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Table of Contents
I. Distribution List ...................................................................................... 3
II. Version History ....................................................................................... 3
III. Effective date .......................................................................................... 3
IV. Abbreviations ......................................................................................... 3
V. Scope ...................................................................................................... 3
VI. Objective ................................................................................................. 4
VII. Definition ................................................................................................. 4
VIII. Applicability ........................................................................................... 4
IX. Exclusions .............................................................................................. 4
X. Process ................................................................................................... 4
XI. Mode of Travel ........................................................................................ 5
XII. Time-Off................................................................................................... 5
XIII. Settling Allowance ................................................................................ 5
XIV. Accommodation .................................................................................... 5
XV. Food Expense ......................................................................................... 6
XVI. Transfer Reimbursement ...................................................................... 6
XVII. Recovery of Transfer Expenses .......................................................... 7
XVIII.Employee Initiated Transfer ................................................................ 8
XIX. Benefits for Freshers upon Joining & Posting/Transfer .................... 8
XX. Location SPOCs and Escalation Matrix ............................................... 9
XXI. Management Rights .............................................................................. 9
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Policy Name Employee Transfer Policy
Version No 4
Owner Compensation & Benefits
Last Review Date Dec 4, 2017
I. Distribution List
Issued to all employees of Capgemini (including its subsidiaries and affiliates) in India (collectively
referred to as “Capgemini” solely for the purposes of this document).
IV. Abbreviations
BU HR Business Unit Human Resource Partner
OAAR Other Allowances and Reimbursements
V. Scope
The policy is applicable to all employees of Capgemini
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VI. Objective
The objective of this policy is to set guidelines pertaining to eligibility, benefits and entitlements for
employees who are required to relocate from their base location to another city where the
duration of assignment is more than 180 consecutive calendar days.
VII. Definition
Transfer: The term Transfer refers to an existing employee of Capgemini who is required to
move to another work location* of Capgemini within India where the assignment duration is
more than 180 days.
*For the avoidance of doubt, any transfer to a work location within the same city or extended
area will not qualify as Transfer.
New Location: For the purposes of this document, New Location shall refer to the location
that the employee has been Transferred to.
VIII. Applicability
IX. Exclusions
Employees posted onshore (outside India).
Freshers who are Transferred within one year of service (refer Section XIX for details)
Contractors & Sub-contractors
Transfers initiated by the employees. (Refer Section XVIII)
Relocation of lateral new joinees
X. Process
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XI. Mode of Travel
Travel reimbursement is applicable only for the employee and family. For the avoidance of doubt,
family is defined as spouse and dependent children. All travel booking should be done via
Capgemini’s online travel portal only. Any direct purchase of travel tickets will not be reimbursed.
XII. Time-Off
Employees will be eligible to avail leave as per the below table. These leaves have to be availed
within 1 week prior to or post the actual date of Transfer. Transfer leave cannot be carried
forward or encashed.
Settling Allowance is applicable for employees who are not on probation period.
Employees are eligible for settling allowance of one month’s base pay*.
This will be paid through payroll and subject to tax deduction as applicable.
This allowance is subject to employee reporting to BU HR at the New Location on the date of
Transfer as mentioned in the Transfer letter.
BU HR at the New Location must confirm reporting of the employee on the Transfer date at
the New Location and such input must be provided to the Compensation and Benefits team
before 10th of the subsequent month.
*(base pay includes the following components - Basic, HRA, Personal Allowance
Conveyance, OAAR as applicable to the employee)
XIV. Accommodation
In case the employee cannot make immediate arrangements for his/ her stay at the New
Location, accommodation will be provided at the Capgemini guest house/ listed hotel at the New
Location. Expenses will be reimbursed to employee at actuals incurred by them subject to their
eligible limits as set out in the India Travel and Expenses policy.
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For a single person accommodation will be provided for initial 7 days.
For a married person if the employee is accompanied along with his/her family,
accommodation will be provided for 10 days.
Accommodation is not part of settling allowance outlined in section XIII of the policy.
Overstay at guest house/hotel will not be reimbursed and cost will have to be borne by the
employee.
Food expenses will be reimbursed as per limits mentioned below on production of bills
subject to number of days of accommodation provided.
This is applicable to Transfer cases. All claims need to be made within 60 days of actual Transfer
as mentioned in the Transfer letter.
Maximum reimbursement eligibility is based on employee grade and family status as per below.
Above amount is in INR for one time reimbursement subject to production of bills.
The following expenses can be claimed under Transfer reimbursement subject to the
limits mentioned in the above table.
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ii. Movement of Vehicle
The cost of moving the vehicle from one location to another, registration and obtaining the
No Objection Certificate and other administration related charges will be reimbursed at
actuals on submission of receipts and proper documentary support, subject to max cap
limits mentioned in the above table.
Vehicle movement related claim is restricted to one vehicle either in the name of the
employee or his/her spouse.
This is applicable only if Capgemini provides a notice of less than one month to the
employee for Transfer due to which the employee incurs loss of monthly rental due to
breaking of lease.
It can be claimed at actuals, subject to max cap limits mentioned in the above table
on production of below documents\receipts:
Lease agreement copy with the exit clause.
Receipt from landlord stating deduction of lease breakage amount.
Capgemini will reimburse brokerage for the house taken on rent at the New Location at
actuals subject to max cap limits mentioned in the above table. The following documentation
will be required:
In case the employee resigns within a period of one year from the date of Transfer, the entire
amount of Transfer allowances (including movement of household goods, vehicle, lease
breakage, brokerage & non-refundable school donation) that was reimbursed to the employee will
be recovered as a part of the full and final settlement.
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XVIII. Employee Initiated Transfer
For an employee seeking transfer for reasons other than business requirements, the following will
be taken into consideration:
i. Upon Joining
Freshers upon joining (for training) will be provided guest house accommodation subject to:
Availability of guest house (this is on first come first serve basis) and confirmation by
ICRES.
House Rent Allowance component will be recovered from employee’s salary for
duration of accommodation provided during training.
Employee’s location of residence is different from location of training.
ii. Posting/Transfer
Upon successful completion of training and till completion of 1 year in Capgemini, such
freshers joined us in grade A3/A4/A5 and B1 will be eligible for a settlement allowance (SA)
of INR 5,000 if the employee is posted to a different city than where he or she is currently
located or on-boarded subject to it not being a home city.
Settlement
Current Work Location of
Home City Allowance
Location posting
eligibility
Mumbai Bangalore Mumbai No
Mumbai Bangalore Hyderabad Yes
Mumbai Bangalore Bangalore No
Mode of travel will be as defined in the India Travel and Expense Policy and travel is allowed
only from current working location to the location of posting. Allowance for transportation of
goods will not be applicable. Guest house facility will not be provided in such an event.
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XX. Location SPOCs and Escalation Matrix
Details on the specific location SPOCs and escalation matrix can be found in:
http://talent.capgemini.com/getDocs/340BCDF5-5442-2183-6A03-
6282C5459340/Location_SPOCs_and_Escalation_Matrix_for_Transfer_Policy.docx
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