it may deem
fit, at any time before expiration of the notice period. The Firm will agree to the release date and
salary payment in lieu of notice period. During the notice period, however, you shall cooperate with
the Firm in ensuring smooth and proper hand-over of your responsibilities, failing which the Firm
shall be authorized to withhold/forfeit your dues.
d) The Firm may also terminate/suspend your services at its discretion at any time without giving any
notice or amount in lieu of notice immediately if it has been alleged and prima facie established
through preliminary internal enquiry that you have committed (i) any heinous criminal act or any
offense involving moral turpitude (the term “moral turpitude” includes crimes having an inherent
quality of baseness, vileness, or depravity with respect to a person's duty to the society in general
such as rape, forgery, theft, solicitation, etc.), (ii) sexual harassment (adjudicated guilty as per the
Firm’s policy and local laws) or (iii) other act that threatens or likely to damage Firm’s reputation or
(iv) any misconduct or breach of terms and conditions outlined in this contract of employment
including the Firm’s policies.
e) The Firm also expects that you voluntarily disclose details of any of the above acts to the Firm at
the time of joining or during your employment with the Firm , as applicable, based on which the Firm
may terminate/suspend your services at its discretion at any time immediately upon written notice
to you.
If any information or declaration given by you to the Firm proves to be false or if you are found to have
willfully suppressed any material information, including but not limited to any information about your
educational qualification, professional certification, you will be liable to be discharged from the services of
the Firm , without any notice or salary.
You shall abide by the Rules and Regulations of the Firm in effect from time to time or as the Firm may
communicate from time to time.
You will be in the exclusive employment of the Firm. During your employment with the Firm, you will devote
your whole time, attention and skill to your ability for its business and you shall not, except with the written
permission of the Firm, engage directly or indirectly in any other business, profession, occupation or other
commercial activity, whether as a principal, agent, contractor, consultant or otherwise, whether full-time or
part-time.
During the course of your employment with the Firm, you may provide the Firm with confidential data or
information that can be linked to you personally, or otherwise personally identifies you, including without
limitation your financial information, emails, addresses, telephone numbers, shareholdings, physical,
physiological and mental health information, and medical records and history (your “Personal Data”). You
acknowledge that the Firm may collect, use, transfer, store or otherwise process ("Process") such Personal
Data as required per the Firm’s policies, to facilitate the conduct of the Firm’s business, to conduct
background checks, check conflicts or maintain independence, finance and accounting purposes or for quality
and risk management purposes. The Firm will Process your Personal Data in accordance with applicable law
and professional obligations and shall ensure that any service provider who Processes Personal Data on our
behalf adheres to such requirements.
You hereby consent to the processing of your Personal Data in the manner described above, whether by the
Firm or any service provider on the Firm’s behalf.
Your qualifications and employment will be subject to a background check, which will be conducted by such
agency/firm/establishment, whose services are contracted by the Firm , from time to time. The verification
will include authentication of any factual or historical information provided by you, related to past and
present data such as reference details, previous employment details, educational credentials and criminal
records, etc. You are required to give your consent, by signing the background verification declaration in
such a manner as may be required by the Firm. In the event that you fail to submit the documents sought by
the Firm within the stipulated timeline or if any information provided by you to the Firm proves to be false
or if you are found to have willfully withheld any information, the Firm reserves the right to revoke and/ or
terminate this contract of employment, without any notice or compensation.
You will be expected to mandatorily submit relevant documents as stated in Annexure A at the time or prior
to joining the Firm. The list of relevant documents will be intimated to you. In the event that you do not submit
the relevant documents within the stipulated time period, the Firm reserves the right to revoke and/ or
terminate this contract of employment without any notice or compensation.
b) Previous employment: You represent and warrant to the Firm that you are under no contractual,
fiduciary, professional or other obligation or commitment that prevents you from entering into
this contract of employment, or is otherwise inconsistent with your obligations under this
contract of employment. If you were previously employed with another organisation, you
represent and warrant to us that you have returned all property and confidential information
belonging to any prior employer/organization and do not have any outstanding issues/unfulfilled
employment obligation pending with your previous employer/organization having legal
ramifications/consequences for you or for the Firm.
c) Additional Documents: In addition you may also be required to execute additional documents,
declarations and/or deeds as (i) per the Firm’s policy as may apply to your/your nature of
services as well as (ii) per any requirement of law of the jurisdiction were you might be required
to work as a part of your employment with us, depending upon your job requirements and/or (iii)
per the requirement of any professional, industry or other regulatory body and/or (iv) to meet
any specific client/customer/user request and/or (v) per the Firm’s exclusive discretion.
