An employer challenged reinstatement while delaying a court-ordered fresh inquiry. The Madras High Court required a properly constituted committee and a prompt restart.
Tag: Legal Updates
NHRC’s women’s safety advisory: what should HR do next?
A missed cab or an unreachable IC can reveal where a safety policy falls short. Here is how HR can use the NHRC’s women’s safety advisory to review everyday arrangements without confusing recommendations with legal duties.
Maharashtra’s PoSH Audit Framework: What Organisations Need to Review Immediately
Maharashtra’s POSH Audit as a recent enforcement-oriented approach towards workplace PoSH compliance appears to significantly expand the expectation of implementation readiness under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (“PoSH Act”). The development is important not merely because of the possibility of inspections or checklist-based reviews, but… Continue reading Maharashtra’s PoSH Audit Framework: What Organisations Need to Review Immediately
PoSH Updates: SC issues Directions to States/UTs for Proper Implementation of PoSH Law
Are such support staff protected from sexual misconduct at the workplace?
PoSH Updates: Mandatory to Display Penal Consequences under PoSH law
Are such support staff protected from sexual misconduct at the workplace?
PoSH Updates: Constant need for change in the PoSH policies
Are such support staff protected from sexual misconduct at the workplace?
How to embrace Maternity Benefit Act in the workplace?
Are such support staff protected from sexual misconduct at the workplace?
POSH Updates – The POSH Act Now Includes a Virtual Workplace as Well
[responsivevoice_button] Considering the quick and drastic shift in our work environments because of the deadly pandemic we are in, has undoubtedly brought many issues in the virtual world to the forefront. This includes sexual harassment and other cybercrimes. According to a survey conducted by Southeast Asia, Freedom of Expression Network and the Never Okay Project,… Continue reading POSH Updates – The POSH Act Now Includes a Virtual Workplace as Well
Madras High Court Sets Judgement on Inclusion of LGBTQIA+ Individuals
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Anuska Roy The Madras High Court has laid down a set of expansive guidelines to protect embers of the LGBQIAP+ community against discrimination on the 7th of June. Among other major pointers, Justice N Anand Venkatesh spoke about barring the practice of “conversion therapy” that aims to alter queer individual’s “gender identity… Continue reading Madras High Court Sets Judgement on Inclusion of LGBTQIA+ Individuals
Maternity Benefit Cases That Were Heard In Indian Courts In Past Three Months
[responsivevoice_button] Written By: Megha Chandra Editor’s Note: This edition of the quarterly legal round-up of cases pertaining to the Maternity Benefits Act and is for the period of June to Aug 2020. In this piece we focus on Dr. Mandeep Kaur v/s UOI and others C. W. P. no. 1400 of 2018 decided on 15.07.2020 and Tanuja… Continue reading Maternity Benefit Cases That Were Heard In Indian Courts In Past Three Months
