SECURITYJul 11 · 02:22 UTCDAWN[email protected] (Nasir Iqbal)

SC lays down guidelines to curb harassment in educational institutions

The Supreme Court of Pakistan restored a headmistress's penalty for negligence in protecting female teachers from harassment and issued strict anti-harassment guidelines for educational institutions. The court emphasized that sexual harassment by colleagues violates workplace dignity and undermines institutional integrity, overturning a lower tribunal's decision to reduce the headmistress's punishment.

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Supreme Court of PakistanorganizationShazia IqbalpersonKamran KhanpersonGovernment Special Education CentreplacePunjab Service TribunalorganizationPunjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability Act, 2006topicsexual harassmenttopic

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