Presentation on Work Environment for the Women Employees: Statutory and Organizational Aspects, 25th September, 2017


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jpgDr. Arvind Kumar Jha, Former PCCF & DG (Social Forestry), Maharashtra State and Managing Trustee of Global Enviro-legal Services Foundation (GELSEF) delivered a Guest Lecture on "Work environment for the women employees: Statutory and Organizational aspects" on 25th  September, 2017. In his talk Dr. Jha discussed the provision of appropriate environment to the women staff in view of the fact that the Act and Rules related to sexual harassment at workplaces cast a special responsibility on the employer. Further, creation of an organizational climate that promotes efficiency of one and all is extremely important for improving the overall effectiveness and quality of outputs of any organization. This sensitization programme was designed  taking the above points in view and also duly considering the fact that the Section 19(c) of The Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013 and its Rules 2013 makes it mandatory for the employer to take steps for creating adequate awareness in this regard amongst the employees. The talk was attended by faculty, researchers and students of the Institute. Dr. Jha made three presentations viz a) The Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,2013 b) Sexual Harassment of Women(PPR) Rules 2013  and c) Roles and Responsibilities- Women’s  Safety at Workplace. These presentations helped in understanding the provisions of various statutory aspects as well as their nuances both for the employer and employees. The talk was followed by a Q & A session in which participants sought clarifications regarding various statutory and organizational aspects of provisions available to women employees.