SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORK PLACE

(Prevention,Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
(This Act was enacted to ensure safe working spaces for women and respect women's right to equality of status and opportunity)

A safe workplace is a woman's legal right

SEXUAL HARASSMENT INCLUDE:
  • Physical contact or advances
  • A demand or request for sexual favours
  • Making sexual coloured remarks
  • Showing pornography
  • Any other unwelcome physical verbal or non verbal conduct of a sexual nature
PENAL CONSEQUENCES
  • Fine of up to RS. 1,00,000 or imprisonment for up to 3 yrs or both
  • Disciplinary action including a written apology, reprimand warning, censure
  • Paying for Financial damages to the complainant
  • Withholding promotion / Payrise / increment Counselling

    • WOMEN HELPLINE NUMBERS
    WOMEN HELPLINE 181
    EMERGENCY RESPONSE SUPPORT SYSTEM 112
    INTERNAL COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE
    CHAIR PERSON Dr. R. AMSAVENI 9486160626
    INTERNAL MEMBER Dr. R. LAKSHMI SREE 9488027314
    INTERNAL MEMBER

    Dr. R. BHAVANI

    		9443115855
    EXTERNAL MEMBER Mrs. J. MARE ANNA DAYAVADY
    B.Sc., LLN, PGDR.,
    Advocate and Rotary Public Member- - CLCC