Navigating & Preventing Workplace Retaliation in Cases of Sexual Harassment
Workplace retaliation in the aftermath of confronting sexual harassment is an unfortunate reality for many individuals.
Understanding Workplace Retaliation
Workplace retaliation occurs when an employee faces adverse actions or treatment as a result of reporting or confronting sexual harassment. This can manifest in various forms, such as demotion, isolation, unwarranted criticism, or even...
Being Compliant with the PoSH Law is just the Beginning
Consultants who guide organizations to comply with the ‘Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013’ tend to hear similar questions from clients. Clients often ask at the end of an assignment – ‘So, are we all set now? Is there anything else we need to do from our side?’ These questions stem from not wanting to fall short in their...
How does a Culture of Silence Creep into the Workplace
After reading an amazing article by Dulini Fernando and Ajnesh Prasad on “How Managers, Co-workers, and HR Pressure Women to Stay Silent About Harassment” made me think of Kripa, the smart recruit, whose short stint in our team was marked with turbulence. Kripa was hired to provide Senior Management with daily operations numbers. To ensure that Kripa’s dashboard did not throw any surprises,...
The Power of Collective Complaints Against Sexual Harassment
While climbing down the stairs at the office, a kind co-worker slapped a bug off my behind. He showed me the dead bug, and I profusely thanked him.
Over the next couple of months, I stumbled upon stories of three other colleagues who had experienced an ‘altruistic’ co-worker crush a bug either off their shoulder, back or behind. Like me, they had felt indebted to him for his timely help. On...
Why ‘SHe-Box’ will get a thumbs up from the working women of India?
‘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...
Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace – Getting it Right
December 9th, 2013 chartered the commencement of a big rule-out in anti-sexual harassment laws in the legal system of India. The law projected how anti-sexual harassment has been placed in India and how people have been accepting it. With industries pluming in rapid expanse, corporates turned out to be a second home for employees, as more and more people spent more time in office than at home....
