Vishaka Judgement - Sexual Harassment India Policy

rajnitripathi
Hi,
Please share if someone has a copy of the Vishaka Judgement which is the basis of Sexual Harassment Policy of India.
Also, I would like to know how do you define 'Workplace'. If a team has gone for an outing and some incident occur, will the employer be liable in such cases?
Regards,
Rajni
shubharao
Rajni,
You are right. The Vishaka Judgment is the basis for guidelines on prevention and redressal of sexual harassment at workplace in India.
In addition to the traditional definition of workplace which would mean the business premise, occasions such as team outing, travel and accommodation on work related matters etc, constitute what is called 'the extended workplace' . Hence the employer would be responsible for investigating into incidents of sexual harassment that occur in such places, if both the parties involved are employees of his company.
milanjanuary
Dear Rajani
In my office we do have a vishakha committe which ensures the protection of all working women.
VISHAKHA COMMITTEE (Protection of working women)
Articles 14, 15, 16, 19 and 21 ensures fundamental rights of protection of working women.
In pursuance of the provisions referred above, the Honorable Supreme Court has issued guidelines to ensure protection of working women against sexual harassment. It has made mandatory for the employers to constitute a committee to protect working women against sexual harassment.
Regards
Mitali
priyatham.kl
Dear Rajani
Please visit below link for Vishaka case..
http://www.mondaq.com/india/x/238076...+The+Workplace
Regards
Priyatham KL
Dr. Jogeshwar mahanta
Has sexual harassment dropped/stopped? Or how much more time will take for so?
Dr. Jogeshwar mahanta
There is consistent upward reporting of the phenomena which are intended to arrest after every feminist law. Here are some.
1304BIPC ( dowry death)
2.498IPC (dowry harassment)
3.376IPC(Rape)
4.Sexual harassment in work place
5.DV Act,2005
6.PITA,1986
What else?
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