The members of the Internal Complaints Committee should be empowered to take independent action without any pressure from the management.
This historic Vishaka judgement brought the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace into the mainstream discourse says Kanika Dutta.
Neha Bagaria, founder and CEO, JobsForHer tells you how to handle the situation.
A scientist working at a government research institute funded by the University Grants Commission shares his experience.
'The focus is on to cultivate a culture of respect.'
India's still male-dominated corporate environment wittingly and unwittingly contrives to put women employees on the back foot.
Did you know that employers have to pay equal remuneration to its male and female employees who are carrying out the same or similar work?
The Supreme Court of India directed the government to establish a legal framework to protect domestic workers and address their exploitation.
Micromanagers feel the need to be involved in every decision, hence they will avoid delegating tasks and spend a lot of time focusing on minor details rather than the bigger picture, says Sonica Aron, founder of the HR consultancy firm, Marching Sheep.
'The abuse got so ugly and toxic that I became depressed and had to seek therapy.'
Night patrolling on hospital premises and regulating access for people to key areas are among the measures the Centre has asked states to implement to ensure the safety of medics at workplaces, following Supreme Court orders in the rape-murder case of a junior doctor in Kolkata.
Nothing is going to change in a hurry unless attitudes change and punishments are speedy and fair, notes Ramesh Menon.
Delhi-based Shubham Chakraborty, 32, a management graduate from XLRI, Jamshedpur, tells us how he fought anxiety and stress due to poor workplace management.
Did you know that bullies are attracted to people who cannot say no?
'Binary fission will happen -- startups will lead to more startups.'
'In India, managers and the leadership almost glorify overworking.'
Women can now look forward to a secure workplace with the government on Thursday proposing to bring in the long-pending sexual harassment Bill under which an employer would be liable to pay a fine of Rs 50,000 on failing to comply with its provisions.A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, approved the introduction of the Protection of Women against Sexual Harassment at Workplace Bill, 2010, in the winter session of Parliament.
A new study has revealed that workplace bullying is more harmful than sexual harassment for employees.
The matter is also being inquired by ScoopWhoop's Internal Complaints Committee.
Take charge and use these laws wisely.
'Don't get stressed if you are not able to do your work.' 'If you feel you do not have the skill or capacity to do some work, accept it.'
"A workplace has been defined as any department, organisation, undertaking and establishment or branch which is established, owned or controlled, financed by funds provided directly or indirectly by the appropriate government or the local authority or a corporation or a cooperative society," Minister Renuka Chowdhury said. As has ny private sector organisation, institution, unit or service provider carrying on commercial, professional or industrial activities.
With an increasing number of women joining the workforce, the issue of harassment in the workplace is also on the rise.
A woman scientist working in a leading research institute in Hyderabad has alleged sexual harassment by a senior colleague at workplace and slapped a legal notice on the management.
'The media is portraying the Malayalam film industry as the worst place, but that's not true.'
A committee has been set up to look into complaints of sexual harassment at the workplace in Allahabad high court, its bench in Lucknow and district courts across the state.
'Male colleagues are stalking them on social media or sending friend requests, commenting on their pictures when they are not even friends.'
A legislation aimed at preventing sexual harassment of women at the workplace was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, amid the daily pandemonium over the opposition's demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe the 2G scam, before the House was adjourned for the 18th day running without conducting any business.
India Inc needs to tighten norms against sexual harassment at work.
Almost three-quarters of women from Pakistan's minority communities have faced sexual harassment while 43 per cent complained of religious discrimination at workplaces, educational institutions and neighbourhoods, according to a new report.
It could be a lewd remark, a suggestive gesture... It could be the office boy, the security guard, your boss or a colleague you didn't work directly with. What did you do about it?
It's not just women who complain about being harassed at the workplace. With female bosses becoming more and more common, men often have the same complaints as well.
In a world in which men still dominate the institutional landscape, gender-neutrality is as much their responsibility as women's.
No great achievement or discovery or invention has been achieved without hard work. While the inspiration may have been an insight, it needs work to flesh the insight which requires hard work, asserts Mudit Jain.
Men in the military are 10 times more likely to experience sexual harassment than civilian peers, says study.
The Canadian Olympic Committee apologised to its employees on Wednesday and unveiled sweeping changes to workplace policies in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal that forced former president Marcel Aubut to resign.
A dance professor of Kalakshetra Foundation's Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts, accused of sexual harassment, was arrested on Monday, the police said.
Ranjith has reportedly rejected Bengali actor Sreelekha Mitra's charge and said he was the "real victim" in the case.
