Bloomsbury’s Understanding Workplace Laws For Women in India by Esha Shekhar – 2nd Edition November 2021

The second edition of this practical guide provides simplified and pragmatic analysis of the labour laws applicable to women at workplaces in India. It aims to provide a ready and updated reference book for understanding provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and other provisions relating to female employees and workers under the 2020 Labour Codes. The book seeks to act as a guide on the concepts and procedures along with providing an in-depth analysis of relevant case laws. It is intended for use by the collective audience of lawyers, compliance professionals, in-house legal counsels and human resource professionals who wish to understand, implement and reliably interpret various provisions of labour laws geared towards female employees and workers at workplace..

Key Features

• Conceptual guide aimed at a wide array of readers such as lawyers, compliance professionals, in-house legal counsels and human resource professionals.
• Real-world guide on the applicability, compliance guidelines and inquiry procedure defined under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
• Simplified and consolidated analysis under the new 2020 Labour Codes:
  – law and procedure on maternity benefits for female employees under the Code on Social Security, 2020;
  – safety and welfare provisions applicable to female factory workers under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020;
  – equal remuneration under the Code on Wages, 2019;
• Consolidated guide to provisions specific to female employees at shops and establishments under key state-specific shops and establishment legislations.
• Ready reference comparative table of the provisions in the erstwhile and parallel changes brought about by the applicable 2020 Labour Codes (as on 20.1.2021)
• Detailed analysis of the case laws and judicial precedents on every topic.

Highlights

• Conceptual guide aimed at a wide array of readers such as lawyers, compliance professionals, in house legal counsels and human resource professionals.
• Real world guide on compliance guidelines for companies and detailed inquiry procedure under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
• Ready referencer to understand provisions applicable to working women under Code of Social Security, 2020, Code on Wages, 2020, Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions, 2020 and key Shops and Establishments legislations across the country.
• Detailed analysis of the case laws and judicial precedents on every topic.

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