The PoSH Act has now been existent for a decade. Many changes have been made based on judgements of cases by the Supreme court as well as the Covid 19 lockdown. What is important to organizations is to understand the impact of this Act on their employees and the workplace and take measures to createContinue reading “PoSH : Workplace Safety”
Category Archives: PoSH
Conciliation – Two Faced Coin
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act , 2013 also known as PoSH gives the complainant a chance to ponder whether she would be happy closing the case through the process of conciliation. This involves the respondent apologizing to the complainant with no monetary relief. The reason I choose toContinue reading “Conciliation – Two Faced Coin”
Creating a Safe Environment for the Woman Workforce
With offices opening up and work from home becoming optional, what remains critical is understanding the importance of giving respect to all employees of a company and especially the “working woman”. This is one common attribute that is lacking among many companies leading to mishaps that are uncalled for. In fact you may be surprisedContinue reading “Creating a Safe Environment for the Woman Workforce”
An Iconic Day…
Today it has been 7 years since the The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (“PoSH Act“) was enacted as a measure to provide a safe and healthy work environment to all working woman in India. It is just sad that instead of us celebrating the success of this ActContinue reading “An Iconic Day…”
Celebrating our Devis
While the festivities have begun for this year and all of us are praying that this portends the end of the coronavirus and the beginning of good tidings, one thing I hope that changes is the societal attitude in some places whereby the girl child is considered a “bojh”. Our traditional beliefs ingrain the importanceContinue reading “Celebrating our Devis”
Women In Corporate India
“An educated woman is an educated family” is a principle that Jotirao Phule, a pioneer of women’s education in India strongly believed in. While the importance of educating women in India has been there since long, there has still been less acceptance of them in the board rooms of corporates. As a country, we areContinue reading “Women In Corporate India”
Is being quiet the right way forward? Let’s think.
What do you do if your colleague passes a sexist remark to you as you enter the office. Do you feel you should take it as a compliment and keep quiet or do you tell him that you do not appreciate such comments? Being quiet is probably what many women do in India. But that’sContinue reading “Is being quiet the right way forward? Let’s think.”
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