Emraan Hashmi To Include Anti-Sexual Harassment Clauses In Employment Contracts Of His Company
In the wake of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movement , Emraan Hashmi has decided to include a clause incorporating the Sexual Harrassment of Women at Workplace act in his employee contracts.
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In
the
wake
of
the
#MeToo
and
#TimesUp
movement
,
Emraan
Hashmi
has
decided
to
include
a
clause
incorporating
the
Sexual
Harrassment
of
Women
at
Workplace
act
in
his
employee
contracts
and
crew
contracts
(
Prevention,
Prohibition
&
Redresal)
to
safeguard
women
at
their
workplaces
and
forewarn
men
to
not
cross
the
line.
After
multiple
conversations
with
his
lawyers
and
from
his
own
experiences
of
discussing
agreements
with
production
houses
through
the
course
of
his
career,
Emraan
will
add
a
sexual
harassment
clause
to
his
contracts
,
along
with
other
clauses
concerning
confidentiality
and
termination.
Says
Emraan
Hashmi
who
also
turns
producer
with
Cheat
India,
"Such
clauses
are
already
in
contracts
in
several
industries,
including
MNCs.
No
film
production
company
has
enforced
it
so
far,
but
with
the
#MeToo
movement
that
started
a
decade
ago,
picking
up
steam
in
the
West
last
year
and
inching
towards
India,
with
someone
being
outed
almost
every
hour
on
the
social
media,
such
clauses
have
become
imperative.
In
my
company
at
least,
it
will
include
both
male
and
female
cast
and
crew
members".
While
there
still
remains
ambiguity
in
what
amounts
to
sexual
harrassment,
Emraan
Hashmi
beleives
that
lying
down
a
universal
moral
code
on
a
film
set
is
the
need
of
the
hour.
He
adds,
"
In
the
given
circumstances,
lying
down
a
universal
moral
code
on
the
film
set,
dictated
by
the
government's
guidelines,
is
the
need
of
the
hour.
This
will
safeguard
the
interests
of
women
and
men
will
be
forewarned
so
they
don't
cross
the
line".
Looking
at
the
situation
from
a
fair
perspective
says
Emraan
Hashmi,
"If
there
are
male
bosses,
there
are
female
bosses
too.
While
it's
only
right
that
the
law
favours
a
woman
and
protects
her,
there
is
need
for
some
correction
or
revision
because
with
men
could
also
be
vulnerable."