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1. Purpose

Zemuria operates as a strictly professional, secular, and identity-neutral workplace. Our objective is to ensure that all employees, clients, founders, partners, and visitors experience an environment defined solely by work, merit, professionalism, and mutual respect - free from religious, political, caste-based, tribal, or ideological influence. This policy applies uniformly to all employees, contractors, interns, trainees, apprentices, visitors, and representatives of Zemuria.

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2. Workplace Neutrality Principle

Zemuria is a secular workplace. This means:
  • The company does not endorse, practice, promote, display, or facilitate any religion, belief system, political ideology, caste, tribe, or identity group.
  • The workplace is not a venue for personal belief expression beyond private thought.
  • No belief system - majority or minority - is given visibility, preference, or accommodation within company premises or official spaces.
This neutrality is foundational to ensuring equality, inclusion, and freedom from social pressure or symbolic dominance.

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3. Dress Code (Professional & Neutral)

General Standard Zemuria follows a Business / Business Casual / Smart Casual dress code depending on role and context. All attire must be:
  • Clean
  • Professional
  • Non-distracting
  • Neutral in appearance
  • Appropriate for a shared professional environment

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4. Explicit Prohibitions

The following are not permitted inside company premises, during work hours, or in any official Zemuria context (including virtual meetings):
  • Religious attire, symbols, markings, or accessories (including but not limited to visible religious threads, beads, markings, headgear, insignia, or ceremonial clothing)
  • Caste, tribal, or community-identifying symbols or attire
  • Political symbols, slogans, attire, badges, or colors
  • Attire or accessories associated with ideological movements, sects, or groups
  • Any visual representation that signals religious, caste, tribal, or political identity to others
This applies regardless of personal belief, tradition, or cultural background.

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5. Client-Facing & External Representation (Strict Standard)

When engaging with:
  • Clients
  • Investors
  • Founders
  • Vendors
  • External partners
  • Public events representing Zemuria
The dress code is strictly professional. No religious, political, caste, or ideological identifiers - of any form - are permitted. Employees are expected to represent only Zemuria.

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6. Religious Practices & Activities

Inside the workplace Zemuria does not conduct, host, organize, or permit:
  • Religious ceremonies
  • Prayers
  • Rituals
  • Pujas
  • Chanting
  • Worship activities
  • Religious observances of any kind
No dedicated or informal spaces for prayer, worship, or religious practice are provided or permitted. No religious gatherings - formal or informal - may occur within company premises. 6.1 Personal Beliefs Personal beliefs are respected as private matters.
  • Employees may observe their beliefs outside work hours and outside company premises.
  • Employees may take leave for religious observance as per the Leave & Holiday Policy.
  • Religion remains personal and private, not organizational.

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7. Symbols, Installations & Visual Displays

The following are strictly prohibited in all company spaces, including desks, walls, meeting rooms, digital workspaces, and internal chat platforms:
  • Religious images, idols, photos, posters, icons, or texts
  • Political symbols or portraits
  • Caste or tribal symbols
  • Ideological or belief-based imagery
This includes:
  • Physical spaces
  • Virtual backgrounds
  • Profile photos used in official tools
  • Shared digital workspaces
  • Internal communication channels
Zemuria spaces must remain symbol-neutral.

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8. Company Celebrations & Events

Company events are:
  • Cultural
  • Social
  • Non-religious
  • Non-divisive
Examples include:
  • Team meals
  • Social gatherings
  • Cultural festivities without religious rituals
  • Non-religious symbolic activities (e.g., food, decor, games)
Zemuria does not perform or include:
  • Religious rituals
  • Worship activities
  • Ceremonial prayers
  • Religious symbolism

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9. Prohibited Conduct

The following behaviors are strictly prohibited:
  • Proselytizing or attempting to influence others’ beliefs
  • Religious, political, caste-based, or ideological campaigning
  • Coercive or persuasive discussions related to belief systems
  • Displaying symbols that may create discomfort, exclusion, or perceived dominance
  • Introducing tribalism, group identity signaling, or ideological alignment into the workplace

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10. Enforcement & Consequences

Violations of this policy will be treated as Code of Conduct breaches and may result in:
  • Formal warnings
  • Disciplinary action
  • Removal of prohibited materials
  • Suspension
  • Termination of employment or contract
Repeated or deliberate violations will result in stricter consequences.

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11. Interpretation & Authority

This policy is intentionally comprehensive and blanket.
  • No exceptions, accommodations, or carve-outs are implied unless explicitly stated in writing by the company.
  • Interpretation and enforcement authority rests with HR.
In case of ambiguity, the interpretation that best preserves workplace neutrality will prevail. This policy is not anti-religion. It is pro-professionalism, pro-equality, and pro-neutrality. Zemuria is a workplace - not a religious, political, or ideological space