Benefits of Implementing PoSH Act 2013 in your Organization
In India, men and women are equal before the law. But despite the constitutional rights bestowed upon women, for a very long period of time, employers were negligent in fully bringing these laws into action in their organizations. Things changed for the better in 2013 when the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, (PoSH Act 2013), was enacted. In the historical Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan verdict, the Supreme Court of India observed that women empowerment through financial independence will remain a distant dream as long as women are prone to gender inequality and sexual harassment at work. Why Implement PoSH Act 2013 in your Organization? There is no choice. It is mandatory for all workplaces with more than 10 employees to implement the PoSH Act 2013 and educate employees about the same. In a FICCI-EY November 2015 report, it was revealed that 36% of Indian companies and 25% of MNCs were not following the Sexual Harassment Act, 2