Airline employee approaches Delhi High Court for Implementation of Vishaka Guidelines
10 years, 9 months ago

Airline employee approaches Delhi High Court for Implementation of Vishaka Guidelines

Live Law  

A vacation bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Sunita Gupta has been approached by an Indian woman employee of Sri Lankan airlines, demanding action against non-implementation of Vishaka Guidelines concerned with the mechanism for dealing with sexual harassment at workplace.PTI reported that the petitioner is a sales executive in the airline. A vacation bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Sunita Gupta has been approached by an Indian woman employee of Sri Lankan airlines, demanding action against non-implementation of Vishaka Guidelines concerned with the mechanism for dealing with sexual harassment at workplace. PTI reported that the petitioner is a sales executive in the airline whose complaint against sexual harassment by a senior colleague has been pending since 2009 without any action being taken. In 1990s, the brutal gang-rape of a social worker who tried to prevent child marriage reignited the fire and enraged a women's rights group called Vishaka that filed public interest litigation in the Supreme Court of India.

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Spotlight On Implementation And Enforcement Of POSH Law
1 year ago

Spotlight On Implementation And Enforcement Of POSH Law

Live Law  

In its recent judgment in Aureliano Fernandes vs. State of Goa and Others, the Supreme Court of India, observed that even after a decade of the prevention of sexual harassment law being formulated – the implementation and enforcement is still inadequate. The SC referred to a newspaper report which revealed that – 'out of 30 national sports federations in the …

The stickiness of sexual harassment
1 year, 3 months ago

The stickiness of sexual harassment

Hindustan Times  

To understand how little has changed for women fighting workplace sexual harassment consider how the year began, and how it is drawing to a close. January began with a wintery and unprecedented public protest by India’s most decorated wrestlers against alleged sexual harassment by their federation chief. Then, last week, a dramatic open letter by a junior woman judge asking …

Sexual Harassment At Workplace : Delhi Court Pulls Up Standard Chartered Bank For Lapses In ICC Inquiry; Laments Lack Of Awareness About POSH Act
1 year, 8 months ago

Sexual Harassment At Workplace : Delhi Court Pulls Up Standard Chartered Bank For Lapses In ICC Inquiry; Laments Lack Of Awareness About POSH Act

Live Law  

The Industrial Tribunal of Delhi recently criticised the Standard Chartered Bank for procedural lapses in handling a sexual harassment complaint in compliance of Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace Act, 2013. Considering the submissions, the Tribunal opined that, “This practice adopted by Internal Committee is totally against principles of natural justice and any anonymous witness cannot be permitted to be …

Victim Can Invoke PoSH Act When Sexually Harassed By Man Working In Department Other Than Her Own: Delhi High Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Victim Can Invoke PoSH Act When Sexually Harassed By Man Working In Department Other Than Her Own: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the scope of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 or PoSH Act is not limited to cases where a woman employee is sexually harassed by another employee working in her own office or department but also extends to cases where the delinquent employee is employed elsewhere.Analyzing the statute and its. The …

DCW issues recommendations to DGCA to tackle unruly passengers on flights
2 years ago

DCW issues recommendations to DGCA to tackle unruly passengers on flights

The Hindu  

The Delhi Commission for Women on Wednesday wrote to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation recommending ways to strictly deal with rising incidents of alleged misconduct and urination on flights. In a letter to the DGCA Director General Vikram Dev Dutt, Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal made several suggestions, including preventing highly intoxicated persons from boarding the aircraft, …

Why The Workplace Sexual Harassment Law In India Is Focused On Women?
2 years ago

Why The Workplace Sexual Harassment Law In India Is Focused On Women?

