HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE

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Harassment at workplace in general sense refers to harassment faced by a survivor at his or her workplace. There are many employees who be suffering from harassment, and because of their job they won’t share it with anyone. There are many types of Workplace Harassment 

• Discriminatory harassment :- There are many people who are facing this issue. It may be related to promotions, equal pay and other discriminations. This is a form of harassment that happens on the basis of protected clauses like race, sexuality, age, gender, religion and disability.

• Physical harassment :- Any type of behaviour inworkplace involving physical attacks or threats are considered as physical harassment.

Common behaviours that constitute physical harassment include direct threats of intent to inflict harm, physical attacks (hitting, shoving, kicking), threatening behaviour (shaking fists angrily), destroying property to intimidate.

• Psychological harassment :- Any kind of behaviour in the workplace that causes mental distress to a reasonable person is called psychological harassment. This harassment is subtle and is difficult to see and identify.

Common acts include: Isolating an employee, belittling his/her thoughts, spreading rumours, criticising or challenging everything he/she says.

• Sexual harassment :- Unwelcomed offensive and humiliating behaviour that is sexual in nature is called sexual harassment.  Sexual harassment can be direct, indirect, verbal, non-verbal, and not always physical in nature.


There is case law on workplace harassment

Vishakha and others vs. State of Rajasthan

In this case, This Writ Petition has been filed for the enforcement of the fundamental rights of working women under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India in view of the prevailing climate in which the violation of these rights is not uncommon. With the increasing awareness and emphasis on gender justice, there is an  increase in the effort to guard such violations; and the resentment towards incidents of sexual harassment are also increasing. The present petition has been brought as a class action by certain social activists and NGOs with the aim of focussing attention towards this societal aberration, and assisting in finding suitable methods for realisation of the true concept of 'gender equality'; and to prevent sexual harassment of working women in work places through judicial process, to fill the vacuum in existing legislation.

Bhanwari Devi, a woman belonging to Bhateri, Rajasthan started working under the Women’s Development Project (WDP)  by the Government of Rajasthan, in the year 1985. She was employed as a ‘Saathin’ which means ‘friend’ in Hindi. In the year 1987, as a part of her job, Bhanwari took up an issue of attempted rape of a woman who hailed from a neighbouring village. 



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