A Critical Review Of The Conciliation Provision Under Sexual Harassment Of Women At Workplace Act
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The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act was passed in order to prevent and provide safeguard to working women against sexual harassment and to provide effective remedies against complaints of sexual harassment. However, the law also provides the aggrieved woman the choice to opt for conciliation after she has filed a complaint of sexual harassment against the respondent. Thus, the paper examines that the conciliation provision should be removed from the statute as it contradicts the purpose of the 2013 Act. The method used in the research study is doctrinal which involves descriptive and analytical study.
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