What happens when a Non-employee (female) complains about our employee (male) on Sexual Harassment at workplace? To give an example – one of the recruiters of a Multinational Company, while conducting a campus recruitment in a premier business school, sexually harassed a woman from the institute. During the process of recruitment, he got hold of Read more about Sexual Harassment Complaint from a NON-Employee[…]
The COVID 19 pandemic has changed the way of work across the globe. Many of us in India are still grappling with the new arrangement of Work from Home. Most managements begin to see its benefits of saving time and cost to the organization. So, is it here to last? We never know, it might Read more about Work From Home a “workplace”? POSH act talks[…]
Today millions of Indian women are joining the workforce and contributing significantly to our economy. It is therefore important that organizations across private & public sectors create an environment where women employees feel safe and comfortable. Workplace harassment is increasingly understood as a violation of women’s rights and a form of violence against women. To Read more about Mediation as an informal redressal process for Sexual Harassment[…]
There is a wide divergence of perceptions in our society as to what words or actions constitute sexual harassment. Due to the complexity of human behavior, it is difficult to pinpoint what exact behavior will be perceived as sexual harassment by an individual. It becomes very difficult to draw a clear line between acceptable and Read more about Characteristics and Types of Sexual Harassment[…]
A role boundary defines the duties, rights and limitations to reduce confusion or misperceptions among those involved. However, when you are a part of ICC at a workplace, sometimes these boundaries seem blurred when you have a larger cause at sight, that of being compassionate towards a victim of sexual harassment. Here is a third Read more about Going beyond boundaries – Internal Complaints Committee[…]
We have summarised certain myths surrounding the POSH Act. It will be advisable to consult a specialist if you may any doubts on this sensitive matter. My company has had no instances of sexual harassment cases till now so we need not comply. It is binding on all organisation to comply with the POSH Act Read more about Clearing 10 organisational myths around POSH[…]
Few months ago, we got anxious calls from the presiding officer of a POSH committee on a complaint on sexual harassment at workplace from one of their woman employees. It was about her male colleague entering her personal space repeatedly without her consent. We heard the matter out and asked a few questions to the Read more about Sexual harassment at workplace – A case discussion[…]
Harvey Weinstein incident was one of the most high profile cases of Sexual harassment in recent times. #MeToo campaign was an eye opener in terms of the degree of sexual harassment at workplace. Women from all over the world came out and described their horrific tales of sexual exploitation. I came across this data Read more about An overview of Sexual Harassment at Workplace[…]
Apparently NOT! Needless to say the legal and business implications are HUGE! A recent study by FICCI – EY has revealed that over 31% of companies in India who were polled were not compliant to the regulatory norms of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Even those companies Read more about Are we doing enough to keep our work environment safe?[…]