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PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT (POSH) 

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PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT (POSH)
 at 
Princeton Academy 
Overview

Fostering Safe Spaces: Empower and Educate with our Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Program for Inclusive and Respectful Workplaces.

Duration

1 day

Total fee

3,835

Mode of learning

Online

Schedule type

Self paced

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Credential

Certificate

PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT (POSH)
 at 
Princeton Academy 
Highlights

  • Doubt clearing sessions available
  • Experienced Faculty
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PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT (POSH)
 at 
Princeton Academy 
Course details

What are the course deliverables?
  • Understanding the the Key concepts of Sexual Harassment, Workplace/ Extended workplace, Employer and Aggrieved Woman
  • Registering a complaint of Sexual Harassment – Who/When/How
  • Constitution of Internal Complaints Committee – Presiding Officer, Internal members and External members, quorum
  • Powers of ICC to summon, record evidence and recommendations to employers
  • Conducting Enquiry – steps in enquiry and principles of natural justice
  • Conciliation and settlement of the cases of sexual harassment
  • Duties of en employer as prescribed under the Act/ Rules
  • Dealing with false and malicious complaints
  • Penalties and Fines under PoSH Act and Rules
  • Supreme Court & High Court Cases on PoSH including recent judgement of Bombay High Court on maintaining confidentiality
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More about this course
  • The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (“PoSH Act”) has been enacted with an objective of preventing and protecting women against workplace sexual harassment and to ensure effective redressal of complaints of sexual harassment
  • Although the law preventing sexual harassment at workplace has been in force since 2013, there remains lack of clarity on various aspects pertaining to the statute, including what constitutes sexual harassment, obligations of an employer, remedies/safeguards available to the victim, procedure of investigation and criminal consequences of sexual harassment
  • This program intends to develop competency and capacity of the respective stakeholders – employers and members of Internal Complaints Committees to have exhaustive knowledge of the law and process to be adopted in conducting enquiry and dealing the cases of sexual harassment in the organisation
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PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT (POSH)
 at 
Princeton Academy 
Curriculum

Highlights of the PoSH Act and Rules thereunder

What constitutes Sexual Harassment, Workplace and aggrieved

Constitution of ICC/LC – Members, Quorum and External members

Enquiry in the complaint of Sexual Harassment

Powers of ICC/ LC to summon and record evidence

Principles of Natural Justice to be adopted in the Enquiry

Conciliation & Settlement of cases of Sexual Harassment

Duties and obligations of Employers under the Act/ Rules, as their statutory obligations, including filing Annual Return.

Dealing with false/ malicious complaints

Penalties and Fines under the PoSH Act and Rules

Settled case laws in PoSH by Supreme Court/ High Courts

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