Managing Director of Goa Tourism Ltd. wants to constitute an Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 as well as

The advice related to the Constitution of Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) under the provisions of Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 would be as below: Internal Complaints Committee The Act makes it mandatory for every employer to constitute an Internal Complaints Committee ("ICC") which entertains the complaints made by any aggrieved women. The members of the ICC are to be nominated by the employer and ICC should consist of A Presiding Officer; Not less than two members from amongst employees preferably committed to the cause of women or who have had experience in social work or have legal knowledge and; One member from amongst non-governmental organizations or associations committed for the cause of women or a person familiar with the issues relating to sexual harassment. In order to ensure participation of women employees in the ICC proceedings, the, Act requires that at least one-half of the members of ICC nominated by employer are women. Local Complaints Committee Provisions are provided under the Act to form Local Complaints Committee (LCC) for every district for receiving complaints of sexual harassment from establishments where the ICC has not been formed due to having less than 10 workers or if the complaint is against the employer himself.