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Question:
Under sexual harassment at workplace act, 2013 if the complaint is proved to be true then which one's is possible
Response:
Company fires/demotes the male employee
All the punishment to the accused will be decided by Courts
The accused be asked to pay you compensation amount to the victim
sexual harassment at workplace with working women
breaches fundamental rights of a woman to equality under article 14 and 15 of our constitution
breaches fundamental rights of a woman to live dignity
Can monetary reconciliation as a solution be worked out by the internal sexual harassment committee of victim's company as per sexual harassment at workplace act, 2013?
Yes
No
What is the maximum duration within which the victim would need to file complaint of sexual harassment from the date of last incident
12 months
If proved reasonable the committee can increase the time limit of filing of complaint
9 months
3 months
6 months
As per sexual harassment at workplace act, 2013 what is mandatory for your organization
Display at any conspicuous place in the workplace, the penal consequences of sexual harassments
Constitute a committee to handle sexual harassment complaints immediately after passage of this bill
Treat sexual harassment as a misconduct under the service rules and initiate action for such misconduct
Allow the victim woman employee to go on paid leave till 6 months
Provide assistance to the woman if she so chooses to file a complaint in relation to the offence under the Indian Penal Code or any other law for the time being in force.
Provide a safe working environment at the workplace which shall include safety from the persons coming into contact at the workplace
Constitute a ccommittee to handle sexual harassment complaints immediately after any complaint is received
Select the punishments your employer will be eligible in case of non-conformance as per sexual harassment at workplace act, 2013
10 year jail for the senior most person in your company
Cancellation of business license or closure of company
Monetary fine
After you've complained to company, as a victim what temporary relief can you ask for
Avail leave for 3 months(apart from other leaves you've)
Your own transfer to another department/place
Transfer of the accused to another department/place
Request for any other relief as it deems fit for you
Choose the right ways to make sexual harassment complaints
Register complaint online at National Commission for Women at http://ncw.nic.in/onlineComplaints/frmHome.aspx
To your company
Complain to local Police
Which type of organizations are not covered by sexual harassment at workplace act, 2013?
Organizations whose size is less than 10
None of above
Unregistered organizations
Government bodies
Hospitals
Which are the right ways to file sexual harassment complaint in your company as a victim
By email to more than 1 senior persons with BCC to your close friends(colleagues)
Remember emails can land in spam folder, or denied delivery in case the email server is down or the receiver's email account is locked out. So send complaint email to more than one senior authorities
By complaint by telephone
By Speedpost to at least two senior members
Which one these will result in violation of your fundamental rights as Indian citizen as per our constitution
Non payment of salary after delivery and during maternity period
Your dismissal after you inform office of your pregnancy
Made to work at night alone in unsafe environment
Sexual comments by male colleauges
Choose the right options about committee formed in your company to handle sexual harassment at workplace complaints
At least one neutral member from NGO's should be there who have some experience in handling such cases.
All members can be male
The size of committee should be at least 4 and 50% of them should be female
None should be male
The presiding member of the committee should be female
At least one member should be female
Which ones of these circumstances will be covered under sexual harassment at workplace Act, 2013 if done with your sexual harassment?
interference with your work or creating an intimidating or offensive or hostile work environment for you
implied or explicit threat of detrimental treatment in your employement
implied or explicit threat about your present or future employment status
Implied or explicit promise of preferential treatment in employment
Humiliating treatment likely to affect your health or safety
Before sexual harassment at workplace, 2013 act was passed, what legal protection working women had in India?
No it wasn't crime at all.
The Vishaka Guidelines framed by Supreme Court in 1997