POSH Act, 2013 is a legislative act in India that seeks to protect women from sexual harassment at their place of work. Any good organization that wants to increase its growth should have a strong understanding of this act to make the workplace more inclusive and secure for all employees. According to the law, employers must formulate a policy against sexual harassment at the workplace. Key features of the policy include:

• A policy is a must for women, even if there is no policy for other genders.
• Even if there are only men as employees, a policy is still a must.
• Even if there are global policies, an Indian policy as per Indian law is necessary.
• The policy must be disseminated.

The draft policy contains the minimum requirements as per law, along with additions in terms of explanations, expansions, and comprehensive summaries of the law that make the policy easier to understand for the reader.

Q. What will this Policy cover?

Ans. The Policy has been drafted by legal experts after keeping in mind the legal provisions as well as the practical challenges resolved over several years of experience. The policy will broadly cover the following points:

• Examples to explain different forms of Sexual Harassment
• Composition & Constitution of IC along with space for mentioning names of IC members
• Timelines
• Who can file a complaint?
• Where can a person file a complaint?
• Manner of filing a complaint
• What is the complaint redressal mechanism?
• Provisions related to penalties of different types

Q. If I already have an international policy for harassment, do I still need an India-specific POSH Policy?

Ans. The law has been made for women, hence a policy for the protection of women and redressal for complaints made by them is a must as per law. There is no law for other genders, so it is an internal decision whether to expand the scope of the POSH policy and make it available for the benefit of other genders as well or to have a separate policy for other genders.

Q. How do I disseminate the Policy?

Ans. You can place the policy on your corporation's document management system. ILMS Academy also provides a sophisticated learning management system that allows you to disseminate the POSH policy or any other policy of your company. Please contact[email protected]for more details.

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