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Harassment at work is one among the most prevalent types of harassment these days. It could be threatening a person, defaming, verbal abuse, or any form of physical abuse. A small survey of employees was conducted in the Hyderabad City to know the prevalence of workplace harassment. To prevent and control sexual harassment against women, and to provide protection to them, the Ministry of Women and Child Development passed the POSH act in the year of 2013. POSH Act (2013) provides guidelines for preventing sexual harassment against women in the workplace. According to this act, sexual harassment can be defined as any unwelcome sexually determined behavior projected directly or indirectly towards an employee. One of its objectives is to promote equality for women in their workplace. According to a report produced in 2020, by the National Commission of Women (NCW), the number of workplace harassment was high in August and low in May. The present study aims to understand the trends of workplace harassment over the period, which gender is more subjected to it, and which sector is most prone to it by analyzing a sample of 100 individuals who are working in different sectors. The study was conducted using a snowball sampling technique.