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Compliance under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act

COMPLIANCE UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION & REDRESSAL) ACT

As per Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, hereinafter referred to as POSH Act or Act, provides ‘Constitution of Internal Complaints Committee’. The Act provides that every employer of a workplace shall, by order in writing, constitute a Committee to be known as ‘Internal Complaint Committee’ (hereinafter referred to as ICC). Provided that where the offices or administrative units of the workplace are located at different places or divisional or sub-divisional level, the ICC shall be constituted at all administrative units or offices.       

 

Penalty for non-compliance of the Act:

The employer will be liable for punishment with the fine upto Rs. 50,000/- if

   (a)     They have not constituted an ICC or have failed to act upon the                        recommendation of the ICC or

    (b)         Has failed to make disclosure in or file its Annual Report or;

   (c)      Has contravened or attempted to contravene or abets contravention of      other provisions of the Act or any rules made under the Act.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

R. K. Bhandari                                                               Prabal Bhandari

Advocate                                                                                    Advocate

+9198141-14883                                                               +9198149-14883

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