Act Number: 14

Act Name: The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

Year: 2013

Enactment Date: 2013-04-22

Long Title: An Act to provide protection against sexual harassment of women at workplace and for the prevention and redressal of complaints of sexual harassment and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Women and Child Development

Department:

Section 12: Action during pendency of inquiry.
    (1) During the pendency of an inquiry on a written request made by the aggrieved woman, the Internal Committee or the local Committee, as the case may be, may recommend to the employer to—
         (a) transfer the aggrieved woman or the respondent to any other workplace; or
         (b) grant leave to the aggrieved woman up to a period of three months; or
         (c) grant such other relief to the aggrieved woman a may be prescribed.
     (2) The leave granted to the aggrieved woman under this section shall be in addition to the leave she would be otherwise entitled.
     (3) On the recommendation of the Internal Committee or the Local Committee, as the case may be, under sub-section (1), the employer shall implement the recommendations made under sub-section (1) and send the report of such implementation to the Internal Committee or the Local Committee, as the case may be.
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