Replacing a fragmented legacy framework, India’s new labour codes streamline compliance while extending protections to previously underserved worker groups, including contract, gig, and platform workers, and strengthening workplace inclusion for women. What are the new laws and what are they replacing? Until recently, India’s workplaces were governed by 29 fragmented labour laws. The four new… Continue reading How New Labour Laws Are Ungendering Workplaces?
Category: Workplace culture
Don’t Wait for a Complaint: Why Startups Need PoSH Compliance Now
Every founder remembers their first sexual-harassment complaint, the unread email that changes the week, the investor call postponed, the sudden silence in the team Slack. In that moment, everything else, funding updates, product deadlines, and customer goals, takes a back seat. We’ve sat across from the founders in that exact freeze. One CEO in Bengaluru… Continue reading Don’t Wait for a Complaint: Why Startups Need PoSH Compliance Now
From Performative Compliance to Real Governance: Zooming into the Gaps in India’s Entertainment Industry
“The truth will set you free, but first it will cost you something.” — Anonymous In the world of entertainment, where creativity should soar freely, a harsh reality persists: many women face silence, invisibility, and sometimes outright retaliation when they speak out against harassment. This is not just an incident but a widespread issue. Shockingly,… Continue reading From Performative Compliance to Real Governance: Zooming into the Gaps in India’s Entertainment Industry
Key FAQs About POSH Annual Compliance Report
With the festivities coming to a halt and October finishing in the flash of a second, companies are rushing to meet their year-end targets. Yet amid the rush, it is crucial to pause and reflect on an often overlooked aspect of corporate responsibility, compliance. While many may consider compliance merely an expense, few appreciate how… Continue reading Key FAQs About POSH Annual Compliance Report
ACR 2026:The Real Cost Isn’t Compliance, It’s Non-Compliance.
Many companies hear the word “compliance” and immediately focus on the costs involved, often overlooking the fact that these investments act as crucial safeguards against much steeper penalties. The reality is that the apparent expense of compliance under the POSH Act, 2013, pales in comparison to the devastating impact of non-compliance. Choosing to treat workplace… Continue reading ACR 2026:The Real Cost Isn’t Compliance, It’s Non-Compliance.
Beyond Tokenism: Are Workplaces Truly Supporting “Different” Employees
“Arre, aap toh unhe utha kar le jaa sakte hai” — “Someone can just lift them up.” In an interview with The Lallantop, former Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, shared the profound challenges he faced in finding suitable housing for his daughters, who are differently abled. Despite his esteemed position, he and his wife… Continue reading Beyond Tokenism: Are Workplaces Truly Supporting “Different” Employees
How DEI Training can Increase Your Business’s Efficiency & Productivity
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training today is not just about doing the right thing—it’s about doing the smart thing. Teams across sectors are reporting measurable outcomes when DEI is embedded as a core function of business strategy. What used to be treated as a compliance requirement now stands out as an operational asset, one… Continue reading How DEI Training can Increase Your Business’s Efficiency & Productivity
Definition of “Workplace” as per the POSH Act, 2013, and navigating the implementation
In today’s rapidly changing work environment, the concept of a “workplace” has expanded far beyond the traditional confines of office walls. As remote work, flexible schedules, and hybrid models become increasingly common, companies face new challenges in ensuring a safe and respectful environment for all employees. This evolution brings us to a critical question: How… Continue reading Definition of “Workplace” as per the POSH Act, 2013, and navigating the implementation
How to overcome challenges and establish a robust Internal committee?
This note aims to address the importance of drafting internal committee SLAs, KRAs, and KPIs, as well as provide guidance on curating the functioning of the internal committee within a company. We understand that many organizations face challenges in effectively managing and addressing complaints of sexual harassment in the workplace. These challenges include a need… Continue reading How to overcome challenges and establish a robust Internal committee?
Whether HR should be part of an Internal Committee?
One of the key aspects of PoSH compliance is setting up the Internal Committee and the first responsibility that falls on the shoulder of the Board and Management is the selection of the members. While we have addressed the selection and appointment of the External Member in some of our other blogs, today, we will… Continue reading Whether HR should be part of an Internal Committee?
