Mumbai: Amid rising steam of #MeToo campaign in India, yet another name has joined the list to terminate its contract with the accused and this time its Tata Group of companies.
Tata Group of companies has decided to terminate its contract with Suhel Seth’s firm Counselage India after he was accused of sexual harassment by at least five women under the #MeToo campaign.
“Counselage’s contract with Tata Sons will end on November 30, 2018,” said Tata sons spokesperson, The Hindu reports.
After Cyrus Mistry’s removal as Tata Sons Chairman, Seth played an important role in rebuilding the Tata brand after the company suffered management crisis in 2016.
Earlier, when reports of sexual harassment were leveled against Seth emerged out in public, the Tata group had told, the company was is investigating the issue and would soon take a decision on the matter.
“Tata Group is committed to promoting a safe workplace for women. We have noted the recent reports regarding Mr Seth in the media. We are looking into the issue and will decide on a further course of action in this regard,” Tata Sons statement read earlier.
Prior to this, Tata Sons Group firm Tata Motors had asked Suresh Rangarajan, Corporate communications head to proceed on leave after allegations of sexual harassment were leveled against him.