Prank Culture and Sexual Harassment at the Workplace: Why It’s No Laughing Matter
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...
Learn How to File A PoSH Annual Report
“If you think compliance is expensive, try non-compliance”
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act of 2013 (“Act”) provides protection to women against sexual harassment at workplace. It enlists certain compliances that needs to be ensured by every organisation with ten or more employees.
This leads the mind to most natural occurring way of...
Survey on Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act, India
December 2013 saw the birth of the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act or ASH as it has come to be known in corporate parlance. With the government now recognising harassment of employees in the workplace as a crime, every organisation began to focus on calibrating their internal processes for channelizing any reported incidents. Every organisation with more than 10 employees has to form an Internal...
Workforce Surveys- What works well for you
I just finished my 3rd survey of the week!!! Imagine that – I fill up 3-7 surveys a week – the cabs I travel in, restaurants we eat at, online purchase of food and groceries, and so on….
Now, it’s my turn to create a survey for my employees… What are all these surveys telling us, anyway? And what makes surveys useful? We have an overdose of it – Take it to an employee, and he is going to say...
Hello professional, what is your shelf life?
I am a successful executive, consistently exceeding performance expectations. I am an engaged employee, a team player and committed to my organization. May I sit back and smile in satisfaction?
Sure, smile you can, says a little voice within me. The voice of my friend, my good sense, I realize. But you need to turn around a little and read the expiry date of your usefulness to your...
What Keeps The CHROs Awake?
The answer is simple- their people.
We caught up with the CHROs of Phillips India, Roche Diagnostics India, and Lanco to understand more about what kept them constantly on their toes, and the reply was unanimous; their people, their employees. Ravi Kumar, the CHRO of Roche Diagnostics India, said that the secret to keeping your employees happy was to think of them and treat them as family....
Unravelling the Intricacies of the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act
In recent years, managing a globally diverse workforce has transformed organizational dynamics to a great extent. One of the key focus areas for Indian companies is keeping the workplace secure for its employees, especially women. A safe workplace is every employee’s legal right, and organizations are mandated to give this security.
As a leader of your organization, I am sure you believe in...
Anti Sexual Harassment-Quid pro quo Case Study
Anu* works in an IT organization as a module lead and is a diligent and happy employee. Her manager Arun* and she had been going steady for seven months and both have been professional enough not to let this relationship affect their work requirements.
A month back, however, Anu realized that Arun may not be the right person for her. She politely but firmly expressed this to Arun and ended...
