Continuing our commitment to creating a Safe, Encouraging & Progressive work environment, interactive sessions ‘Coffee Session with Professionals 3.0’ for Ncell female colleagues with #industryprofessionals were organized in Ncell ICON. The sessions were facilitated by Ms. Dyuti Baral & Ms. Sabina Tuladhar with the theme focused on 3 Cs –Commitment, Curiosity, and Competencies. 

Colleagues had amazing and meaningful interactions with the experts. A total of 8 sessions were held and, in these sessions, our colleagues were encouraged to share their experiences & aspirations, and speak about any issues, concerns, or challenges at the workplace or personal lives. 

A Right and An Obligation for HR personnel from different organizations on December 6, 2020 and January 14, 2021A Right and An Obligation for HR personnel from different organizations on December 6, 2020 and January 14, 2021

SAIM conducted online trainings on A World of Work Free from Harassment and Violence: A Right and An Obligation. The virtual training was the part of awareness program initiated by Zonta Club Kathmandu with support from FNCCI, ILO, IOM, Kumari Bank, Pourakhi,and Royal Thai Embassy. Zonta Club of Kathmandu is the Nepal chapter of Zonta International. The training was organized as part of the 16 days of activism to raise awareness to end violence against women in the world of work. 60 HR personnel from 30 organizations including Banks, Hospitals, Hotels, Academic Institutions and Multinational Companies participated in the virtual training.

Topics covered were defining workplace harassment and understanding its types, international conventions, existing local legal provisions, policies, procedures and mechanisms in Nepal, new mechanisms to deal harassment (bystander training, green dot training). The training also included a discussion on the role and responsibilities of leaders to create a world of work free from harassment. Though the training was online it was very interactive with commendable participation from the HR personnel and Zonta Club members.

SAIM conducted Workplace Harassment Sessions for NCELL from April 2019.

The target participants were the entire NCell family comprising of 500 plus staff members. The major topics covered were different kind of workplace harassment, policies of the country on the harassments in workplace, leaders’ responsibility to create harassment free work place etc.