1.
DoPT issues fresh guidelines on sexual harassment at
workplace
As per the new guidelines, the enquiry of such cases must be
completed within 30 days and under any circumstances within 90 days from the
date of the complaint.
The
Department of Personnel and Training recently issued fresh guidelines regarding
sexual harassment of women at workplace. As per the new guidelines, the enquiry
of such cases must be completed within 30 days and under any circumstances
within 90 days from the date of the complaint. In addition, all ministries have
to submit a monthly progress report to the Ministry of Women and Child
Development so that the progress can be monitored.
The
new guidelines assert that the ministries and departments will have to keep a
watch on the complainant so as to ensure that she is not victimised in any
manner because of her having filed the complaint. As per the guidelines the
aggrieved woman has been given further option to send representation to the
Secretary or head of the organisation in case she feels that she is being
victimised because of her complaint. The concerned authority will be required
to dispose of this complaint within 15 days.
Besides,
brief details of the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at
Workplace Act including the number of cases received and disposed shall form a
part of the Annual Report of all ministries and departments.
The
Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi, had held a review
meeting on implementation of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 on October 26. During the meeting, some
cases of sexual harassment pending with certain ministries and departments were
also examined. On the basis of the discussions, it was decided that DoPT will
issue fresh instructions so that some of the issues can be suitably addressed.
"On the basis of the decisions taken, DoPT has issued fresh guidelines
regarding Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace on December 22," a
statement issued by the WCD ministry declared.
2.
Government employees
to now apply online for leave
The leave management module will help automate the leave
process of employees of state government departments and PSUs.
In an effort to
increase efficiency and streamline processes, the state information technology
and communications department has developed an online leave management module
for government employees under the integrated Raj e-office.
The leave management
module will help automate the leave process of employees of state government
departments and PSUs. Under this, employees can now apply for leave online and
the records will no longer be maintained manually.
The facility however
will initially be available only for IAS officers and would later be extended
to other levels.
Using this
application, IAS officers will be able to apply for leave (earned leave,
half-pay leave and commuted leave) online and also approve leaves of officers
working under them.
The leave approval
hierarchy has been configured in the system based on different specific types
of leave and an employee, before applying for a leave will have to ensure that
the leave balance is updated in the computer.
3.
Himachal Govt to increase retirement age
from 58 to 60.
The retirement age may be increased from 58 to 60 years along
with providing a 2 percent increase in dearness allowance (DA) for its 2.68
lakh strong employee base.
The Virbhadra Singh
led Congress government in Himachal is looking to increase the retirement age
from 58 to 60 years as well as a 2 percent increase in dearness allowance (DA)
for its 2.68 lakh strong employee base.
The move if
implemented, will cost the state exchequer Rs 100 crore per annum. As per the
2013 employee census, the total number of employees stood at 2.60 lakh — with
around 2 lakh regular employees and over 60,000 non-regular employees.
The government bears
Rs 9,500 crore bill of the employees’ salary, while pension bills are expected
to amount to Rs 4,400 Cr—40 percent of the total budget.
The monthly salary
and pension bill is around Rs 1000 crore per month while the total budget of
the state is Rs 35, 293 crore. Chief minister Virbhadra Singh, during a meeting
of joint consultative committee, recently, said the issue pertaining to
enhancement of retirement age will be placed before the cabinet.
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