Section 54: Violence at work

54. Violence at work (1) No person shall— (a) harass, sexually or otherwise; (b) assault; (c) verbally abuse, swear at or insult; (d) express the intention to cause harm to; (e) bully or use threatening behaviour towards; (f) use aggressive gesture indicating intimidation, contempt or disdain towards; (g) by words or act, hinder, a worker, in the course of or as a result of his work. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 75,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years. (3) For the purpose of subsection (1), a person sexually harasses another person where, in circumstances in which a reasonable person would have foreseen that other person would be humiliated, offended or intimidated, he— (a) makes an unwelcome sexual advance, or an unwelcome request for a sexual favour, to that other person; or (b) engages in any other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature towards that other person. [S. 54 amended by s. 31 of Act 6 of 2013 w.e.f. 11 June 2013.] PART XII – JOB CONTRACTORS 55. — [S. 55 amended by s. 12 (l) of Act 14 of 2009 w.e.f. 1 July 2009; repealed by s. 31A of Act 6 of 2013 w.e.f. 11 June 2013.]