POSH - workplace harrasment

Dear Client,
As per Section 9(1) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013, also known as the ‘PoSH Act, any aggrieved woman may make, in writing, a complaint of sexual harassment at the workplace to the Internal Complaint Committee(ICC) if constituted, or the Local Committee (headed by the DM), in case it is not so constituted, within a period of three months from the date of incident and in case of a series of incidents, within a period of three months from the date of last incident happens. According to Section 2(n) of the PoSH Act, sexual harassment includes the following unwelcome acts: Sexual advances and physical contact, A request or demand for sexual favours., Making sexually charged remarks. Displaying pornography or any other unwanted sexual physical, verbal, or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature. . In case ICC did not take any action on your complaint or carry out any inquiry/investigation in the said complaint, you can bring the matter to the notice of the District Magistrate or ADM who is designated as the District Officer of the Local Complaints Committee (LCC) u/s.5 of the POSH Act for redressal of grievance/complaint failing which, an aggrieved employee serving a legal notice to the Company, can file a complaint over alleged unfair labour practice before the the concerned Labour Commissioner or the office of the Chief Inspector, Shops and Establishments, as the case may be, for redressal of her grievance.