Reena has joined as the Management Trainee in the Company Secretary department of PP Ltd. in the month of September, 2022. The Company is a listed company. Apart from passing CS Professional examination, Reena has also c

Reena has joined as the Management Trainee in the Company Secretary department of PP Ltd. in the month of September, 2022. The Company is a listed company. Apart from passing CS Professional examination, Reena has also completed her MBA (Finance) from a reputed Management Institute. She is passionate to learn the compliances under the Companies Act, 2013, the SEBI Act, 1992 and other laws applicable to the company. On the request of Reena, the Company Secretary of the company advises Reena to meet Sanjeev, who is the senior partner of AB Solicitors, the legal consultants of the company, for understanding the compliances under the various laws.On 10th July 2023, Reena visits the office of Sanjeev. During the discussion, Sanjeev highlights that in the CS department of PP Ltd., the male CS trainees are getting higher stipend as compared to the stipend of female CS trainees. Sanjeev explains her about the reforms proposed by Code on Social Security, 2020, which amends and consolidates the laws relating to social security with the goal to extend social security to all employees and workers either in the organised or unorganised or any other sectors or for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. He also mentions that in order to ensure security for all workers, the Central Government has subsumed nine Labour Laws into the Social Security Code to secure the rights of workers for insurance, pension, gratuity, maternity benefit etc. Further, the Government can fund the contribution of workers from disadvantaged section. He also informs that being a cotton textile unit, there are some restrictions for PP Ltd. on engagement of women and children near cotton openers, but the company is not following the prescribed rules.After the meeting, Sanjeev advises Reena to come again to his office on the next day so that he may explain her about the pending legal cases. She returns back to the office of PP Ltd. and prepares a detailed report on equal pay for equal work and laws which are proposed to be merged in Social Security Code and restriction on employment of women and children. She sends the said report to the Managing Director of PP Ltd. through email with a copy to the senior partner of the legal consultants of the company.As per the advice of Sanjeev, Reena visits the office of AB Solicitors, legal consultants, again on 11th July 2023. On reaching the office of legal consultants, she is informed that Sanjeev is on leave for the day due to urgent personal work. Mukesh, who is the junior partner in the legal consultancy firm, tells her that he is preparing replies in respect of various legal cases of the company and she should also learn how to prepare such replies. Reena being excited to learn new things enters into the chamber of Mukesh. Mukesh tells Reena that he may provide very useful case studies to her for her learning and starts making physical contact and advances with her. Being aggrieved by the behaviour of Mukesh, Reena returns to the office of PP Ltd. and makes a complaint before the internal complaints committee of the company for sexual harassment. Reena wants that her identity, address and contents of her complaint should not be published, communicated or made known to the public. In view of the above, answer the following:Examine whether PP Ltd. is contravening the provisions of law regarding prohibition of employment of women and children near cotton openers ?