Protection of Harassment Act 2014

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Harassment has become an increasingly prevalent issue in the workplace, particularly in the virtual realm of cyberspace, where the added dimension of anonymity makes harassment easier, permanent and more far reaching than ever before.

In response to this issue, the Protection from Harassment Act 2014 (the Act) was passed to provide better protection for employees by clearly stating that workplace harassment is unlawful.

The Singapore Parliament passed the Protection from Harassment Act 2014 on March 13, which criminalises harassment, cyber bullying and unlawful stalking. Prior to the Act, there was no Singapore legislation pertaining to harassment and there existed only piecemeal legislation with ad hoc provisions providing some degree of protection.

The Act abolishes the common law tort of harassment and introduces a single Act regime that further extends the scope of offences relating to harassment and anti-social behaviour such as causing harassment, alarm or distress by using threatening abusive or insulting words, behaviour or communication.

The existing protection for public servants will also be extended to public service workers under the new Act.


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