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PoSH: Prevention of Sexual Harassment – pre-requisite for any organization, be it a corporate or MSME – Organized OR Unorganized Sectors

  Prevention of Sexual Harassment – pre-requisite for any organization, be it a corporate or MSME – Organized OR   unorganized sectors   a Pocket Guide  This article focusses on the understanding the essence of compliance with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH Act) and Ensuring Governance  I have endeavoured to cover the important definitions, basis key principles as enunciated by the Hon’ble Supreme Court and the High Courts, to understand the objectives and the spirit of the PoSH Act, with a better perspective.  For the sake of brevity only key excerpts are reproduced and the readers may review the relevant judgments, available on web. Few judgements are covered on this blog and for other judgements, web-search, or write to me.  FAQ: (1)   Common understanding is that only the employer of the Respondent can conduct the enquiry. How would an aggrieved woman be comfor...