SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE: THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013”:- A Review

Authors

  • Balhera A Asst Professor , Dept of Laws B.P.S. Women University Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana

Keywords:

women, sexual harassment

Abstract

Sexual harassment in any form is one of the most common crimes against women in all socites and is also seen as unconstitutional infringing on the fundamental right of women in Democratic Countries .Sometimes women raise their voices against such in-justice but it is buried with time. There is need for preventing such in justice and appropriately dealing with such cases. The sexual Harassment at workplace Act, 2013 was brought in to law books to save the dignity of womens effectivelly. The act explains and brodens the definition of sexual harassment and how workplace need to be proactive about ensuring safety of women, the paper is an attempt to explain tardily the periphery of the Act and how organizations are bound to act upon in protecting and preserving the dignity of a women.

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Nishith Desai Associates, Veena Gopalakrishnan, Ajay Singh Solanki and Vikram Shroff, India’s new labour law - prevention of sexual harassment at the workplace, Lexology, 30 April 2013 available at https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=cb74f2ac-f7c5-44f8-b607-aea2f735cef4 Last visited on Feb 12, 2016

Available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_Harassment_of_Women_at_Workplace_

(Prevention,_Prohibition_and_Redressal)_Act,_2013,

Available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_Harassment_of_Women_at_Workplace_

(Prevention,_Prohibition_and_Redressal)_Act,_2013, Last visited on Jun. 12, 2016

Available at http://www.quiztalk.in/sexual-harassment-at-workplace-10-things-a-hr-manager-must-know-about-vishaka-guidelines

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Published

2018-03-30

How to Cite

Balhera, A. (2018). SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE: THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013”:- A Review. Universal Research Reports, 5(1), 51–56. Retrieved from https://urr.shodhsagar.com/index.php/j/article/view/482

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Original Research Article