d) Supersedes previous contract of employment: This contract of employment supersedes and
replaces any existing agreement between the Firm and you relating generally to the same
subject matter. It may not be modified or terminated, in whole or part, except in writing signed
by an authorized representative of the Firm. This contract of employment shall include all
written deeds, documents, declarations, bonds and undertakings signed by you pursuant to and
arising out of this document. Discharge of your undertakings in this contract of employment
shall be an obligation of your executors, administrators, or other legal representatives or
assigns.
e) Severability: If any provision contained in this contract of employment is held to be invalid or
unenforceable under applicable law, the remaining provisions of this contract of employment
shall be construed as if such provision did not exist, and the unenforceability or invalidity of
such provision shall not be held to render any other provision of this contract of employment
unenforceable or invalid.
f) Privity of Contract: The terms of this contract of employment may only be enforced by a party
to this contract of employment.
g) Governing law and dispute resolution: This contract of employment, including all matters
relating to its validity, construction, performance and enforcement, shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with Indian law. In case of any dispute in relation to this contract of
employment the decision of the management of the Firm shall be final and binding.
Thanking you.
Yours faithfully,
Authorized Signatory
I hereby accept the aforesaid position and terms and conditions of employment set forth above.
Name: ______________________________
Dear Gracelin,
Please refer to the discussion that you had with us. Please note that you have to submit the following
documents on the date of joining (it is mandatory to carry all documents & information listed below).
Tick
SN Documents to be submitted on the Date of Joining
Y/N
1 4 passport size photographs in formals with a white background
Three printed copies of the following documents:
Your Pan Card – Mandatory
2 Aadhaar Card – Mandatory
Your passport, voters ID, ration card, driving license or ESIC card
Single printed copies of all semester and year mark sheets, degree and provisional
certificates for:
•Graduation/Post-graduation
3
Note: If you are awaiting results, please submit all previous semester mark
sheets, along with a copy of your last semester results
PF declaration form
7
Bank details - Account number along with the IFSC code
8
Last drawn payslip from your previous employer
9
Your blood group
10
Name, address (preferably residence address) and telephone number of two references,
excluding relatives. If you have prior work experience, one reference has to be from the
11 last organization or employer.
As per policy of the Firm, in addition to your fixed compensation you will be eligible to participate in the EY
GDS Variable Pay Bonus Program, which drives a pay for performance approach providing differential
reward based on EY, EY GDS, business unit and personal performance. This will be payable on or before 30
September. This is subject to you being employed with the Firm as on the date of payment of Variable Pay
Bonus. Employees who join the Firm during the year will be eligible for a prorated Variable Pay Bonus
payment. The Variable Pay Bonus amount is subject to income tax deduction as per rules prescribed under
the tax laws.
All the above components and benefits are as per the Firm’s policies and are subject to change from time to
time. Please refer to the payroll database (http://gssconnect.ey.net/payroll/index.htm) for a detailed
breakup of your salary structure.
1 Youwill also be allowed to determine your flexible components that form a part of your fixed compensation.
These will be defined as per policy of the Firm which may be modified from time to time. Please refer to the
payroll database (http://gssconnect.ey.net/payroll/index.htm) for applicable flexible components.
2 Insurancebenefits
Benefit Type Benefit Value Features
Floater cover for self and five dependents which
includes spouse, children and parents/parent-in-
law. The premium stated is the maximum amount
paid/incurred by the Firm, and is subject to change
every year post renewal. There will be an employee
Group Medical Insurance INR 3,00,000
contribution towards the premium. In addition to
the existing INR 3,00,000 cover, employees can
opt for an additional sum insured (custom-made
'top-up' health insurance benefit) at a reasonable
cost to cover themselves and their dependents.
For self, as per policy, is being paid/incurred by the
Firm on your behalf. The premium stated is the
Group Personal Accident
INR 10,00,000 maximum amount paid/incurred by the Firm, and is
Insurance
subject to change every year post renewal of
insurance policy.
For self, as per policy, is being paid/incurred by the
Firm on your behalf. The premium stated is the
Group Term Life insurance INR 10,20,000 maximum amount paid/incurred by the Firm, and is
subject to change every year post renewal of
insurance policy.