Sexual Harassment Annual Report - POSH Annual Return

Sexual Harassment Annual Report

POSH Annual Return

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Rules 2013

Section 14: Preparation of Annual Report

The annual report which the Complaints Committee shall prepare under Section 21, shall have the following details:- ,

(a) number of complaints of sexual harassment received in the year;

(b) number of complaints disposed all during the year;

(c ) number of cases pending for more than ninety days;

(d) number of workshops or awareness programme against sexual harassment carried out;

(e) nature of action taken by the employer or District Officer.

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

CHAPTER VIII - MISCELLANEOUS

Section 21: Committee to submit local annual report

(1) The Internal Committee or the Local Committee, as the case may be, shall in each calendar year prepare, in such form and at such time as may be prescribed, an annual report and submit the same to the employer and the District Officer.

(2) The District Officer shall forward a brief report on the annual reports received under sub-section (I) to the State Government.

Draft of Covering Letter and Annual Report under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

Compliance of Annual Report to be filed under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

Covering Letter

Date: _________

To,

The District Officer

Officer under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace

(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act. 2013.

___________.

Sir,

Re: Annual Return under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)Act, 2013 for the year ended _________.

We enclosed herewith the Annual Return of our Company including all branch offices covered under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)Act, 2013 with regards to Complaints Received and their Redressal for the year ended _______.

For & on behalf of the Management

_______________

Authorised Signatory 

To,

The District Officer

Officer under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace

(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act. 2013.

____________.

Sir,

Herein below is the return as stipulated by section 21 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 read with its rule 14:

1. Number of Complaints of sexual harassment received in the year:
2. Number of complaints disposed off during the year:
3. Number of cases pending for more than ninety days:
4. Number of workshop or awareness programme against sexual harassment carried out:
5. Nature of action taken by employer or District officer.
6. Number of cases filed.

Presiding Officer of the Internal Complaints Committee with the concurrence of other members Verified the contents of above information are true to my knowledge and belief and on the basis of record.

For & on behalf of the Management
__________________

Authorised Signatory

As per Section 4 - Constitution of Internal Complaint Committee:

Every employer of a workplace shall, by an order in writing, constitute a Committee to be known as the "internal Complaints Committee". Incase where the offices or administrative units of the workplace are located at different places or divisional or sub-divisional level, the Internal Committee shall be constituted at all administrative units or offices.

The Internal Committee shall consist of the following members to be nominated by the employer. namely:- 

(a) Presiding officer - who shall be & woman employed at a senior level at workplace from amongst the employees:
Note - 

• In case, a senior level woman employee is not available, the Presiding Officer shall be nominated from other offices or administrative units of the workplace referred to in sub-section;
• In case, the other offices or administrative units of the workplace do not have a senior level woman employee, the Presiding Officer shall be nominated from any other workplace of the same employer or other department or organisation;

(b) Two Members (minimum) - from amongst employees preferably committed to the cause of women or who  have had experience in social work or have legal knowledge;
(c) Non-governmental organisations or associations committed (Minimum 1) - to the cause of women or a person familiar with the issues relating to sexual harassment:

Note - Provided that at least one-half of the total Members so nominated shall be women.