Standing Order No. 2527/2011 of the Women and Child Development Department, Government of Tamil Nadu dated 21st June, 2011 on the employment of women [C1A-QTM]

Standing Order No. 2527/2011

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

Women and Child Development Department, Government of Tamil Nadu

Chennai, dated the 21st June, 2011

STANDING ORDER

To

All Probation Officers,

Subject: The employment of women by employers of women under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act, 2002, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act, 2002 (Tamil Nadu Act 44 of 2002), the Women and Child Development Department, Government of Tamil Nadu hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to the employment of women by employers of women.

2. The matter has been examined. Every employer of women carrying on the employment of women shall make an application in Form II to the Local Complaints Committee within twenty-one days, accompanied by a fee of one hundred rupees.

3. The Probation Officer shall ensure that report is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Local Complaints Committee within twenty-one days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Women and Child Development Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

(Secretary to Government)