Live Law  

At outset, I would like to clarify the nowhere the article is in denial of the fact that individuals not assigned female sex at birth and those who do not identify themselves as women are not victims of workplace sexual harassment. However, the article is an attempt to explain reasons for India having a workplace sexual harassment law for women. …

DCW seeks strict implementation of law against sexual harassment of women at workplace
2 years, 6 months ago

DCW seeks strict implementation of law against sexual harassment of women at workplace

India TV News  

Highlights Notices were issued to all the district magistrates in Delhi seeking specific information. The Delhi Commission for Women has recently put forward a report about various 'lapses' in the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace law to the Delhi government. It said the low number of complaints registered could also be due to a lack of …

Bombay HC issues new guidelines for sexual harassment at workplace cases | Read here
3 years, 6 months ago

Bombay HC issues new guidelines for sexual harassment at workplace cases | Read here

India TV News  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued guidelines for cases under the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act and Rules. Here are some new guidelines issued by the High Court In the order sheets, the names of the parties will not be mentioned. Except for the Court Master/Associate or Sheristedar and the stenographer or person providing secretarial assistance, …

Examining A Sexual Harassment Complaint
3 years, 6 months ago

Examining A Sexual Harassment Complaint

Live Law  

The foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world roots from the recognition of inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all the members of the human family. showing pornography; or v. any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature; This progressive POSH Act, provides for protection and redressal of complaints of sexual …

'Desire Of Aggrieved Woman To Not Pursue Sexual Harassment Case Must Be Respected': Calcutta High Court Stalls Proceedings Against University Professor
3 years, 6 months ago

'Desire Of Aggrieved Woman To Not Pursue Sexual Harassment Case Must Be Respected': Calcutta High Court Stalls Proceedings Against University Professor

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday observed that if a woman refuses to press sexual harassment charges and gives it in writing to the members of the Internal Complaints Committee, the her decision must be respected. In the instant case, the petitioner who is professor in the University of Burdwan had moved the High Court challenging the order of debarment …

Can India's Supreme Court Ride out the Pegasus Scandal?
3 years, 8 months ago

Can India's Supreme Court Ride out the Pegasus Scandal?

The Quint  

Bhanwari’s tears ensured that the cry of India’s women for a safe workplace reverberated in India’s highest Court. The Court did not disappoint and its landmark guidelines on addressing sexual harassment at the workplace laid down in Vishakha’s Case ensured that an issue, hitherto brushed under the carpet, was mainstreamed into India’s public life. The Court had exercised its inherent …

Twitter India operated without sexual harassment committee for 6 years
3 years, 9 months ago

Twitter India operated without sexual harassment committee for 6 years

Op India  

For all its pontification on upholding individual rights, fighting for freedom of expression, maintaining propriety and sundry other things, Twitter India operated for over six years without a committee on sexual harassment to address grievances of employees, a report published on Sunday Guardian said. “Formal written complaint of sexual harassment raised by a Twitter employee in Delhi, X will be …

Same-Gender Sexual Harassment Complaints Maintainable Under POSH Act : Calcutta High Court
4 years, 2 months ago

Same-Gender Sexual Harassment Complaints Maintainable Under POSH Act : Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

In a significant verdict, the Calcutta High Court has held that same-gender complaints are maintainable under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, commonly referred to as the POSH Act.The Court observed that Section 2 of the 2013 Act shows that the term "respondent" brings within its fold "a person", thereby including persons. In a significant verdict, the …

Non-Constitution Of Internal Committee Under POSH Act In Violation Of Mandate Under Indian Laws; Delhi Court Punishes Srilankan Airlines
4 years, 3 months ago

Non-Constitution Of Internal Committee Under POSH Act In Violation Of Mandate Under Indian Laws; Delhi Court Punishes Srilankan Airlines

Live Law  

A Delhi court recently convicted SriLankan Airlines, holding them in violation of the Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, 2013.Dev Saroha, Metropolitan Magistrate, Patiala House Courts, Delhi, while answering the question of whether the Company had an internal committee as mandated under section 4 of the Act, functioning in Delhi division or in India. Dev Saroha, Metropolitan Magistrate, Patiala House Courts, …

"ICC Can't Comment On Personal Conduct Of Parties": Delhi High Court Shuns Moral Policing By Internal Committee In Cases Of Sexual Harassment At Workplace
4 years, 3 months ago

"ICC Can't Comment On Personal Conduct Of Parties": Delhi High Court Shuns Moral Policing By Internal Committee In Cases Of Sexual Harassment At Workplace

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court in a progressive judgment delivered on a writ petition by a female employee of Punjab National Bank has held that the jurisdiction of Internal Complaints Committee established under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, is limited to allegations of sexual harassment and whether a complaint is made out or not, to that effect. …

