5.6.8 Policies protecting those reporting discrimination
Srinakharinwirot University (SWU) has a policy that protects those reporting discrimination from educational or employment disadvantage. The Srinakharinwirot University Announcement on the Policy on the Protection of Individuals Reporting Discrimination from Educational or Employment Disadvantage was reviewed and reissued in 2025, signed by the President, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cholvit Jearajit, and announced on 31 March B.E. 2568 (A.D. 2025), and was in place in 2025. The policy builds on the Srinakharinwirot University Regulations on Appeals and Grievances B.E. 2559 (A.D. 2016), adopted on 26 October 2016, and it is reviewed annually, with the next review scheduled for 2026. It applies to students, academic staff, professional and administrative staff, employees and other people taking part in University education, employment and services, and it covers anyone who reports discrimination, submits a complaint, provides information, acts as a witness, assists a complainant or takes part in a related procedure.
The policy prohibits retaliation and states that no student or member of staff shall be subjected to educational or employment disadvantage because of a good-faith report, both during and after the case and regardless of the final finding. It lists the forms of educational disadvantage, such as exclusion from learning opportunities or student activities, and of employment disadvantage, such as unfair treatment in human resource management or denial of rights and benefits, that are covered. Reports are considered fairly and impartially, people with a conflict of interest are excluded from decisions, and where discrimination or retaliation is established the University may correct unfair decisions, restore rights or benefits and take measures to prevent recurrence, including through the Appeals and Grievances Committee.
