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Tag: PoSH Compliance
What does it take to implement the POSH Act, 2013 in one of India’s most complex workplaces: the non-profit sector?
Good intent cannot replace good governance. Pallavi Pareek examines how NGOs can connect POSH, accessible reporting, safeguarding and independent oversight without confusing their legal responsibilities.
What it takes to make PoSH compliance work across a large organisation
After more than a decade of working with enterprises, Pallavi sets out an illustrative PoSH operating model: accessible policy, capable committees, coordinated reporting and careful governance across locations.
National Commission for Women Calls for Stricter POSH Compliance and Here is What You Need To Know.
POSH compliance is no longer just a paper formality but requires active participation by Organisations across the nation. The recent advisory by the National Commission for Women enhances this responsibility further, but in a much more pragmatic way. The NCW Has Made POSH Everyone’s Problem. Yours Included. You have a policy. You have an IC.… Continue reading National Commission for Women Calls for Stricter POSH Compliance and Here is What You Need To Know.
Why sexual harassment data belongs in the boardroom, and why it almost never gets there
Ask a board what the organisation’s cyber risk position is, and someone has a dashboard. Incidents open. Incidents past service level. Mean time to close. A trend line, reported quarterly, with a named owner sitting somewhere in the room. Ask the same board what its harassment risk position is, and what usually comes back is… Continue reading Why sexual harassment data belongs in the boardroom, and why it almost never gets there
Who Gets to Know What in a PoSH Case? Balancing Confidentiality and Transparency
In a PoSH case, one of the first questions that surfaces, often quietly, and often without clear answers, is about visibility. Who is informed that a complaint has been made, what details are shared, and at what stage? The PoSH Act places a strong emphasis on confidentiality, yet organisations also operate within structures that demand… Continue reading Who Gets to Know What in a PoSH Case? Balancing Confidentiality and Transparency
How New Labour Laws Are Ungendering Workplaces?
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?
Empowering ICs: Escaping Over-Reliance on External Members
When the PoSH Act introduced the requirement of an External Member under Section 4(2)(c), the intent was straightforward: to bring in someone independent, trained, and experienced enough to help Internal Committees stay fair and neutral. The law did not envision a marketplace of External Members competing for engagement. It envisioned a steady outside voice that… Continue reading Empowering ICs: Escaping Over-Reliance on External Members
How Fairness Works in POSH Inquiries: What Everyone Involved Should Know
Over the past few years, PoSH inquiries have become a familiar fixture inside organisations. Most employees now know that a formal process exists, that an Internal Committee hears complaints, that reports are issued, and that statutory timelines guide the journey. On paper, the mechanism is no longer new. Yet in conversations with complainants, respondents, HR… Continue reading How Fairness Works in POSH Inquiries: What Everyone Involved Should Know
Does Conciliation End Employer’s PoSH Responsibilities?
What does conciliation actually conclude, the complaint, the inquiry, or the organisation’s responsibility to act? For many companies and Internal Committees(ICs), conciliation under the POSH framework has become a practical way to close a complaint, to de-escalate conflict and restore workplace stability. But it also leaves behind an unsettled question: when an Internal Committee’s inquiry… Continue reading Does Conciliation End Employer’s PoSH Responsibilities?
