Legal Requirements

Legal Requirements– Here are the important pointers that must be kept in mind while drafting sexual harassment policy:

The policy should be in consonance with the need of the organization: Assessment of different workplace settings in an organization is important before starting work on a sexual harassment policy so that possible scenarios in which workplace-related harassment can occur can be assessed and covered.
One of the legal requirements is that policy should be in consonance with the ideology of the organization: The management and relevant company officers should take a consistent management stance on sexual harassment in light of the act for the necessity of compliance with the law and risks.
The policy should be in consonance with the provisions of the new Act: In a number of companies that we have worked with, it is found that the organizations are blindly “copy-pasting” the policies adopted by some foreign organizations or copying from each other. Although, the basic principles of anti-sexual harassment law remain the same throughout the world, and there is no harm in considering the best practices of the industry globally.
The language should be concise, clear and written in simple language with examples: While drafting an effective policy, one should remember that the policy will be uniformly applicable to all the employees, which might include the working class, blue-collared workers, drivers or janitors in the organization.
The policy should cover all the entire essential points required to make a watertight policy.