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  PoSH : Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace – Institutional Perspective (Universities, Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) and Colleges)     The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, (shortly known as PoSH), inter alia, applies to any   u   Department,   private sector or a venture, undertaking….. Society, trust, NGO, unit or service provider, commercial, professional, vocational, educational , entertainment, industrial, health /financial, production, supply, sale or distribution or service, hospitals/nursing homes/sports institute/stadium/complex, competition or games venue, residential or not used for training sports or other activities u   Any place visited by the employee arising out of or during the course of employment including transportation provided by the employer for undertaking such journey , a dwelling place or a house   Key definitions cover u   Employer: Department, organization, undert

  Ethics & Corporate Governance V. Vasudevan, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs Author Note (Project submitted to IICA in April 2018) V. Vasudevan, Corporate Governance Professional, Mumbai viswanathan.vasudevan@smollan.co.in , mob: 9920780095   Abstract The common precept amongst Management professionals is that ethics is a matter of personal values, and beliefs of individuals and their consciences. These professionals tend to look at any wrongdoing as an isolated incident, the work of an unscrupulous employee. This is an absolute farce, as the concept of corporate responsibility is to accept the accountability of any mis-chief as that could invariably affect the business and its stake holders. Ethics, should be integrated with the code of business principles and ways of working by the Board and Key Management, of an organization. Ethics should be an integrated part of the corporate Code of Business Principles 2     Ethics and mora

  Corporate Governance & Gender Diversity 1.1 Gender Diversity and a safe workplace for women are essential attributes of Good Corporate Governance. The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, shortly known as the PoSH Act was enacted to provide protection to all working women from organised and unorganised sectors alike, regardless of hierarchy. 1.2 The Genesis: The Supreme Court, while voicing its serious concerns on the sexual harassment faced by working women,     in the case of Vishaka & Ors. V. State of Rajasthan & Ors. [1997(7) SCC 323] reaffirmed that sexual harassment at workplace is a form of discrimination against women and provided a set of guidelines (known as VISHAKA Guidelines), to address this issue, pending enactment of suitable legislation. 2.0 The PoSH Act. 2.1 The PoSH Act (Act) mandates provision of safe, secure and enabling environment to every woman, irrespective of her age or employment sta