POSH ACT
POSH case reporting confined to a fraction of India Inc cos: Study
A recent analysis of 300 NSE listed companies reveals a concerning trend in reporting sexual harassment complaints under the POSH Act. Despite a rise in complaints, many companies reported zero cases, indicating possible non-compliance. Larger companies, with more resources, tended to report more cases, but size alone couldn't explain the low reporting. The findings emphasize the need for better awareness and reporting mechanisms to address workplace harassment effectively.
Wanted: Policies that support womens’ advancement in the workplace
In India, women face significant barriers in the workplace, from the burden of unpaid care work to the gender pay gap. Despite anti-harassment policies like the POSH Act, compliance remains a challenge, contributing to the "leaky pipeline" where women exit the workforce.
IIM-Calcutta names Saibal Chattopadhyay director-in-charge
The institute appointed Saibal Chattopadhyay as its director-in-charge, replacing Sahadeb Sarkar who took charge just two months ago. IIM-Calcutta had earlier received a written complaint under POSH Act against Sarkar.
Grapple patronising, patriocratic spaces
While due diligence is non-negotiable, and using technicalities to suspend an organisation is kosher, the signalling has been awful. It seems like an afterthought, a damage-control exercise to offset bad handling of the case from January, when national sportspersons began their protests against Singh. One is left to wonder how many young women have been dissuaded from taking up wrestling as a profession since because of official waffling.
KelpHR PoSH Awards name IndiGo, Tata Consulting Engineers, Uber among India’s top 25 safest workplace
KelpHR PoSH Awards 2023, hosted by KelpHR, are given to companies that offer safe, happy, and inclusive workplaces and include industry-wide best practices in the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH).
How Supreme Court’s gender-just handbook could further enable India Inc to embrace inclusive language
The 30-page handbook by the Supreme Court has a “glossary of gender-unjust terms and suggests alternative words or phrases which may be used while drafting pleadings as well as orders and judgments”. It notes that harmful gender stereotypes perpetuate discrimination and exclusion.
Workplace harassment: Confusion mounts as all kinds of cases get filed under PoSH
A lack of awareness on redressal mechanisms for general grievances in some companies, and a feeling among many employees that since PoSH is a women-centric and robust workplace law their cases will find a fair hearing and redressal if filed under it, is leading to internal committees and lawyers grappling with what falls under sexual harassment.
Greater awareness helping staff report sexual harassment
There was a 31% increase in the number of complaints in FY23 versus FY22, show data of 370 of the BSE500 companies put together for ET by Complykaro, which advises companies on PoSH compliance. The increase was across sectors: IT (84%), financial services (27%), telecom (58%), manufacturing (50%) and metals (65%).
NMC asks health institutions to form sexual harassment probe panels
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has requested all healthcare institutions and medical colleges to establish committees to investigate sexual harassment allegations against their employees and report back to the commission as per the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The move follows the commission's assurances last year to act against sexual harassment in the medical profession after a group of medical students accused their professors of sexual abuse.
BCCI set to ratify its POSH policy and form World Cup Working Group at SGM
The PTI has accessed the five point agenda of the SGM agenda including "Formation of Infrastructure Development and Subsidy Sub-Committee, Guidelines for appointment of Physiotherapists and Trainers in state teams, Formation of Working Group for ICC World Cup 2023, Formation of committee of Women's Premier League and Ratification of Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy".
'Sorry state of affairs': Supreme Court on lack of sexual harassment committees at workplace
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre and the state governments to undertake a time bound exercise to verify whether sexual harassment committees have been constituted in all ministries and the departments. The top court said there are serious lapses in the enforcement of the 2013 Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) Act.
Delhi Excise policy 'scam': ED attaches Rs 76.54 cr worth assets under PMLA
The properties belong to arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) communications in-charge Vijay Nair, liquor businessman Sameer Mahandru, his wife and company Indospirit Group, businessman Dinesh Arora, Arun Pillai, Amit Arora, director of liquor company Buddy Retail Pvt Limited, and others, the agency said in a statement.
New chargesheet filed against Raj Kundra, cyber police say businessman filmed pornographic movies at posh Mumbai hotels
Along with Kundra, the chargesheet also names actresses Poonam Pandey and Sherlyn Chopra.
Razorpay acquires PoshVine, Elon Musk-Twitter CEO depositions delayed
Taking its acquisition tally for 2022 to four, digital payments and financial services platform Razorpay has entered the loyalty & rewards management space with PoshVine buyout. The move is indicative of Razorpay’s attempts to heat up the competition with its rival unicorn Pine Labs which forayed into the online payment gateway with the launch of ‘Plural’ in October last year.
Bombay High Court issues working protocol for hearing cases related to POSH
“Orders/judgments on merits will not be uploaded. Because this order sets out general guidelines and does not address the merits, it is permitted to be uploaded,” said the order of September 24, which got uploaded on September 27. “All orders and judgments will be delivered in private, that is to say, not pronounced in open court but only in Chambers or in-camera.”
Attack targeting acting Afghan defense minister left eight dead
The blast went off late Tuesday in a heavily guarded upscale neighborhood of the capital of Kabul. It was followed by a gun battle that also left four militants dead, authorities said. The casualty toll could rise, Interior Ministry spokesperson Mirwais Stanekzai said Wednesday.
Enforcement Directorate seizes posh Mumbai assets worth over Rs 32 crore in FEMA probe
The FEMA probe revealed that Jaya Patel of Mumbai had "illegally amassed" properties in foreign countries like the United States of America and the United Kingdom, the agency said.
BSE 500 cos’ PoSH plaints rise 28%
Large number of BSE 500 cos have declared zero complaints on sexual harassment since 2015-16.
Benami law: I-T attaches posh Delhi bungalow, FDI funds of Ratul Puri, father
The bungalow is in the name of a firm of the Moser Baer group, owned and promoted by Ratul Puri's father Deepak Puri.
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