Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)
Internal Complaints Committee for Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal of sexual harassment of women at workplace
In line with the UGC Regulations, 2015, on “Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees & Students in Higher Educational Institutions, an Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) has been constituted at Apex Professional University (APU):
- Aim & Objective of the ICC
- Scope
- The aim of the ICC is to establish an environment that is devoid of discrimination based on gender.
- The ICC aims to develop a system that prevents and addresses cases of sexual harassment and other forms of gender-based violence within the university.
- The ICC aims to raise awareness about sexual harassment in its various forms, encouraging everyone in the university community to refrain from engaging in acts of gender-based discrimination and harassment.
- The goal is to guarantee the effective implementation of the policy by ensuring the proper reporting of complaints and their subsequent follow-up procedures.
This policy extends to all category-inclusive employees of APU and also to students studying at APU.
The policy for APU is applicable at any location, not confined only to office/university premises, and can also include a place away from the university town where the accused/victim was on deputation.
This policy applies to employers, employees, and students of any gender who engage in such behaviour. An individual of either sex who experiences harassment is the 'victim', and the individual of either sex who commits the offence is the 'accused'.