Sexual Harassment At Workplace

A top US banking regulator offered his resignation Monday after an independent report found evidence of widespread sexual misconduct and a "patriarchal" culture at the agency he leads.

Supreme Court quashed a Gauhati High Court verdict setting aside an order of penalty of withholding 50 per cent pension of a former employee of the Service Selection Board in a sexual harassment case levelled by a woman, who was his junior.

The Delhi HC has held there is "absolutely nothing" that limits the scope of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, to cases where a woman employee is sexually harassed by another employee working in her own office or department.

Calling a man bald in the workplace falls within the purview of sexual harassment, an employment tribunal in England has concluded.

The Bombay High Court has issued a set of guidelines for cases related to sexual harassment of women at the workplace and stipulated that such matters will only be heard in-camera or in the judge's chambers and media reporting will need approval.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that every institution and organisation must declare zero tolerance for gender insensitivity and the law on sexual harassment at workplace must be complied with in letter and spirit as women are a valuable human resource and they are entitled to a congenial and dignified environment to attain their potential.

The Supreme Court has come down heavily on the Telangana government for their insensitive approach towards a petition filed by the mother of a woman finance officer who allegedly ended her life due to repeated sexual harassment at her workplace at BHEL's Hyderabad office to avoid embarrassment.

Delhi Women and Child Development Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam has directed to form a five-member committee to look into complaints of sexual harassment at workplaces in the national capital.

A 42-year-old general manager of a lounge at the Delhi airport and his 37-year-old colleague were arrested on Thursday after a woman employee accused them of sexual harassment at the workplace, police said.

The head of Ubisoft has promised a "structural shift" to eliminate toxic behaviour following allegations of sexual assault and harassment by managers at the French video game publisher.

Sexual harassment at the workplace is an "affront" to the fundamental rights of a woman to equality, her right to live with dignity and to practice any profession or carry out any occupation, the Supreme Court has said.

Sexual harassment at the workplace is an "affront" to the fundamental rights of a woman to equality, her right to live with dignity and to practice any profession or carry out any occupation, the Supreme Court has said.

Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a panel of four cabinet ministers to examine ways to prevent workplace sexual harassment, a ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, as activists criticised the official response to the #MeToo movement.

The government has reconstituted the Group of Ministers (GoM) looking after the issues of how to prevent sexual harassment at workplace and strengthen legal frameworks with Home Minister Amit Shah replacing his predecessor Rajnath Singh, officials said.

Former Union Minister MJ Akbar, cross-examined in a Delhi court on Saturday in a defamation case filed by him against journalist Priya Ramani, said the articles and tweets by her were not meant to raise awareness on sexual harassment at the workplace, news agency ANI reported.

A top US banking regulator offered his resignation Monday after an independent report found evidence of widespread sexual misconduct and a "patriarchal" culture at the agency he leads.

Supreme Court quashed a Gauhati High Court verdict setting aside an order of penalty of withholding 50 per cent pension of a former employee of the Service Selection Board in a sexual harassment case levelled by a woman, who was his junior.

The Delhi HC has held there is "absolutely nothing" that limits the scope of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, to cases where a woman employee is sexually harassed by another employee working in her own office or department.

Calling a man bald in the workplace falls within the purview of sexual harassment, an employment tribunal in England has concluded.

The Bombay High Court has issued a set of guidelines for cases related to sexual harassment of women at the workplace and stipulated that such matters will only be heard in-camera or in the judge's chambers and media reporting will need approval.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that every institution and organisation must declare zero tolerance for gender insensitivity and the law on sexual harassment at workplace must be complied with in letter and spirit as women are a valuable human resource and they are entitled to a congenial and dignified environment to attain their potential.

The Supreme Court has come down heavily on the Telangana government for their insensitive approach towards a petition filed by the mother of a woman finance officer who allegedly ended her life due to repeated sexual harassment at her workplace at BHEL's Hyderabad office to avoid embarrassment.

Delhi Women and Child Development Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam has directed to form a five-member committee to look into complaints of sexual harassment at workplaces in the national capital.

A 42-year-old general manager of a lounge at the Delhi airport and his 37-year-old colleague were arrested on Thursday after a woman employee accused them of sexual harassment at the workplace, police said.

The head of Ubisoft has promised a "structural shift" to eliminate toxic behaviour following allegations of sexual assault and harassment by managers at the French video game publisher.

Sexual harassment at the workplace is an "affront" to the fundamental rights of a woman to equality, her right to live with dignity and to practice any profession or carry out any occupation, the Supreme Court has said.

Sexual harassment at the workplace is an "affront" to the fundamental rights of a woman to equality, her right to live with dignity and to practice any profession or carry out any occupation, the Supreme Court has said.

Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a panel of four cabinet ministers to examine ways to prevent workplace sexual harassment, a ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, as activists criticised the official response to the #MeToo movement.

The government has reconstituted the Group of Ministers (GoM) looking after the issues of how to prevent sexual harassment at workplace and strengthen legal frameworks with Home Minister Amit Shah replacing his predecessor Rajnath Singh, officials said.

Former Union Minister MJ Akbar, cross-examined in a Delhi court on Saturday in a defamation case filed by him against journalist Priya Ramani, said the articles and tweets by her were not meant to raise awareness on sexual harassment at the workplace, news agency ANI reported.