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Article

7 Oct 2013

Author:
Rica Bhattacharyya & Anumeha Chaturvedi, Economic Times (India)

Hush-hush no more: Women employees reporting more instances of sexual harassment after new law [India]

A few months ago, most instances of sexual harassment would have remained unreported. But now, after a new law on prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace was enacted this April, aggrieved employees are reporting more instances of sexual harassment, say consultants, counsellors and lawyers. Compared with 2010, counselling cases related to sexual harassment have increased four times in 2013, according to PPC Worldwide, which provides employee assistance programmes to more than 100 companies in India…Companies that didn't have a harassment policy are putting one in place; those that did are revising them to comply with the statute…More client meetings, team-building exercises and dinners…have expanded the definition of a workplace and the chances of harassment…More instances of sexual harassment involving two individuals of the same sex are also being reported and investigated…[Refers to Hewlett-Packard, Standard Chartered, Wipro]