Ministry of Women in addition to Child Development
Disclosure of compliance nether the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act inwards the Annual Reports of Private companies right away made Mandatory: Ministry of Corporate Affairs amends the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
"A major pace towards making the workplace prophylactic for the women inwards the mortal sector": Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
Non-disclosure to depict penal provisions
thirteen AUG 2018
In society to ensure prophylactic workplaces for Women inwards the mortal sector, the Ministry of Women in addition to Child had requested Hon’ble Minister for Corporate Affairs to mandate the disclosure regarding implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition in addition to Redressal) Act inwards the Directors Report of every company. Vide its notification dated 31.07.2018,the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has amended the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, issued nether Section-134 of the Companies Act, past times inserting clause(X) every minute follows:-
"A tilt that the Company has complied amongst provisions relating to the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee nether the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition in addition to Redressal) Act, 2013".
While thanking Hon'ble Minister for Corporate Affairs, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi stated that, "this is a major pace towards making the workplace prophylactic for the women inwards the mortal sector". Smt. Gandhi likewise stated that she volition last requesting SEBI to suitably contain this disclosure inwards the Corporate Governance reports of the listed Companies. This volition sort every minute always higher responsibleness on the Directors of these Companies for implementation of the Act.
It may last noted that Section-134 of the Companies Act, 2013 provides the disclosure framework which the Directors of every companionship are required to comply amongst inwards the Annual Reports. This subdivision likewise includes the penal provisions for non-disclosure. The inclusion of the compliance nether the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act inwards the non-financial disclosures volition ensure that the number gets into the focus into Board of Directors of the companies
The Ministry of Women in addition to Child Development has been making continuous efforts to mainstream the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013. Detailed Rules nether the Act were issued. It was ensured that all the ministries/ departments nether the cardinal regime every minute good every minute the organizations working straight nether them institute the Internal Complaints Committee every minute mandated nether them Act. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 number of instructions accept been issued past times the DoPT on the asking of the ministry building to furnish immediate relief to the women working inwards cardinal regime against sexual harassment at workplace. The ministry building has likewise empanelled a number of entities who tin furnish preparation to whatever organisation on effective implementation of the provisions of the Act. The ministry building has provided a facility to all working women to file complaints nether this Act straight amongst the ministry building through the SHE-Box.
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