POSH Training for Internal Committee Members

The POSH Act mandates that any organization with more than ten employees (including temporary contract employees or interns.) should constitute an Internal Committee which will have the power of a civil jury. They will inquire into POSH complaints and redress them.

It is important to train the IC members on the following:

• The responsibilities of an IC
• The members of IC and their qualification
• The criteria to disqualify an IC member if the need occurs
• The steps of filing a complaint and the procedures that follow
• The process of conciliation and inquiry
• Differentiating sexual harassment from gender-based discrimination
• The jurisdiction of Internal Committee
• The procedure of conducting interviews required for the investigation
• The deadline to complete the inquiry and report submission
• The recommendations to be made after the inquiry
• Preparing the inquiry report and the details to be included in the report
• Preparing and submitting the POSH Annual Report

As the Internal Committee plays a significant role in the organization’s mission of preventing sexual harassment at workplace, proper enablement of the Internal Committee is necessary.

eLeanPOSH’s Annual Subscription Program for IC Members is a great option for this. The IC members will be trained on their roles and responsibilities through the comprehensive eLearning module curated for the IC members. Triannual POSH Webinars conducted by industry experts with open Q&A will ensure that the IC Members are updated about the nuances of inquiry proceedings. IC Members will also get a chance to get their questions answered from the presenters.