Understanding the 2013 Workplace Sexual Harassment Act: What Does It Mean for You?

Gazette Notification: The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2013

Please find attached the Gazette Notification of "The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act 2013," published on 23rd April 2013.

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I am attaching a PowerPoint presentation on the subject. I hope it will be useful for others.

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Vivek Chandra

Dear Seniors, Please clarify the following for me: Should the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) have a third-party member (from an NGO, etc.)? Or can the company form a committee with all four members from the internal team itself?

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Mental Harassment in MNCs

The attached document is very good. However, what about mental harassment, which is so common in MNCs for both sexes?

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I have just come across the following on one of the legal-based sites:

"As a result of the growing importance of the issues relating to sexual harassment and protection of female employees in India, a new section was added to the Indian Penal Code, 1860 through the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, which enlists the acts that constitute the offense of sexual harassment and further envisages penalties/punishments for such acts. A man committing an offense under this section is punishable with imprisonment, the term of which may range between 1 - 3 years or with a fine or both. Since the amendment criminalizes all acts of sexual harassment, employers shall be required to report any offenses of sexual harassment to the appropriate authorities."

Does this mean that all sexual harassment cases at the workplace need to be filed as FIR with the police?

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Shruti

Legal Implications of Sexual Harassment in India

Hello Everyone, I have just come across the following on one of the legal-based sites:

"As a result of the growing importance of the issues relating to sexual harassment and protection of female employees in India, a new section was added to the Indian Penal Code, 1860 through the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, which enlists the acts that constitute the offense of sexual harassment and further envisages a penalty/punishment for such acts. A man committing an offense under this section is punishable with imprisonment, the term of which may range between 1 - 3 years or with a fine or both. Since the amendment criminalizes all acts of sexual harassment, employers shall be required to report any offenses of sexual harassment to the appropriate authorities."

Does this mean that all sexual harassment at workplace cases should be filed as FIRs with the police?

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Shruti

The purpose of intervention is to minimize or remove the malady. Has this intervention done so in any case?

Rules were also notified in the Gazette on 09.12.2013. Attached herewith for reference to all.

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Several large and small corporations have introduced solutions to their employees and have adhered to the requirements of the ACT. Does anyone have any reports that such measures have stopped, minimized, or decreased sexual harassment complaints?

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In this regard, there is an urgent need to review our approach towards gender crime laws in general.

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