Overview of POSH Act 2013
Corporate India Blog - Overview of POSH Act 2013 Today in our quick blog (No. 01/2020–21) we have presented an outlook on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace. The provisions are detailed in the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act). The POSH Act particularly aims to reduce and minimize incidents of sexual harassment at workplace against women or men, both. It’s applicable to all office premises, households, etc. where 10 or more employees are engaged. The provisions also cover places where any person travels for work related matters. The primary requirements for compliance are:- setup Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) in the organisation with mandatory expert external member impart frequennt training for awareness of staff members and ICC members annual reporting to District Officer under the POSH Act 2013 and in Board’s Report prepared under the Companies Act 2013 The employer is responsible to organise frequent...