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Updated on: Mar 2022
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After Tesla, SpaceX workers come forward to speak on sexual harassment
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After Tesla, SpaceX workers come forward to speak on sexual harassment

Five former employees at tech billionaire Elon Musk’s space firm SpaceX have come forward to speak out about the sexual harassment they faced in the company and how managers and the human resources department handled complaints poorly, as per media reports. This comes on the heels of six more women filing separate lawsuits against Musk’s […]

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Ex-Alibaba employee warns going public causes victims ‘hurt’
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Ex-Alibaba employee warns going public causes victims ‘hurt’

An employee of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba who was fired after she went public with a sexual assault allegation says she is not encouraging other victims in China to come forward because doing so “will only cause them to suffer more hurt.” The employee, surnamed Zhou, had gone public in August with accusations that a […]

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Alibaba fires woman employee who accused boss of sexual harassment
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Alibaba fires woman employee who accused boss of sexual harassment

Chinese e-commerce major Alibaba has fired an employee who accused her boss and a client of sexually assaulting her on a business trip after getting her drunk, media reports said on Sunday. The dismissal letter said she had “spread falsehoods that had damaged the company’s reputation”, the BBC reported. The employee went public with her allegations in […]

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Microsoft shareholders back proposal seeking report sexual harassment
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Microsoft shareholders back proposal seeking report sexual harassment

Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday its shareholders had approved a proposal by Arjuna Capital, which sought a report from the software firm on the effectiveness of its policies to battle sexual harassment in the workplace. About 80% of the votes that were cast at the company’s annual meeting were in favor of producing such a […]

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Apple female worker sent on leave after raising sexism concerns
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Apple female worker sent on leave after raising sexism concerns

A female Apple employee who tweeted about sexism and unsafe working conditions at the office said on Thursday that she has been asked by the company to go on indefinite administrative leave. According to senior engineering programme manager Ashley M. Gjovik, the Apple employee relations team had placed her on indefinite paid leave after she raised concerns about a hostile workplace. […]

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Uttarakhand govt appoints panel to look into sexual harassment complaints at workplace
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Uttarakhand govt appoints panel to look into sexual harassment complaints at workplace

Uttarakhand govt appoints panel to look into sexual harassment complaints at workplace The Uttarakhand government has appointed a committee to redress complaints of sexual harassment against women at the workplace. Headed by Additional Chief Secretary Radha Raturi. The panel consists of six members, said the order issued by H C Semwal, Secretary, Department of Women Empowerment and Child […]

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Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Inquiry Process under POSH Law
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Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Inquiry Process under POSH Law

Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Inquiry Process under POSH Law This Article analyses the meaning of force majeure, evaluates whether Covid-19 is a force majeure event, and its effect on the inquiry process under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act & Rules, 2013 (POSH Law). Force Majeure is defined as […]

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Supreme Court suspends ruling on a man who molested girl after outcry
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Supreme Court suspends ruling on a man who molested girl after outcry

Supreme Court suspends ruling on a man who molested girl after outcry Supreme Court of India on Wednesday suspended a lower court’s ruling reducing the punishment for a man who groped a girl after the verdict sparked an outcry in a country where crimes against women have become politically contentious. Rights groups and politicians had […]

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Not sexual assault if there is no ‘skin to skin’ contact: Bombay High Court
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Not sexual assault if there is no ‘skin to skin’ contact: Bombay High Court

Not sexual assault if there is no ‘skin to skin’ contact: Bombay High Court Groping a minor’s breast without “skin to skin contact” cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Bombay High Court has said. Justice Pushpa Ganediwala of the Nagpur bench of […]

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Rajasthan High Court Order on sexual harassment in the digital era
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Rajasthan High Court Order on sexual harassment in the digital era

Rajasthan High Court Order on sexual harassment in the digital era On Monday, Rajasthan High Court has made it clear that in the digital age, sending inappropriate messages to a subordinate co-worker beyond office hours would constitute sexual harassment in the workplace. Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma passed the ruling and said posting of the complainant in a […]

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GoAir’s probe finds sr. executive guilty of sexual harassment
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GoAir’s probe finds sr. executive guilty of sexual harassment

GoAir’s internal probe finds senior executive guilty of sexual harassment An internal inquiry committee of GoAir has found a senior executive guilty of sexual harassment, sources said. According to sources, the complaint was received from a female employee from the corporate communications and public relations department. Accordingly, the airline had initiated a probe. An airline spokesperson said: […]

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An ex-staff sues Cognizant for alleged sexual harassment
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An ex-staff sues Cognizant for alleged sexual harassment

Former employee sues Cognizant for alleged sexual harassment: ET Report According to an ET Report, a former female employee of Cognizant has filed a lawsuit seeking trial against the company in a US district court, naming two executives for alleged sexual harassment and discrimination for reporting of said harassment. The plaintiff, a former employee, a […]

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