Make work a safe place: Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Making work a safe place and creating a culture of respect is the responsibility of every employee. Yet many employees are unaware of what constitutes harassment, managers often lack the skills to handle complaints effectively, and many companies still do not have a policy or an Internal Committee (IC) as required under the POSH Act, 2013. TalkItOver offers customised training and consultation services to help your organisation build a respectful, harassment-free workplace.
Why TalkItOver?
- One of India’s leading providers of end-to-end POSH services — 100+ corporate clients, 15,000+ employees trained
- Expertise in complaint handling, IC proceedings and formal case investigation
- Team with qualifications in law, child rights, HR, counselling and psychology
- Serve as external IC member at many organisations across industries
- Multi-disciplinary approach recognising the complex, layered nature of harassment
- Training delivered in-person in select locations and virtually across India
- All cases and proceedings are handled with utmost sensitivity and confidentiality
Our Services
- Formation of the Internal Committee
- Half Day Program for Mid & Senior Managers on Harassment & Bullying
- Town-Hall Awareness Sessions for Employees
- Program for Women Employees
- Train the Trainer Program
- Quarterly IC Meetings
- External Member in the IC
- Investigation of Cases
- Writing/Revising Company Policy on POSH
Legal Duties of an Organisation
- Maintain a robust policy against sexual harassment
- Constitute an Internal Committee (IC) with at least one external member
- Hold IC meetings at least once every three months
- Display IC member names and contact details prominently at the workplace
- Conduct regular training and awareness sessions to reinforce zero tolerance
- Treat sexual harassment as misconduct in the organisation’s service rules or conduct policy
- Act on IC recommendations within 60 days
- Ensure no retaliation against complainants, witnesses or IC members
- Submit an annual IC report to the employer and district officer
- Ensure a clear message of zero tolerance from senior leadership
Non-compliance with the POSH Act, 2013 can attract monetary penalties and cancellation of licences or registrations.
Articles
- Drawing the line: Arresting sexual violence from the workplace
- Historical perspectives on the anti-sexual harassment law
- The human story of ‘Vishakha’
- How secure are women working in the unorganized sectors?
- Starting early: Anti-violence programs in schools and colleges
- Through the eyes of a survivor: Psychological consequences
Testimonials
Your engagement with the crowd was highly effective. Beautiful usage of words that people hesitate to use, to set the context right. The exercise on “Myths vs Reality” was very good.
Sampada Gupta, Human Resources, Incture Technologies
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