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Union Cabinet clearance Sexual Harassment at Workplaces Bill
The Cabinet has cleared the introduction of the much-awaited Bill in Parliament aimed at protecting women against Sexual Harassment at Workplaces. The Bill seeks to ensure a safe environment for women at workplaces, both in public and private in organized as well as unorganized sectors. Employers who fail to comply with the provisions of the proposed Bill will be punishable with a fine which may extend to 50,000 rupees.
The Bill provides protection not only to women who are employed but also to any woman who enters the workplace as a client, customer, apprentice, and daily wage worker or in an ad-hoc capacity. Students, research scholars in colleges and university, and patients in hospitals have also been covered. It also provides for an effective complaints and redressal mechanism. Under the proposed Bill, every employer is required to constitute an Internal Complaints Committee which will inquire into the complaints of sexual harassment. They will also recommend action to the employer or District Officer. The Complaint Committees will have to complete the inquiry within 90 days while 60 days will be given to the employer or District Officer for the implementation of the recommendations of the Committee. Since there is a possibility that during the pendency of the inquiry the woman may be subject to threats and aggression, the victim will be given the option to seek interim relief. The Bill provides safeguards in the case of false or malicious complaints of sexual harassment.
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From India, Thiruvananthapuram
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103Union Cabinet clearance Sexual Harassment at Workplaces Bill
The Cabinet has cleared the introduction of the much-awaited Bill in Parliament aimed at protecting women against Sexual Harassment at Workplaces. The Bill seeks to ensure a safe environment for women at workplaces, both in public and private in organized as well as unorganized sectors. Employers who fail to comply with the provisions of the proposed Bill will be punishable with a fine which may extend to 50,000 rupees.
The Bill provides protection not only to women who are employed but also to any woman who enters the workplace as a client, customer, apprentice, and daily wage worker or in an ad-hoc capacity. Students, research scholars in colleges and university, and patients in hospitals have also been covered. It also provides for an effective complaints and redressal mechanism. Under the proposed Bill, every employer is required to constitute an Internal Complaints Committee which will inquire into the complaints of sexual harassment. They will also recommend action to the employer or District Officer. The Complaint Committees will have to complete the inquiry within 90 days while 60 days will be given to the employer or District Officer for the implementation of the recommendations of the Committee. Since there is a possibility that during the pendency of the inquiry the woman may be subject to threats and aggression, the victim will be given the option to seek interim relief. The Bill provides safeguards in the case of false or malicious complaints of sexual harassment.
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From India, Thiruvananthapuram
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Dear All,
My company is in the business of providing corporate training, and we specialize in offering training on "Sexual Harassment in the workplace." We also provide consultancy services for setting up internal processes and complaints committees.
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Ravi Banka
9321337650
From India, Pune
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My company is in the business of providing corporate training, and we specialize in offering training on "Sexual Harassment in the workplace." We also provide consultancy services for setting up internal processes and complaints committees.
Thanks and regards,
Ravi Banka
9321337650
From India, Pune
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Appreciate the efforts of the Govt to stop this menace... BUT this law doesn't mention clearly how to stop a female employee who would scream "sexual harassment" while being a non-performer in professional life and rather would use the term and gender to any lengths to get personal gains. Every time an increment or promotion or performance matrix runs, there would be "sexual harassment" term attached to it. Yes, agreed that normally it's women who are at the receiving end, but what happens to those males who sometimes find themselves at the receiving end? It doesn't clarify how this law would be unbiased against gentlemen because unscrupulous human beings exist in both genders irrespective of whether male or female.
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From India, Mumbai
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From India, Mumbai
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dear ravi banaka , you must be conducting wrokshops on 'Prevention of Sexual Harassment at workplace'? .......
From India, Bangalore
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There are exceptions for every rule, and as you know, every rule can be manipulated by those who choose to do so. So let's not dwell on those rarities. I just wonder, when the harassment is actually taking place, there are no witnesses (usually). It's just the victim and the victimizer. How does one prove it? Usually, this takes place when the male (assuming this is the normal way of sexual harassment - male harasses, victim is a woman... kindly let's not make it a gender issue) is in a senior position, and the woman is junior.
So it's more like one employee's word against another. This is not a hypothetical question. It's a fact faced by quite a few women. All of them choose to keep quiet because of the power games involved, lack of proper rules, lack of witnesses, lack of support, and jeering by colleagues.
From India, Visakhapatnam
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So it's more like one employee's word against another. This is not a hypothetical question. It's a fact faced by quite a few women. All of them choose to keep quiet because of the power games involved, lack of proper rules, lack of witnesses, lack of support, and jeering by colleagues.
From India, Visakhapatnam
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Laws are just the guidelines for justice and equality!!
I have observed closely such acts, christened as "Sexual Harassment"; and concluded that most of the allegations made by affected parties are fake. No offense to anyone!!
In one of such cases, a senior lady in the management alleged another senior member of Harassment!! After investigation, it was concluded that there was no harassment and the allegations are fake. The pretentious victim confessed the same and mentioned her personal grudge, a reason for the same.
All I want to highlight is many employees would take unscrupulous benefit of this, and there have to be guidelines to tackle the same.
P.S. - Justice is not actually justice, but a compensation for the crime committed.
Regards, Rahul Chhabra
From India, Delhi
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I have observed closely such acts, christened as "Sexual Harassment"; and concluded that most of the allegations made by affected parties are fake. No offense to anyone!!
In one of such cases, a senior lady in the management alleged another senior member of Harassment!! After investigation, it was concluded that there was no harassment and the allegations are fake. The pretentious victim confessed the same and mentioned her personal grudge, a reason for the same.
All I want to highlight is many employees would take unscrupulous benefit of this, and there have to be guidelines to tackle the same.
P.S. - Justice is not actually justice, but a compensation for the crime committed.
Regards, Rahul Chhabra
From India, Delhi
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Dear all,
I am Dipil James, a B.B.A student and am new to citeHR. I just came across the discussion above and would like to comment. People alleging about sexual harassment in an organization could have happened or could be a result of personal grudge. It's up to the investigators to decide that; let's not come to a conclusion as to how it happened and be a little optimistic and appreciate the fact that the government is now taking these issues much more seriously and coming up with this bill.
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Dipil James
dipil38@gmail.com
From India, Bangalore
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I am Dipil James, a B.B.A student and am new to citeHR. I just came across the discussion above and would like to comment. People alleging about sexual harassment in an organization could have happened or could be a result of personal grudge. It's up to the investigators to decide that; let's not come to a conclusion as to how it happened and be a little optimistic and appreciate the fact that the government is now taking these issues much more seriously and coming up with this bill.
Regards,
Dipil James
dipil38@gmail.com
From India, Bangalore
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Though the bill passed by the union cabinet will be of great help to everyone working in one kind of profession or another, there is a lacuna in this bill too. It doesn't take into consideration "Domestic Help" for the purpose of providing relief from the harassment done by their owners. They are considered severe victims of sexual harassment, so why are they ignored under this bill? Aren't they part of our society? This bill doesn't include every section of society.
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Swati
From India, New Delhi
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Swati
From India, New Delhi
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It's nice that the Sexual Harassment at Workplaces Bill has been passed by the cabinet, but it is inefficient of the cabinet why they have taken so much time to pass it? Because I was one of the persons who supported this bill through an NGO in 2003.
From India, Nasik
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From India, Nasik
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