Delhi Govt to Form 5-member Panel to Look into Sexual Harassment Complaints at Workplaces
4 years, 8 months ago

Delhi Govt to Form 5-member Panel to Look into Sexual Harassment Complaints at Workplaces

News 18  

Delhi Women and Child Development Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Sunday directed to form a five-member committee to look into complaints of sexual harassment at workplaces in the national capital. The decision was taken after the minister chaired a review meeting on implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013. "Gautam directed the Department of Women and …

From Workplace To Cyber-Workspace: Practical Challenges Under Sexual Harassment Of Women At Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition And Redressal) Act,2013
4 years, 8 months ago

From Workplace To Cyber-Workspace: Practical Challenges Under Sexual Harassment Of Women At Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition And Redressal) Act,2013

Live Law  

INTRODUCTION Long bygone are the days when men used to be the solitary bread-earners of the family. The definition of the 'workplace' is a determining factor to understand the scope and extent of application of the Act to sexual harassment complaints by women who are harassed while "Working from Home". Further, in relation to the definition of "workplace", it was …

Functioning Of Local Committees Under The Sexual Harassment Of Women At Workplace Act
4 years, 8 months ago

Functioning Of Local Committees Under The Sexual Harassment Of Women At Workplace Act

Live Law  

Vishaka Guidelines The legal recourse on the issue of sexual harassment in India came only in the 1990s, though the country signed the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women on 30 July 1980 and ratified it on 9 July 1993. Banka, R : "Delhi High Court Sets Aside LCC's Order on Sexual Harassment Complaint," Hindustan …

SC Upholds The Constitutional Validity Of Rule Empowering RAW To Compulsorily Retire Officers [Read Judgment]
4 years, 11 months ago

SC Upholds The Constitutional Validity Of Rule Empowering RAW To Compulsorily Retire Officers [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday upheld the constitutional validity of Rule 135 of the RAW Rules, 1975, which gives power to the Central government to voluntary retire RAW Officers whose identity is exposed or compromised. "In Indian constitutional jurisprudence, a duly enacted law cannot be struck down on the mere ground of vagueness unless such vagueness …

Sexual Harassment At Workplace: SC Refuses Plea To Issue Directions To Protect Complainants/Witnesses From Retaliation/Victimization By Accused [Read Order]
5 years, 1 month ago

Sexual Harassment At Workplace: SC Refuses Plea To Issue Directions To Protect Complainants/Witnesses From Retaliation/Victimization By Accused [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has refused a plea to issue directions to protect complainants/witnesses/other persons in cases of complaints of sexual harassment from acts of retaliation/victimization by the accused persons or concerned organizations. The bench was considering a special leave petition against a Delhi High Court judgment in which the petitioner highlighted the issue that the Sexual Harassment of Women Act …

Bombay HC directs BARC to expeditiously look into harassment plaint of woman employee, deliver decision in three months
5 years, 7 months ago

Bombay HC directs BARC to expeditiously look into harassment plaint of woman employee, deliver decision in three months

Firstpost  

Bombay High Court has asked the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre to expeditiously look into complaint of sexual harassment made by a woman employee and place it before its internal complaints committee. Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has asked the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre to expeditiously look into complaint of sexual harassment made by a woman employee and place it before …

SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Implementation Of Vishakha Guidelines In Religious Institutions [Read Order]
5 years, 8 months ago

SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Implementation Of Vishakha Guidelines In Religious Institutions [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL which sought that the Vishakha guidelines on sexual harassment at workplaces be extended to religious institutions as well. "If the Vishakha Guidelines are extended to these religious institutions, it would assist a lot in reducing sexually related crimes against women at religious places by gurus or leaders of that particular institution", it …

20 questions for SC panel that cleared CJI of sexual harassment charges: Why the bias, rush to decide and secrecy?
5 years, 10 months ago

20 questions for SC panel that cleared CJI of sexual harassment charges: Why the bias, rush to decide and secrecy?

