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Sexual harassment can happen to you in these workplaces: Government based organizations: Any establishment, such as offices, branches, undertakings, etc.that is owned, controlled, established or financed wholly or substantially by the government, local authority or a cooperative society.  Private sector based organizations: Any private establishment, such as non-governmental organizations, ventures, societies, trusts, etc., carrying onRead more

If you are a working woman in any capacity as given under, you will be protected from being subjected to sexual harassment at the workplace no matter the terms or conditions of employment, where they are employed or if they are simply visiting a place of work1. Section 2(a), Sexual Harassment of Women at WorkplaceRead more

You also have an option to file a criminal complaint if you are being sexually harassed at work. A Criminal Complaint, if proved, will put your harasser in jail. Criminal law in India makes the following acts illegal, allowing you to approach the police by filing an FIR or making a private complaint to theRead more

Any woman (student, teaching, non-teaching staff) of any age at a University campus can file a complaint of sexual harassment. Apart from workplaces, Universities also must work to prevent sexual harassment. Colleges are required by law to have 1: Align their sexual harassment rules to the Indian law on sexual harassmentTreat claims of sexual harassmentRead more

If you belong to an unorganised sector or a small establishment that does not have an Internal Complaints Committee, you can approach the Local Complaints Committee that has been set up by the District Officer. The Local Committee accepts complaints from1: Women working in an organisation having less than 10 employeesDomestic workersWhen the complaint is againstRead more

Under the law, an employer has to take certain steps to create a safe work environment for women. Women in the workplace should feel safe from sexual harassment from co-workers as well as others who might just be visiting the workplace. It’s important for employers to display the sexual harassment policy of the company whereRead more

False complaints made on purpose or fake documents given to the committee are taken very seriously. If a victim or someone acting for them does either of these things, they could be punished based on the service rules of the workplace. If there are no service rules, the action taken against them can be decidedRead more

The law does not have a single punishment for all cases of Sexual Harassment at the workplace. Instead, the Committee investigating will recommend that the victim‘s employer act according to the service rules of their workplace, if it has them1. If you have an employee handbook, please refer to that to see how your employerRead more

The amount of money that victims will receive as compensation is based on the following things1: Mental trauma and distress caused to the victim Lost job opportunities because of the sexual harassment Medical treatment (physical or psychiatric) that the victim needs The victim’s income and general financial status. The Committee can decide whether this moneyRead more

If you do not want to take care of your sexual harassment claim through a formal complaint with the Internal Committee, then you can ask the Committee to help settle the matter through Conciliation1. Conciliation is a mutual agreement between the victim and the accused person to settle the problem between themselves, peacefully. Only theRead more

Both the victim and the accused have the right to appeal the decision of the Internal or Local Committee. They should appeal within 90 days of the decision of the Committee1. For example, cases could be appealed when the Committee decides that: There has been no sexual harassment2 The offender should be let off orRead more

The law takes into account that you may not be able to make a complaint of sexual harassment due to certain physical or mental issues. To facilitate justice, the law allows others to complain on your behalf. If you are unable to file a complaint by yourself because of a physical issue, a complaint canRead more

As a victim, you have a right to keep your complaint and the things that happen after it private. The law guarantees that the following information is private1: Your identity and address The identity and address of the person you accused, as well as the witnesses Information about the conciliation (see what this means inRead more

The law punishes different kinds of crimes if obscene material is shared or you face sexual harassment online: Publishes or distributes obscene material online If someone publishes or distributes obscene material online, it is considered a crime. For example, if someone publishes pictures of a naked woman. This is punishable1 with jail time of upRead more

For Violation of Contract If there has been an instance of violation of your work contract, your only remedy is to go to court or arbitration. If your office has a trade union, you can approach them. For Grievance Against Employer If there is a grievance between you and your employer, usually the method ofRead more

Victims of sexual harassment are entitled to specific kinds of remedies that can safeguard their work environment, and make it more comfortable for them to continue working. If you are a victim of sexual harassment you can write to the Complaints Committee to ask them to make your place of work safer by1: Stopping theRead more

Generally, you must file a complaint within three months of the incident of sexual harassment that you have faced. The exact date of the deadline depends on the number of sexual harassment incidents you have faced. Also, if there has been a delay in filing a complaint, in some cases, your complaint might be acceptedRead more

According to law, several acts can be considered as sexual harassment. Most of these acts include a discernible sexual element. For example, Seema’s boss asks her to have sex with her, or touches her in a way that makes her feel uncomfortable. Some of these acts are listed below. 1: Touching or any other formRead more

If someone says you have sexually harassed them, you should take it seriously. If you don’t come three times in a row to hearings your employer has set up, you may not get to speak before a decision is made1. Only women are protected from being sexually harassed at their place of work2, but sexualRead more