Constituting the Internal Committee
Composition, external member appointment and documentation that meets the Act.
Data Protection, IP & Employment
Prevention of Sexual Harassment A workplace that is safe — and seen to be.
Overview
IC structuring, sensitization training, inquiry management, employer liability defence
Discuss your matterCompliance and inquiry support under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
We help organisations constitute and train their Internal Committee, put policies in place, run inquiries that are fair to every party and withstand review, and defend employer liability where it is alleged.
Key highlights
10+
Employees
The threshold at which every workplace must constitute an Internal Committee.
90
Days
For the Internal Committee to complete its inquiry.
Annual
Report
Yearly reporting obligations to the District Officer.
How we approach this work
01
Research-driven.
We check the committee's composition, policy and past records against the Act before any inquiry begins.
02
Client-centric.
We support complainants, respondents and the organisation with the sensitivity and confidentiality each deserves.
03
Result-oriented.
Fair inquiries completed within time, reports that withstand review, and a workplace that is safer for it.
How we help
What the work involves.
Policies & awareness training
POSH policies, sensitisation sessions for employees and capacity-building for IC members.
Handling complaints & inquiries
Procedural guidance through each stage of an inquiry, from complaint to report.
Annual reporting & liability defence
Annual reports and defence of employer liability in proceedings before courts and authorities.
Questions & answers
What clients ask us.
Who must have an Internal Committee?
Every employer with ten or more employees at an office or branch. Where there are fewer than ten, complaints go to the Local Committee constituted by the District Officer.
Must the Internal Committee include an outsider?
Yes. One member must come from an NGO or association committed to the cause of women, or be a person familiar with issues relating to sexual harassment.
Insights
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