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court’s special in-house committee that investigated the sexual harassment accusations against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has given its verdict — it found “ no substance ” in the allegations and has exonerated him completely. According to Hindustan Times, “the three-member committee looked only into sexual harassment allegations and did not go into the merits of the …

Important To Follow Established Principles Governing Sexual Harassment Inquiries, Say Women Lawyers
5 years, 11 months ago

Important To Follow Established Principles Governing Sexual Harassment Inquiries, Say Women Lawyers

Live Law  

Since the events of 20th April, where the Chief Justice of India responded to sexual harassment allegations against himself by speaking from the Bench after instituting a suo moto writ petition, several developments have occurred at the Supreme Court, including the setting up of a three-member committee by Justice Bobde comprising of himself, Justice N. V. Since the events of …

#MeToo: Government commissions Home Minister led GoM to deal with sexual harassment at workplace
6 years, 5 months ago

#MeToo: Government commissions Home Minister led GoM to deal with sexual harassment at workplace

Op India  

After a torrent of sexual harassment cases came to the fore against eminent personalities, the Narendra Modi government has sprung into action constituting a Group of Minister under home minister Rajnath Singh’s supervision to bolster law and order framework to fight sexual harassment at workplace. The GoM will comprise of three other ministers as well- defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman, road …

#MeToo in India: MHA constitutes Rajnath Singh-led panel to look into sexual harassment at workplace
6 years, 5 months ago

#MeToo in India: MHA constitutes Rajnath Singh-led panel to look into sexual harassment at workplace

Firstpost  

The GoM will recommend action required for effective implementation of the existing provisions, as well as for strengthening the existing legal and institutional frameworks for addressing issues related to sexual harassment at workplace The Centre Wednesday constituted a Group of Ministers to examine the existing legal and institutional frameworks for dealing with matters of sexual harassment of women at the …

Group of ministers to see if laws against sexual harassment at workplace adequate
6 years, 5 months ago

Group of ministers to see if laws against sexual harassment at workplace adequate

Hindustan Times  

The National Democratic Alliance government is forming a group of ministers headed by home minister Rajnath Singh to look into legal provisions against sexual harassment at the workplace, and to suggest amendments to the law, if necessary, to remove any infirmities, people with direct knowledge of the development said. Electronic and Print media journalists stand to protest against the sexual …

Full text: Network of Women in Media pens letter to president and PM demanding MJ Akbar's resignation
6 years, 5 months ago

Full text: Network of Women in Media pens letter to president and PM demanding MJ Akbar's resignation

Firstpost  

Network of Women in Media, India wrote a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday demanding the resignation of MJ Akbar in the wake of multiple sexual harassment charges against the junior external affairs minister. *** Network of Women in Media, India wrote a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

Watch: Maneka Gandhi Shares 'Self Training' Video for Victims of Sexual Harassment on Twitter
6 years, 5 months ago

Watch: Maneka Gandhi Shares 'Self Training' Video for Victims of Sexual Harassment on Twitter

News 18  

With a wave of sexual harassment accusations sweeping the country in the past week, Union Woman and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Saturday posted a ‘self-training’ video on Twitter, to “help working women and men, as well as employers, understand the nuances of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Act ”. Gandhi had earlier condemned sexual harassment at …

Does Bollywood Have Legalities to Hold the ‘Nana Patekars’ Liable?
6 years, 6 months ago

Does Bollywood Have Legalities to Hold the ‘Nana Patekars’ Liable?

The Quint  

The disease of inequality has afflicted Indian society for ages, much like the rest of the world. The State is under obligation to remove, by enacting a law, any hurdle that prevents women from achieving equal status in the society. Until two decades ago, there was no effective framework of law for redressal of grievances related to sexual harassment of …

Explain delay in dealing with sexual harassment cases: Govt to Air India chief
6 years, 7 months ago

Explain delay in dealing with sexual harassment cases: Govt to Air India chief

Hindustan Times  

Not satisfied with the way Air India has handled complaints of sexual harassment lodged by some of its women staff against a senior executive, the Union women and child development ministry has called the national carrier’s chairman and managing director Pradeep Singh Kharola to its office on August 23 to explain the delay, according to two senior ministry officials who …

Sexual Harassment At Workplace: The Journey Of The Law
6 years, 9 months ago

Sexual Harassment At Workplace: The Journey Of The Law

Live Law  

The safety of the people shall be the highest law of the land. The law on sexual harassment has mushroomed and nurtured after the 1997 landmark decision of the Supreme Court in the Vishaka v State of Rajasthan. The content of this addition is similar to the definition of sexual harassment in the Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, 2013, which …

