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  Why POSH Training is Important When we talk about POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace), there are various reactions we get to hear. Many employers do not know about the law and legal responsibilities. POSH training sessions are also perceived as is only for women. Men are scared of POSH and believe it is against them. POSH training ensures prevention, prohibition and protection against sexual harassment at the workplace. On-time POSH awareness training saves the company from legal complexities. Overall, the organization and the employer are free from legal goof ups that can cost them heavily in case of a legal liability. Conducting POSH awareness sessions is essential because it is a legal requirement to comply with the law. POSH Awareness Training also ensures that employees and managers create a safer and better working environment. According to POSH Act 2013, any company/organization with more than 10 employees should have mandatory POSH training for ...

  Women: Their place in workplaces and society, should be second to none! Women in workplaces should be treated with equality, solemn respect and dignity.  The Rig Veda 6.61.2 suggests,  “May we bow to women through our polite words and noble actions.” As per Vedic Dharma, women are to be accorded with the highest respect and honour not only because they are child bearers and cohabitators but because they are also regarded as foremost in intellect and virtue. The Vedas placed great importance in the development of skills, knowledge, and advancement of women. The Atharva Veda, particularly advocated female empowerment, claiming that women are an integral aspect of society. During those times, women enjoyed great freedom and self-reliance. They played an integral role in maintaining the economic status of the family, made major contributions to society and enjoyed equal privileges and statuses as men. The Post Vedic times however, posed a new challenge for wome...

  Best POSH Lawyers in Delhi The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act and Rules, 2013 (“Law”) mandates every Employer to “provide a safe working environment at the workplace which shall include safety from the persons coming into contact at the workplace”. For this, it provides that the aggrieved can file a complaint of sexual harassment within the organization itself and seek redressal via the internal mechanism. For the success of this, all organizations (whether public or private) having 10 or more employees (whether permanent, temporary, ad-hoc, consultants, interns or contract workers irrespective of gender) are mandated under Law to comply with certain requirements. Also, POSH training is important to make employees aware of the law and the consequences of violations in the organization. The training should not only be provided to women but men also so that they know what is accepted in the w...