All About PoSH & H R

"PoSH Laws Not Implemented Faithfully & Properly - Supreme Court of India Reprimands Defaulting Employers For Disrespecting our Own PoSH Laws". Once more, once again, on 12 th May 2023, our Honorable Supreme Court, admonished all the Employers as well as the Occupiers of each and every Workplaces; and all the Authorities in Central Government and State Governments and Union Territories; and all the designated Chief Secretaries; HODs and Managers for not complying with and Not Obeying and Not Implementing, faithfully and properly the Provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Woman at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal Act 2013, and the Rules framed thereunder and gazetted on 9 th December 2013. Simultaneously, almost in the same breath, Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, alerted all the Employers and the Occupiers of Workplaces; and all the Authorities in Central Government and State Governments and Union Territories; and all the designated Chief Secretarie

“ First Five Pre-Inquiry Action-Steps No IC Presiding Officers Dare Skip”   First Five Steps  Put succinctly  are : Step-1 . Finalize & Notify a Date, Time & Place of Starting Redressal  Proceedings. Step- 2 . Welcome all present, put the Complainant & the Respondent & Others at ease; Build Rapport; Earn Trust; Commit to Preserve, Promote & Maintain Workplace Decorum, Decency & Non-Negotiable Discipline during Proceedings; Describe Penal Provisions for unruly behavior or Disrupting Redressal Proceedings since IC Proceedings are quasi- judicial; Step-3 . Explain with sufficient precision , all relevant Provisions of SHWW (P, P & R) Act 2013 Commonly referred to as PoSH Act 2013; the Rules framed thereunder; Service Rules or Certified Standing Orders relating to Misconduct & Punishment therefor; Penalty for Making Known the Identities of the Complainant and or the Respondent, Contents of Filed Complaints, any part of I C Proceedings or IC Findings &

  " Exploring the 24 Essential Duties and Responsibilities of Internal Committees "-        Concluding Part-2 Recap or Summary of Post Part-1 , Published on November 10. 2023 on my Blog “All About PoSH” https://www.holistichr.blogspot.com   Recap of Part- 1: - In my previous Blog Post, 10 out of 24 Duties & Responsibilities of Internal Committees, were covered, as summarized below : “ Internal Committees ” are i) Independent Legal Entity, constituted by Employers, in writing, and Notified thru Notice Boards; ii) For the Sole Purpose of “Redressal of Sexual Harassment Allegations/Complaints , referred to them by the respective Employers of the Workplaces; iii). Redressal Proceedings must be in line with the Twin Principles of Natural Justice , namely “ Nemo judex in causa sua ” ( No one should be a judge in her/his own cause ) and “ Audi alteram partem” ( H ear the other Side for no one should be condemned unheard); iv ) Internal Committees Presiding Officers &