Anti-Sexual Harassment Act Tag

In the changing landscape of today’s workplaces, a thriving company culture often includes camaraderie and humour. However, there’s a fine line between harmless fun and actions that can cause significant harm. Prank culture, particularly when it crosses into the realm of harassment, needs to be addressed seriously as per the guidelines set by the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace...

Rupa, an HR Manager, was winding up her work for the day, when she received an unexpected call from the Head-HR, Arka.  Arka asked Rupa to accompany him to a branch office the next day, as part of the Internal Complaints Committee (IC), as an allegation of sexual harassment against the Branch Head required an IC member unfamiliar with both parties. Arka instructed Rupa to maintain strict...

While climbing down the stairs at the office, a kind co-worker slapped a bug off my behind. He showed me the dead bug, and I profusely thanked him. Over the next couple of months, I stumbled upon stories of three other colleagues who had experienced an ‘altruistic’ co-worker crush a bug either off their shoulder, back or behind. Like me, they had felt indebted to him for his timely help. On...

As the workplace becomes more and more diverse, there are several pros as well as some cons that arise. The unconscious biases start manifesting themselves in a bigger way when different people come together in teams. One of the ways in which such a bias shows up is sexual harassment because of preconceived gender notions. Companies have identified this as a big concern area but most of them...

Sexual harassment remains a major concern in India as  only 45 per cent organisations admitting that the  law in this regard made their workplace safer. A recent survey revealed that though the Act had increased awareness levels, the number of cases being reported had not seen an upsurge. KelpHRin collaboration with National HRD Network, recently released the first-of-its kind Industry Report...

Are you aware of the fact that gender bias starts even before a child is born? How many of you have wanted to ask or have asked someone who’s due for delivery, “Do you want a girl or a boy?’’ or “Will you be happy if it’s a girl or a boy?” Urban parents tend to have biases based on centuries-old religious...