SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE

LEGAL REMEDIES

von Govind Kumar Saxena

190 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The book Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace: Legal Remedies; presents laws, mechanism and remedies for cases of sexual harassment of women available under the current Indian laws, particularly under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.It is no secret that during the Coronavirus pandemic during the year 2020, media was abuzz with reports of sexual harassment of women confined with their relatives in far off places. In our country, women,despite having constitutional guarantees such as equality of status and opportunity, have been subjected to various forms of physical (sexual) and psychological harassment at their workplaces and in their homes. The book includes instances in which women have faced sexual harassment at their workplace but did not raise their voice due to a lack of awareness about the provisions in Indian laws. In modern societies, women must become aware of the rights and legal remedies available to them in matters of sexual harassment. The book lucidly deals with many micro-topics related to the said Act. It contains media clippings about #metoo movement, commentary on applicable provisions of laws, frequentlyasked questions and the latest case laws on sexual harassment spread across eight chapters, a special supplement and five appendices.

• Themen: Belletristik Allgemein, nicht nach Genre
• ISBN: 9789390640270
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 02.03.2021
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Zorba Books Pvt. Ltd.