Employer Obligations — Section 19

Every employer shall:

1. Provide a safe working environment — including safety from persons coming into contact with the employee at the workplace
2. Display at any conspicuous place in the workplace — penal consequences of sexual harassment and information on ICC constitution
3. Organise workshops and awareness programmes for employees regularly — including orientation for ICC members
4. Provide necessary facilities to ICC/LCC for dealing with the complaint — including information required for complaint
5. Assist the aggrieved woman if she chooses to file complaint under IPC/BNS
6. Cause initiation of action under IPC/BNS against the respondent if the finding warrants criminal prosecution
7. Treat sexual harassment as a misconduct in the service rules and initiate action accordingly
8. Monitor the timely submission of reports by ICC