{"id":1870,"date":"2021-09-21T06:13:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T06:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2021-09-22T06:20:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T06:20:39","slug":"sexual-harassment-of-women-at-workplace-prevention-prohibition-and-redressal-act-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/sexual-harassment-of-women-at-workplace-prevention-prohibition-and-redressal-act-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sexual-Harassment-of-Women-at-Workplace-Prevention-Prohibition-and-Redressal-Act-2013.jpeg\" alt=\"Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sexual-Harassment-of-Women-at-Workplace-Prevention-Prohibition-and-Redressal-Act-2013.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sexual-Harassment-of-Women-at-Workplace-Prevention-Prohibition-and-Redressal-Act-2013-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sexual-Harassment-of-Women-at-Workplace-Prevention-Prohibition-and-Redressal-Act-2013-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sexual-Harassment-of-Women-at-Workplace-Prevention-Prohibition-and-Redressal-Act-2013-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sexual-Harassment-of-Women-at-Workplace-Prevention-Prohibition-and-Redressal-Act-2013-230x230.jpeg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/h2>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/sexual-harassment-of-women-at-workplace-prevention-prohibition-and-redressal-act-2013\/#What_is_Sexual_Harassment\" >What is Sexual Harassment?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/sexual-harassment-of-women-at-workplace-prevention-prohibition-and-redressal-act-2013\/#Constitution_of_Internal_Complaints_Committee\" >Constitution of Internal Complaints Committee:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Sexual_Harassment\"><\/span><u>What is Sexual Harassment?<\/u><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As an individual, we all knew the meaning of sexual harassment but according to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 the sexual harassment includes any one or more of the following unwelcoming acts or behaviours (whether direct or indirect) namely:-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>physical contact and advances; or<\/li>\n<li>a demand or request made for sexual favours; or<\/li>\n<li>making sexually coloured remarks; or<\/li>\n<li>showing pornography; or<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>any other unwelcoming physical, verbal\/non-verbal conduct of sexual nature.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Applicability of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Act applies to every organization and extended to the whole of India. The act mandates every organization to prescribe their sexual harassment policies, procedures, rule, and regulation for its employees.\u00a0 (Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/why-should-you-choose-an-accountant-for-your-business-creation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why Should You Choose An Accountant For Your Business Creation?)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Constitution_of_Internal_Complaints_Committee\"><\/span><u>Constitution of Internal Complaints Committee:<\/u><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Every employer of a workplace will constitute a committee and that committee will be known as Internal Complaints Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The Internal Complaints Committee shall consist of the following members and they shall be nominated by the employer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Presiding Officer: Presiding officer will be a woman and should be employed at the senior level in an organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What if an organization doesn\u2019t have senior-level women employees<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>Then in this scenario, the Presiding officer will be a woman employed at the senior level in other offices or administrative units of the workplace.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Not less than two members from employees who have experience in social work or have legal knowledge regarding the same.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>One member from the non-government organization or association which work for women safety and their development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>At least One-Half of the members so nominated for the Internal Complaints Committee shall be women.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Penalty for Non-Compliance:<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the employers of the organization fail to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Constitute an Internal Complaints Committee:<\/li>\n<li>Contravention of any other provision of this Act<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Then the employer shall be punishable with the fine which can be extended to Rs. 50,000<\/p>\n<p>Now, the question arises what if the employer who has already been convicted of an offence under the act subsequently commits and is convicted of the same offence, then the employer shall be liable to-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>twice the punishment, which been imposed on a first conviction provided for the same offence;<\/li>\n<li>Cancellation of the licenseor withdrawal, or non-renewal, or approval, or cancellation of the registration, required for carrying on his business or activity by the Government or local authority.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This content is meant for information only and should not be considered as an advice or legal opinion, or otherwise. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>AKGVG &amp; Associates<\/strong><\/a> does not intend to advertise its services through this.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by:<\/p>\n<p>CS Neetu Saini<\/p>\n<p>AKGVG &amp; Associates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Sexual Harassment? As an individual, we all knew the meaning of sexual harassment but according to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 the sexual harassment includes any one or more of the following unwelcoming acts or behaviours (whether direct or indirect) namely:- physical contact and advances;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[338,29,69,163,390,162],"class_list":["post-1870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gst-services","tag-bill-gst","tag-gst","tag-gst-act","tag-gst-audit-company","tag-gst-consultant-in-delhi","tag-gst-consultants-in-india"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1870"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1872,"href":"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1870\/revisions\/1872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}