Vishaka Guidelines Need To Be Taken Seriously And Not Followed In A "Ritualistic Manner": Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 10 months ago

Vishaka Guidelines Need To Be Taken Seriously And Not Followed In A "Ritualistic Manner": Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asserted that the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in the case of Vishaka & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan need to be taken seriously and not followed in an empty "ritualistic manner".A Bench comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice A.K. Considering the submissions before it, the Division Bench opined that since …

Vishaka Guidelines Need To Be Taken Seriously And Not Followed In A "Ritualistic Manner": Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 10 months ago

Vishaka Guidelines Need To Be Taken Seriously And Not Followed In A "Ritualistic Manner": Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asserted that the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in the case of Vishaka & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan need to be taken seriously and not followed in an empty "ritualistic manner".A Bench comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice A.K. Considering the submissions before it, the Division Bench opined that since …

Advisories Issued To States, UTs, Corporates For Effective Implementation Of Sexual Harassment At Workplace Act: Centre Tells SC [Read Affidavit]
7 years, 1 month ago

Advisories Issued To States, UTs, Corporates For Effective Implementation Of Sexual Harassment At Workplace Act: Centre Tells SC [Read Affidavit]

Live Law  

The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that the government has requested leading business organisations Assocham, Ficci, Confederation of Indian Society, Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Nasscom to ensure effective implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2013.Appearing for the Ministry of Women and. The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that the government …

Advisories Issued To States, UTs, Corporates For Effective Implementation Of Sexual Harassment At Workplace Act: Centre Tells SC [Read Affidavit]
7 years, 1 month ago

Advisories Issued To States, UTs, Corporates For Effective Implementation Of Sexual Harassment At Workplace Act: Centre Tells SC [Read Affidavit]

Live Law  

The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that the government has requested leading business organisations Assocham, Ficci, Confederation of Indian Society, Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Nasscom to ensure effective implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2013.Appearing for the Ministry of Women and. The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that the government …

Making workplaces safer for women
7 years, 4 months ago

Making workplaces safer for women

The Hindu  

In India, we have a progressive law on sexual harassment of women at the workplace. The diverse workplace As senior management in a leading IT company, a few years ago, I went through a board-mandated workshop on gender intelligence called, ‘Men and women leading together’. A city-bred suave young professional may find sending a risqué joke or a lurid cartoon …

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace in India: Reflections on the Private Sector (Part II)
7 years, 6 months ago

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace in India: Reflections on the Private Sector (Part II)

Live Law  

This article is focused on implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 in the private sector. Three years since enforcement of the 2013 Act sexual harassment of women persists and continues to be one of the critical issues faced by the private sector. The 2013 Act mandates that the external member should be either from an …

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace in India: Reflections on the Private Sector (Part II)
7 years, 6 months ago

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace in India: Reflections on the Private Sector (Part II)

Live Law  

This article is focused on implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 in the private sector. Three years since enforcement of the 2013 Act sexual harassment of women persists and continues to be one of the critical issues faced by the private sector. The 2013 Act mandates that the external member should be either from an …

Sexual harassment onboard flights: Do airlines prioritise brand image over justice to crew, passengers?
7 years, 9 months ago

Sexual harassment onboard flights: Do airlines prioritise brand image over justice to crew, passengers?

Firstpost  

On 17 June, a man named Ramesh Chand on board an IndiGo flight travelling from Hyderabad to Delhi was caught masturbating. This isn’t the first time we’re hearing about sexual harassment on Indian planes: Back in 2006, Kerala public works minister PJ Joseph reportedly molested a woman on a Kingfisher flight. She worked as a flight attendant on Emirates for …

Vijay Nair sexual harassment case: Rising incidents against men emphasise need for gender-neutral laws in India
7 years, 10 months ago

Vijay Nair sexual harassment case: Rising incidents against men emphasise need for gender-neutral laws in India

