Prevention of Sexual

Harassment and any form of

Misconduct
Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Work Place

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What is “Sexual Harassment”

“Sexual Harassment is an unwelcome

sexual advance, unwelcome request for
sexual favors or other unwelcome
conduct of a sexual nature which makes
a person feel offended, humiliated or
intimidated”
How do you know it’s “Sexual Harassment”?
When you get
Unwanted or
Unwelcomed
Attention

When you feel When you feel When you feel

Uncomfortable Powerless Threatened

When you find

yourself Neglecting
work / tasks while
trying to Avoid
Contact with the
harasser
When you fear risk of
loosing your job by
protesting against the
harasser
Behaviors that can be unwelcome and/or sexual in nature

Verbal
Physical •Jokes or remarks Visual
•Assault •Propositions for sexual •Cartoons
•Touching •Written documents
activity
•Blocking •Pin-up calendars
•Pressure for dates
•Hugging •Drawings
•Obscene language which
•Kissing •Posters
•Pinching is gender specific or •Objects
•Patting sexual in nature •Faxes
•Gesturing •Inappropriate comments •E-mails
•Grabbing about a person’s body •Pornography
Example - Visual

inappropriate message or Showing someone inappropriate pictures

email that makes them feel uncomfortable

Obscene gestures Clicking photographs

Example - Verbal

Spreading rumors of a sexual nature

Unwanted flirting

Dirty jokes / unwelcome comments Asking a person to socialise off duty

Example - Physical

Interfering with an employee's

Unwanted hugging/ kissing
ability to move

Adjusting someone’s uniform for Grabbing / touching Any bodily contact

them that is uncomfortable e.g.- patting someone’s back
Behaviors that can be unwelcome and/or
Why Sexual Harassment Policy
sexual in nature
Physical People have the right to be treated
Verbal
•Jokes equally
Visual
•Assault and
or remarks fairly and are entitled to
•Cartoons
•Touching do their
•Propositions for work
sexual free from hostility,
•Written documents
activity
•Blocking harassment and unwanted
•Pin-up calendars
•Pressure for dates
•Hugging attention or interference
•
because of
•Obscene language Drawings
•Kissing who or what they• are”
which is gender Posters
•Pinching •Objects
specific or sexual in
•Patting People have a right
nature
to raise concerns
•Faxes
•Gesturing internally
•Inappropriate and disclose
comments •E-mailsinformation
•Grabbing •Pornography
aboutwithout
a person’sfear
bodyof reprisal
Sexual harassment is against the law
and it is your right to insist that it
should stop
Behaviors that can be unwelcome and/or
sexual in nature
What steps should we take to
Verbal that harassment (of any
ensure
Physical Visual
•Jokes or remarks
•Assault kind) is not taking
•Propositions for sexual
place
•Cartoonsin our
•Touching
workplace?
activity •Written documents
•Blocking •Pin-up calendars
•Pressure for dates
•Hugging •Drawings
•Obscene language
•Kissing •Posters
which is gender JUST
•Pinching •ObjectsBLOW THE
specific or sexual in
•Patting •Faxes WHISTLE
nature
•Gesturing •E-mails
•Inappropriate comments
•Grabbing •Pornography
about a person’s body
Complaint Mechanism

• Incase you notice anything please call our

centralised team @ icc@dtss.in

• In Bangalore please call Ms. Bhuveneshwari

@ Phone no 9108464092

• Write down 1 experience of harassment in

your present work place

• Do not write your name, or the name of the

person, organization on that sheet
Process of Complaint & Investigation

Complaint To

Reporting
ICC Whistle Blower HR Head
Manager

Suitable
Incident
Incident actions as per
Complaint to Recorded in
Investigated the findings
HR or ICC Grievance
by HR & ICC of
Register
Investigation
Internal Complaints Committee - ICC
Every Employee’s Responsibility
• Understand
• Know company policy
• Be careful
• Be Watchful
• Pay attention to coworkers- avoid inadvertent
offense
• Look for subtle forms of harassment
• Report any instances
• Be active
• Confront Harassers directly, if you are comfortable
doing so
• If confrontation fails, file a grievance
Thank You