Which of the following statements about the Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act is are correct All t...........

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Which of the following statements about the Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act is/are correct?

All the employers in the government, private, organised as well as unorganised sector are covered under the Act.
The women to file a complaint against an act of sexual harassment under the act must be a regular salaried employee of the employer.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

The second statement is incorrect as the women need not be just an employee recieving regular salary but also volutnarily associated with the employer, domestic woker etc.

This act was enacted in April 2013 as India’s first law dealing with the protection of women against sexual harassment at workplace. Some important feature of this act are as follows:

This Act aimed to provide every woman, irrespective of her age or employment status, a safe and secure working environment free from all forms of harassment.
This Act covered both the organized and unorganized sectors in India. The statute applied to all government bodies, private and public sector organizations, non-governmental organizations, organizations carrying out commercial, vocational, educational, entertainment, industrial, financial activities, hospitals etc.
This Act defined ‘sexual harassment’ in line with the Supreme Court’s definition in the Vishaka Judgment.