The POSH Act has been enacted to prevent and protect women in the workplace. Sexual harassment and to ensure effective redressal. 1. Statement of Objects and Reasons, Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Over the last few years, the awareness about this law has gone up in the industry; there are…
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Prevention of sexual harassment of women at workplace Act 2013 makes it mandatory to conduct employee sensitization training in organizations. It is observed that the following two thoughts hinder management from conducting POSH training: The training may create a fearful environment for male employees. Female employees may misuse it Conducting POSH training requires different efforts…
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The definition of ‘Employer’ as per Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 is as follows: The law defines an employer to mean any person responsible for the management, supervision and control of the workplace and management includes the person or board or committee responsible for formulation and administration of policies…
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POSH Awareness Training : What and Why “Everyone here is educated in our company, and they know where to draw the line exactly, then why do we need such kind of training?” Now, this was the question asked by one of the learning and development head. It’s so evident that if we have an educated…
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Today many progressive organisations are taking initiatives for Diversity and Inclusion (D & I). It is observed that as a part of D & I companies are trying to work on gender-balance targets and initiatives. Moreover, many companies are recruiting more women employees and are trying to create a culture of respecting women. Companies are…
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It was time to click a group photograph and I called the HR manager to come and sit in the center. She said, “Aparna, I prefer to click the photograph than getting clicked.” I said, “Come on join us you have put in so much effort to coordinate this event and without you, the photograph…
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It’s January 2020 and here I completed reading the first book of the year ‘Reinventing You’ by Dorie Clark. I think the book has come to me at the right time. “Are you where you want to be professionally? ” If the answer to this question is ‘No’ then you must read this book. Each…
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I still remember my university days. I was conducting a session on an insightful topic named ‘Personality’ and was explaining how our upbringing and experience impact our personality. Students were enjoying and were introspecting their personalities. Preeti, one of the students was sitting all alone on the last bench. She was looking disturbed. I could…
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One morning Megha came to meet Ranjan with resignation in hand. Rajan shockingly asked Megha the issue. Looking down she replied her family wants her to come back.
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Seema joined the HR department of one of the multi-national companies in Gurgaon. Joining this company was her dream. But she hardly knew that her dream of years would shatter in mere 6 months of time. Seema was always expected to keep quiet and just do her job the way her manager wanted. The moment…
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