Sexual Harassment At The Workplace In India

The Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 (POSH)

Some Major Definitions under the Act

• Aggrieved Woman:
  As per the POSH Act, an 'aggrieved woman' in relation to a workplace, is a woman of any age, whether employed or not, who alleges to have been subjected to any act of sexual harassment.
• "Employee"
  means a person employed at a workplace for any work on regular, temporary, ad hoc or daily wage basis, either directly or through an agent, including a contractor, with or, without the knowledge of the principal employer, whether for remuneration or not, or working on a voluntary basis or otherwise, whether the terms of employment are express or implied and includes a co-worker, a contract worker, probationer, trainee, apprentice or called by any other such name.