Section 19: Duties of employer

Every employer shall— (a) provide a safe working environment at the workplace with shall include safety from the persons coming into contact at the workplace;

(b)

display at any conspicuous place in the workplace, the penal consequences of sexual harassments; and the order constituting, the Internal Committee under sub-section (1) of section 4;

(c)

organise workshops and awareness programmes at regular intervals for sensitising the employees with the provisions of the Act and orientation programmes for the members of the Internal Committee in the manner as may be prescribed;

(d)

provide necessary facilities to the Internal Committee or the Local Committee, as the case may be, for dealing with the complaint and conducting an inquiry;

(e)

assist in securing the attendance of respondent and witnesses before the Internal Committee or the Local Committee, as the case may be;

(f)

make available such information to the Internal Committee or the Local Committee, as the case be, as it may require having regard to the complaint made under sub-section (1) of section 9;