Best POSH Compliance Law Firm in Delhi

 

Best POSH Compliance Law Firm in Delhi

The Indian legal landscape changed significantly in 2013, when the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act (commonly called POSH or The Act) became law.

POSH was India’s first piece of legislation that specifically dealt with workplace sexual harassment of women. Now, Indian employers are responsible for ensuring a safe working environment by preventing, prohibiting and redressing sexual harassment.

The POSH Act: Scope & Applicability

The Act is unique in a number of ways. First, it recognizes that sexual harassment amounts to a fundamental violation of women’s rights, including their right to live with dignity in any profession, trade, or business.

Surprisingly, the law goes further than that — it’s enforceable everywhere in India, and it only protects women.

If a man is a victim of sexual harassment in the workplace, he isn’t protected by the provisions of the POSH Act. He must depend on company policies that prohibit harassment of any nature. Thankfully, these policies often exist, because many organizations have enacted gender neutral POSH policies.

Defining sexual harassment under POSH

The Act defines sexual harassment quite widely, and also includes ‘quid pro quo’ harassment, such as promises of advancement in return for intercourse.

Sexual harassment does not have to involve physical contact but could, for example, include sexual remarks, sexually explicit pictures or screensavers and inappropriate advances made directly or via social networking sites.

Redressal of complaints & the IC

The Act requires that the IC include a senior level female employee as the chairperson or presiding officer, and a minimum of three other members who are all, potentially, required to conduct misconduct investigations in the event of a complaint.

The best POSH compliance law firm in Delhi

Counsel Quest is not just another corporate sexual harassment law firm in Delhi NCR and Gurgaon. It is the best POSH compliance law firm in Delhi. At Counsel Quest, we understand that workplace sexual harassment is a form of gender discrimination which violates a woman’s fundamental right to equality and right to life, guaranteed under Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution of India.

Workplace sexual harassment creates an insecure and hostile working environment for women and also impedes their ability to perform at their best at the workplace. Apart from interfering with their performance at work, it also adversely affects their social and economic growth and puts them through physical and emotional suffering.

We also believe that, in order to ensure a safe and healthy workplace environment, it is extremely important that women workforce needs to have faith in her employer. We believe that compliance with the workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and other related laws should be a part of every company’s policy. It also means that the employers will have to comply with these laws not only in letter but also in spirit.

Counsel Quest (CQ) is a law firm empanelled with the Ministry of Women & Child Development (MWCD) for Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Laws. At CQ, POSH Practice is about providing end to end compliance management solutions to its clients.

CQ is empanelled with the Ministry of Women and Child Development for POSH which provides an assurance to the clients that the support provided to them is best in its class.

Our team of senior legal/HR professionals who act as an external member for IC ensures that all processes, compliances, and investigations of sexual harassment cases are carried out and documented in a well-defined manner. In case of litigation as well, our clients are well prepared in terms of documentation and support from our end is available at all times.

 

 

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