POSH: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Sep 2025

Prevention of Sexual Harassment(POSH)

POSH Pendency Grows Despite Rise in Complaint Reporting

Sep 15, 2025

Workplace Relationships HR Strategies and Legal Insights Under POSH

In an engaging conversation hosted by SightsIn Plus, Editor-In-Chief, Romesh Srivastava brought toge...

Culture & Behaviour

Mar 24, 2025

Workplace Relationships HR Strategies and Legal Insights Under POSH

Workplace Love and Law POSH, Consent, Respect, and Professional Boundaries

The workplace has always been a space where people typically engage and connect through collaboratio...

Prevention of Sexual Harassment(POSH)

Mar 11, 2025

Workplace Love and Law POSH, Consent, Respect, and Professional Boundaries

PoSH Complaints Hindered by Fear of Retaliation and Stigma

A recent survey has revealed that complaints under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment PoSH Act fa...

Survey & Report

Dec 9, 2024

PoSH Complaints Hindered by Fear of Retaliation and Stigma

Employment

Supreme Court Orders ICC Formation in All Govt Departments by 2025

The Supreme Court of India has issued a directive to ensure the implementation of Internal Complaints Committees (ICC) for addressing sexual harassment at workplaces across all government departments and undertakings. This move aims to enforce the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, more uniformly across the country. ICC Implementation: […]

Dec 4, 2024

Layoffs

TCS Employee Fired for Speaking Up Against Harassment

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), one of India’s largest IT services companies, has terminated a woman employee who had accused her manager of sexual harassment five years ago. This case raises critical questions about workplace culture, employee rights, and the consequences of speaking out against harassment. TCS Sexual Harassment Allegation Details The woman in question had […]

Oct 17, 2024

Industry

TCS reported 110 sexual harassment complaints globally in 2023-24

According to Mint, TCS reported 110 sexual harassment complaints globally in 2023-24, higher than 49 complaints reported in 2022-23, which only included Indian operations, excluding non-wholly owned subsidiaries, as per the annual report. This distinction in reporting contexts highlights the complexity of interpreting the numbers, indicating that while there has been an apparent rise in […]

Jun 1, 2024

Prevention of Sexual Harassment(POSH)

Why surge in sexual harassment cases in India’s top companies?

According to Complykaro and ET report, there was 31% increase in sexual harassment complaints at the workplace in FY23 versus FY22, showing data from 370 of the BSE500 companies. The increase in complaints was across sectors: IT (84%), financial services (27%), telecom (58%), manufacturing (50%) and metals (65%). The complaints recorded a spike in the […]

Aug 29, 2023

Prevention of Sexual Harassment(POSH)

PoSH: Standard Chartered Bank fined for non-compliance by ICC

An appeal was filed by X (victim) under Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, 2013 challenging the order passed by the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) constituted by Standard Chartered Bank. This was about enquiring into a case of Sexual Harassment against her by an employee of Standard Chartered Bank under whom she had worked. […]

Jul 28, 2023

Prevention of Sexual Harassment(POSH)

Demystifying Non-Sexual Harassment at Workplace- Need for Specific Laws in India

‘Bullying’, ‘gaslighting’, ‘mobbing’, ‘name-calling’, ‘mistreatment’, ‘microaggression’, and so on -are often heard at workplaces and complained about by the employees. In India, like in other jurisdictions, the employees are increasingly vocal about the disgraceful behaviour and conduct of their managers and colleagues, and the way it impacted their work and mental health. Unfortunately, the issue […]

Apr 7, 2023

Survey & Report

Half of women scientists globally faced sexual harassment: Survey

A recent survey has revealed that half of the women scientists worldwide have faced sexual harassment. The survey was conducted by the polling company Ipsos on behalf of the L’Oreal Foundation. The survey conducted by the organization showed that nearly half of the cases occurred after the MeToo movement was founded in 2017. The survey […]

Mar 18, 2023

Prevention of Sexual Harassment(POSH)

Swiggy Launches Sexual Harassment Redressal Policy

An Indian online food ordering and delivery platform, Swiggy introduced a Swiggy-specific Policy on Sexual Harassment Redressal that is aligned in spirit with the POSH Act. It covers how sexual harassment can be reported and how it will be investigated and acted upon. What happens when there is untoward behavior in the form of sexual […]

Nov 17, 2022

Culture & Behaviour

PoSH Related Myths and Practices

Myths are not uncommon in business. The topic of sexual harassment topic is no exception. After handling 300+ sexual harassment complaints, we have been able to address some but the rest which were nothing but myths. Two very important myths that the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplaces Act (Prohibition, Prevention & Redressal Act) or […]

Nov 4, 2022