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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 work places, both in public and private in organised 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 wageworker or in 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 enquire into the complaints of sexual harassment. They will also recommend action to the employer or District Officer.The Complaint Committees will have complete the enquiry within 90 days while 60 days will be given to the employer or District Officer for implementation of the recommendations of the Committee. Since there is a possibility that during the pendency of the enquiry the woman may be subject to threat and aggression, the victim will be given the option to seek interim relief. The Bill provides for safeguards in case of false or malicious complaint of sexual harassment.
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From India, Thiruvananthapuram
102Union 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 work places, both in public and private in organised 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 wageworker or in 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 enquire into the complaints of sexual harassment. They will also recommend action to the employer or District Officer.The Complaint Committees will have complete the enquiry within 90 days while 60 days will be given to the employer or District Officer for implementation of the recommendations of the Committee. Since there is a possibility that during the pendency of the enquiry the woman may be subject to threat and aggression, the victim will be given the option to seek interim relief. The Bill provides for safeguards in case of false or malicious complaint of sexual harassment.
Thank you...
From India, Thiruvananthapuram
Dear All,
My company is in the business of providing the corporate training and we specialize in providing trainings on "Sexual Harassment at work place" we also undertake consultancy in setting up the internal processes and complaints committee.
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Ravi Banka
9321337650
From India, Pune
My company is in the business of providing the corporate training and we specialize in providing trainings on "Sexual Harassment at work place" we also undertake consultancy in setting up the internal processes and complaints committee.
Thanks and regards
Ravi Banka
9321337650
From India, Pune
Appreciate the efforts of the Govt to stop this menance...BUT this law doesnt mention clearly how to stop a women employee who would scream "sexual harrassment" while being a non-performer in proffessional 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 harrasment" term attached to it....Yes agreed that normally its women who are at the receiving end, but what happens to those males who sometimes find themselves at the receiving end???......It doesnt clarify on how wud this law be unbaised against gentlemen because unsculptrous human beings exist in both the genders irrespective wether male or female...........rgrds
From India, Mumbai
From India, Mumbai
dear ravi banaka , you must be conducting wrokshops on 'Prevention of Sexual Harassment at workplace'? .......
From India, Bangalore
From India, Bangalore
There are exceptions for every rule and as you know, every rule can be manipulated by those who choose to do so. So lets not dwell on those rarities. I just wonder, when the harassment is actulally taking place, there are no witnesses (usually). Its just the vitim and the victimiser. How does one prove it? Usually this takes place when the male (assuming this is the normal way of sexual harassing - male harasses, victim is woman....... kindly lets not make it a gender issue) is in a senior position and the woman is junior.
So its more like one employee's word against another. This is not a hypothetical question. Its 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, jeering by colleagues.
From India, Visakhapatnam
So its more like one employee's word against another. This is not a hypothetical question. Its 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, jeering by colleagues.
From India, Visakhapatnam
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 offences 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 unscruplous benefit of this, and there has to be guidelines to tackle the same.
P.S. - Justice is not actually justice, but a compensation of the crime commited.
Regards,
Rahul Chhabra
From India, Delhi
I have observed closely such acts, christened as "Sexual Harassment"; and concluded that most of the allegations made by affected parties are fake. No offences 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 unscruplous benefit of this, and there has to be guidelines to tackle the same.
P.S. - Justice is not actually justice, but a compensation of the crime commited.
Regards,
Rahul Chhabra
From India, Delhi
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, lets not come to a conclusion as to how it happened and be to be a little optimistic and appreciate the fact that the govt. is now taking these issues much more seriously and come up with this bill.
Regards
Dipil James
(dipil38@gmail.com)
From India, Bangalore
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, lets not come to a conclusion as to how it happened and be to be a little optimistic and appreciate the fact that the govt. is now taking these issues much more seriously and come up with this bill.
Regards
Dipil James
(dipil38@gmail.com)
From India, Bangalore
Though the bill passed by union cabinet will be of a great help to everyone working in one kind of profession or the other yet there is a lucana in this bill too. It doesn't take into consideration "Domestic Help" for the purpose of providing some relief from the harrassment done by his owner. They are considered the severe victims of the sexual harrassment then why they are ignored under this bill. Aren't they part of our society? This bill doesn't include each and every section of the society.
Regards
Swati
From India, New Delhi
Regards
Swati
From India, New Delhi
Its nice that Sexual Harassment at Workplaces Bill has been passed by cabinet, but it is inefficiency of the cabinet why they have taken so much time to passed it? because i was one of the person who supported this bill through NGO in 2003.
From India, Nasik
From India, Nasik
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