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Workplace Sexual Harassment (POSH)

The POSH Act, 2013 requires every workplace with 10+ employees to have an Internal Committee.

How to complain

  • Written complaint to the Internal Committee within 3 months (extendable to 6 months).
  • Workplaces with <10 employees: complain to the District Officer's Local Committee.
  • Interim reliefs: transfer, up to 3 months paid leave, restrain from contact (Sec. 12).
  • Inquiry must complete within 90 days; employer acts within 60 days of report.

Your protections

  • Identity kept strictly confidential (Sec. 16).
  • Protection from retaliation; termination during pendency is illegal.
  • Applies to employees, interns, contract workers, and visitors to the workplace.

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