Survey on Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act, India
December 2013 saw the birth of the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act or ASH as it has come to be known in corporate parlance. With the government now recognising harassment of employees in the workplace as a crime, every organisation began to focus on calibrating their internal processes for channelizing any reported incidents. Every organisation with more than 10 employees has to form an Internal...
Unravelling the Intricacies of the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act
In recent years, managing a globally diverse workforce has transformed organizational dynamics to a great extent. One of the key focus areas for Indian companies is keeping the workplace secure for its employees, especially women. A safe workplace is every employee’s legal right, and organizations are mandated to give this security.
As a leader of your organization, I am sure you believe in...
Anti Sexual Harassment-Quid pro quo Case Study
Anu* works in an IT organization as a module lead and is a diligent and happy employee. Her manager Arun* and she had been going steady for seven months and both have been professional enough not to let this relationship affect their work requirements.
A month back, however, Anu realized that Arun may not be the right person for her. She politely but firmly expressed this to Arun and ended...