Internal Complaints Committee (ICC):
- Under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, it is mandatory for any organisation with 10 or more employees to constitute an ICC.
- An employer who doesn’t do so could face a fine of up to ₹50,000.
- Composition: An ICC should consist of a –
- presiding officer, who is a woman employee at a senior level in the same organisation,
- at least two employees “preferably committed to the cause of women”, and
- a member from an NGO or a person “familiar with issues relating to sexual harassment.”
- Powers: ICC would have powers similar to those of a civil court and would have to complete its inquiry within 90 days.
Recent decision:
- For making the disclosure mandatory, Corporate Affairs Ministry has amended the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, governed by the Companies Act, 2013.
- The amended rules state that the Annual Reports of Private companies will have to contain a statement about status of Internal Complaints Committee (ICC).