Firstpost  

Sexual harassment incidents committed against men such as the Vijay Nair case are increasingly being reported and make one wonder whether we need gender neutral sexual harassment laws in India Last week, an article on Huffington Post described a bone-chilling account of cyberstalking faced by Vijay Nair, a Mumbai-based entrepreneur and founder of Only Much Louder. Sexual harassment incidents committed …

Sexual harassment at work: The limits of the law
7 years, 11 months ago

Sexual harassment at work: The limits of the law

The Hindu  

In September 1992, a woman named Bhanwari Devi was raped. In December 2013, Vishakha was superseded by the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, which kept the essence of the Guidelines and added more provisions. But the power of the police to investigate only flows from a complaint.” A quick guide to the sexual harassment law * Paving the …

Dopt Issues Fresh Guidelines Regarding Sexual Harassment Of Women At Workplace
8 years, 3 months ago

Dopt Issues Fresh Guidelines Regarding Sexual Harassment Of Women At Workplace

Live Law  

Department of Personnel and Training has issued fresh guidelines regarding Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace.In a review meeting on implementation of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, chaired by The Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, held in October, 2016, it was decided that DoPT would issue fresh. Department of Personnel and Training has issued …

Achieving Gender Equality, So Near And Yet So Far - Researching Implementation Of Law On Sexual Harassment At Workplace
8 years, 3 months ago

Achieving Gender Equality, So Near And Yet So Far - Researching Implementation Of Law On Sexual Harassment At Workplace

Live Law  

IntroductionIt is reported that reported complaints of sexual harassment at a prominent Central Government organisation headquartered in Delhi are not being seriously inquired into and complainants are being pressurised to withdraw their complaints. In this context, I argue that over years employer response to reported complaints of sexual harassment by employers in India has persistently been not compliant with the …

Achieving Gender Equality, So Near And Yet So Far - Researching Implementation Of Law On Sexual Harassment At Workplace
8 years, 3 months ago

Achieving Gender Equality, So Near And Yet So Far - Researching Implementation Of Law On Sexual Harassment At Workplace

Live Law  

IntroductionIt is reported that reported complaints of sexual harassment at a prominent Central Government organisation headquartered in Delhi are not being seriously inquired into and complainants are being pressurised to withdraw their complaints. In this context, I argue that over years employer response to reported complaints of sexual harassment by employers in India has persistently been not compliant with the …

Empowering women against sexual abuse at workplaces
8 years, 11 months ago

Empowering women against sexual abuse at workplaces

The Hindu  

It may not always be physical contact. Shwetha Luthra, advocate, Karnataka High Court and Consultant at Support against Sexual Harassment, Bangalore, emphasised that students and research fellows are protected against sexual harassment under Vishakha guidelines. Addressing the inaugural function of the two-day training initiative, Ms.Shwetha said that although The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, does not talk …

Handbook on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 released
9 years, 3 months ago

Handbook on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 released

Live Law  

The Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi released the ‘Handbook on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 in New Delhi today. It is the responsibility of every employer to ensure safety of women in a work environment and improve their participation and I am pleased to release this Handbook on Sexual Harassment of Women …

Sexual harassment victims allowed three months paid leave Government-IndiaTVNews
9 years, 8 months ago

Sexual harassment victims allowed three months paid leave Government-IndiaTVNews

India TV News  

New Delhi: A complainant in sexual harassment case will be allowed three months paid leave and she or the charged government employee can be transferred to other department during the inquiry, according to a fresh set of strict instructions by the Centre in such cases. The committees for checking sexual harassment at work place will have the powers to recommend …

8 legal provisions to check sexual harassment of women- India TV News
9 years, 8 months ago

8 legal provisions to check sexual harassment of women- India TV News

India TV News  

8 legal provisions to check sexual harassment of women We often advocate the need for more stringent laws against sexual harassment but how many of us are actually aware of the existing laws and provisions under IPC that can be used to punish those who even try to sexually harass a woman? IPC Section 354: A man committing any acts …

Providing info on sexual harassment panel to be made mandatory for private companies
9 years, 8 months ago

Providing info on sexual harassment panel to be made mandatory for private companies

Firstpost  

The Government has set off the process of making it mandatory for private companies to inform them about the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee New Delhi: The Government has set off the process of making it mandatory for private companies to inform them about the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee on sexual harassment in their annual disclosures made under the …

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