Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) In a significant move to tackle emerging patterns of workplace harassment, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday announced in the Legislative Council that the state government will form a joint legislative committee of women lawmakers from both the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council to review existing laws and safety guidelines for corporate working environments, especially for women. The panel will evaluate current legal frameworks, look into…
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New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) During a hearing in the Nashik sexual exploitation case, the NCW directed the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) company to constitute separate Internal Committees to check sexual harassment at all its 127 units with 10 or more employees within four weeks.The National Commission for Women (NCW) hearing, chaired by Commission chief Vijaya Rahatkar on Thursday, also directed the company to hold training programmes on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohib…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Amid the ongoing workplace harassment probe at TCS Nashik, IT bellwether Infosys has dismissed social media allegations of workplace harassment at its Business Process Management (BPM) facility in Pune.The clarification comes amid heightened scrutiny of Maharashtra’s IT sector, following a separate investigation into Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Nashik over allegations of workplace harassment and forced religious conversion.The Infosys controversy emerged after…
New Delhi/Itanagar, March 28 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Arunachal Pradesh has provisionally attached properties valued at approximately Rs 2.37 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with the Trans-Arunachal Highway (TAH) land acquisition compensation scam, the central probe agency said on Saturday.The Trans-Arunachal Highway (TAH) is a major 2,407-km-long, two-lane highway project traversing 16 districts in Arunachal Prad…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of a case of ragging, physical assault and alleged sexual harassment at the Government Degree College in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, which led to the death of a 19-year-old woman student during treatment.Strongly condemning the incident, the Commission termed it a “heinous, inhuman and reprehensible act” and said it reflected a serious failure of safety and security mechanisms within educational …