Section 19 Duties of employer
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- VI · Duties of Employer
Every employerDefined in section 2(g): the responsible head, manager, supervisor, contractual authority, or household employer depending on the workplace. shall--
(a) provide a safe working environment at the workplaceDefined in section 2(o): includes public and private establishments, hospitals, sports venues, places visited during employment, employer-provided transport, and dwelling places or houses. which shall include safety from the persons coming into contact at the workplaceDefined in section 2(o): includes public and private establishments, hospitals, sports venues, places visited during employment, employer-provided transport, and dwelling places or houses.;
(b) display at any conspicuous place in the workplaceDefined in section 2(o): includes public and private establishments, hospitals, sports venues, places visited during employment, employer-provided transport, and dwelling places or houses., the penal consequences of sexual harassments; and the order constituting, the Internal CommitteeDefined in section 2(h) and constituted under section 4 by the employer. under sub-section (1) of section 4;
(c) organise workshops and awareness programmes at regular intervals for sensitising the employees with the provisions of the Act and orientation programmes for the members of the Internal CommitteeDefined in section 2(h) and constituted under section 4 by the employer. in the manner as may be prescribedDefined in section 2(k): prescribed means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(d) provide necessary facilities to the Internal CommitteeDefined in section 2(h) and constituted under section 4 by the employer. or the Local CommitteeDefined in section 2(i) and constituted under section 6 by the District Officer., as the case may be, for dealing with the complaint and conducting an inquiry;
(e) assist in securing the attendance of respondentDefined in section 2(m): the person against whom the aggrieved woman has made a complaint under section 9. and witnesses before the Internal CommitteeDefined in section 2(h) and constituted under section 4 by the employer. or the Local CommitteeDefined in section 2(i) and constituted under section 6 by the District Officer., as the case may be;
(f) make available such information to the Internal CommitteeDefined in section 2(h) and constituted under section 4 by the employer. or the Local CommitteeDefined in section 2(i) and constituted under section 6 by the District Officer., as the case may be, as it may require having regard to the complaint made under sub-section (1) of section 9;
(g) provide assistance to the woman if she so chooses to file a complaint in relation to the offence under the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) or any other law for the time being in force;
(h) cause to initiate action, under the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) or any other law for the time being in force, against the perpetrator, or if the aggrieved womanDefined in section 2(a): a woman who alleges sexual harassment at a workplace, and in domestic-work settings a woman employed in the dwelling place or house. so desires, where the perpetrator is not an employeeDefined in section 2(f): includes regular, temporary, ad hoc, daily wage, contract, probationer, trainee, apprentice, voluntary, and similar workers., in the workplaceDefined in section 2(o): includes public and private establishments, hospitals, sports venues, places visited during employment, employer-provided transport, and dwelling places or houses. at which the incident of sexual harassmentDefined in section 2(n): includes unwelcome physical contact, requests for sexual favours, sexually coloured remarks, showing pornography, or other unwelcome physical, verbal, or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature. took place;
(i) treat sexual harassmentDefined in section 2(n): includes unwelcome physical contact, requests for sexual favours, sexually coloured remarks, showing pornography, or other unwelcome physical, verbal, or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature. as a misconduct under the service rules and initiate action for such misconduct;
(j) monitor the timely submission of reports by the Internal CommitteeDefined in section 2(h) and constituted under section 4 by the employer..