Kreattle POSH Advisory Services
We help Indian employers meet every duty under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, and build a workplace where people feel safe to speak up.
Policy · Internal Committee · Training · Inquiries · Annual report
PoSH health check · Pune office
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The Act applies to every workplace in India, whatever its size. These are the duties that fall on you as the employer.
Constitute an Internal Committee
At every office or unit with 10 or more employees, led by a senior woman employee, with at least half its members women and one member from outside.
Adopt and publish a policy
A written policy that defines sexual harassment, explains how to complain and sets out the consequences.
Display the essentials
The penal consequences of sexual harassment and the order constituting your committee, somewhere everyone can see them.
Run awareness programmes
Workshops for employees at regular intervals, and orientation for the members of your committee.
Support the committee
Give it the facilities it needs, and help secure the attendance of the respondent and witnesses.
Act on its findings
Act on the committee’s recommendations within 60 days, and treat sexual harassment as misconduct under your service rules.
Protect confidentiality
The identities of the people involved and the details of an inquiry can’t be made public. Breaches can be penalised.
Report every year
The committee files an annual report with you and the District Officer, and you disclose the number of cases in your own annual report.
Who the Act protects
Any woman at your workplace, whether she is an employee, intern, contractor, consultant, client or visitor. A workplace includes anywhere visited in the course of work, including transport you provide. Workplaces with fewer than 10 employees are covered by the district’s Local Committee.
Pick one service or let us run the whole programme. Every engagement starts with a free health check.
A policy people can actually read, and a committee that is set up correctly from day one.
Ready in two to three weeks for most organisations
The Act asks for one committee member from outside your organisation. We match you with an experienced practitioner who brings an independent view.
For a term of up to three years, as the Act allows
Practical sessions that help people recognise sexual harassment, respond to it and know exactly where to go.
45-minute e-learning, 2-hour live session or manager module
Committee members have powers similar to a civil court. We prepare them to run inquiries that are fair, sensitive and finished on time.
One-day or two-day workshop, with yearly refreshers
When a complaint comes in, your committee is never on its own. We guide the process; the committee decides.
On call for the life of each case
Find the gaps before anyone else does, and file every report on time.
Once a year, or before an audit or due-diligence review
Delivered in English or Hindi, online across India or in person at your office.
| Programme | Who it’s for | Format | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awareness for everyone | All employees, interns and contract staff | E-learning or live, online or in person | 45 minutes to 2 hours |
| Managers and leaders | People managers, HR business partners and leadership | Live workshop with real scenarios | 3 hours |
| Internal Committee | Presiding officer and committee members | Facilitated workshop with a mock inquiry | 1 or 2 days |
| Refresher | Committee members and managers | Live, online | 2 hours, every year |
Under the Act
How a complaint moves, and the deadlines that apply
Complaint
Made in writing within 3 months of the incident. The committee can allow 3 more.
Conciliation
Only if the complainant asks for it. Money can’t be the basis of a settlement.
Inquiry
Completed within 90 days, following the principles of natural justice.
Report
Findings go to the employer within 10 days of the inquiry ending.
Action
The employer acts on the recommendations within 60 days.
Free health check
A 30-minute call and a review of your current policy and committee orders.
Fix the gaps
Policy, committee, notices and complaint channels put right, office by office.
Train everyone
Sessions for employees, managers and your committee, with records kept.
Stay compliant
Case support on call, the annual report and yearly refreshers.
Tell us about your organisation. A PoSH advisor will call within one working day.
Not having a committee is costly
Failing to constitute an Internal Committee, or to follow the Act, can draw a fine of up to ₹50,000. Repeat it and the fine can double, and your business licence or registration can be cancelled.
This page is general information about the PoSH Act, 2013 and its Rules, not legal advice.
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