Bare ActsThe SEXUALHARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013

Section 19

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Every employer shall: -- (a) provide a safe working environment at the workplace which shail include safety from the persons coming into contact at the workplace; * (f) display at any conspicuous place in the workplace, the penal consequences of sexual harassments; and the order constituting, the Internal Committee under sub- section (/) of section 4; Determination of compensation Prohibition of publication or making known contents of complaint and inquiry proceedings Penalty for publication or making known contents of complaint and inquiry proceedings Appeal Duties of employer. Duties and powers of District Officer Committee to submil annual report Employer to include information in annual report Appropriate Government to monitor implementation and maintain data Appropriate Government to take measures (0 publicise the Act 10 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA E X'TRAORDINARY _ [Parr II-- (c) organise workshops and awareness programmes at regular intervals for sensitising the employees with the provisions of the Act and orientation programmes for the members of the Internal Committee in the manner as may be prescribed; (d) provide necessary facilities to the Internal Committee or the Local Committee, as the case may be, for dealing with the complaint and conducting an inquiry; (e) assist in securing the attendance of respondent and witnesses before the Internal Committee or the Local Committee, as the case may be; (f) make available such information to the Internal Committee or the Local Committee, as the case may be, as it may require having regard to the complaint made under sub-section (/) of section 9; (g) 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; (A) cause to initiate action, under the Indian Penal Code or any other law for the time being in force, against the perpetrator, or if the aggrieved woman so desires, where the perpetrator is not an employee, in the workplace at which the incident of sexual harassment took place; (/) treat sexual harassment as a rnisconduct under the service rules and initiate action for such misconduct; (J) monitor tke timely submission of reports by the Internal Committee. CHAPTER Vil DuTIEs AND POWERS OF DisTRICT OFFICER

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