Is your company compliant with Sexual Harassment laws?
In the wake of increasing instances of sexual offenses at women through the globe, employers have a greater role to play and responsibility to provide a safe and secure workplace for women employees. With employees spending a greater part of their day at work, it is imperative that women employees are provided with a safe and secure work environment in order to achieve women empowerment. In India, the enactment of a special statute in 2013 provides for a mechanism for prevention of sexual offenses against women at workplace. However, the legal position prior to 1997 was quite different wherein a person facing sexual harassment at workplace had to lodge a complaint under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code 1860...