Internal Complaints Committee Tag

In the changing landscape of today’s workplaces, a thriving company culture often includes camaraderie and humour. However, there’s a fine line between harmless fun and actions that can cause significant harm. Prank culture, particularly when it crosses into the realm of harassment, needs to be addressed seriously as per the guidelines set by the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace...

Rupa, an HR Manager, was winding up her work for the day, when she received an unexpected call from the Head-HR, Arka.  Arka asked Rupa to accompany him to a branch office the next day, as part of the Internal Complaints Committee (IC), as an allegation of sexual harassment against the Branch Head required an IC member unfamiliar with both parties. Arka instructed Rupa to maintain strict...

As the workplace becomes more and more diverse, there are several pros as well as some cons that arise. The unconscious biases start manifesting themselves in a bigger way when different people come together in teams. One of the ways in which such a bias shows up is sexual harassment because of preconceived gender notions. Companies have identified this as a big concern area but most of them...

‘SHe-Box’ can be the game-changer for a woman encountering sexual harassment at the workplace in India. High profile cases of sexual harassment against women have always received significant attention world over and thereby probably a higher opportunity for fair redressal. But what about the plight of an ordinary woman, one for instance who has been subjected to sexual harassment by her...