POSH
Course Overview
This basic level course on Prevention of Sexual Harassment is designed to create awareness about various kinds of behaviour that come under the purview of The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. This awareness about acceptable behaviour at work place is expected to eliminate the incidents of Sexual Harassment in the organization.
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Course Instructors
Learning Objectives
At the end of the entire course, participants will be able to:
- Be sensitized that their acts in a corporate environment nonchalantly, might come under the purview of Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace law
- Be aware that any unwelcome behavior from any associate regardless of the position must not be tolerated
- Be able to differentiate amongst various kinds of sexual harassment behaviour
- Know how to raise a sexual harassment complaint
- Be oriented about the preventive measures and strict actions taken by Intellect to ensure safety of the workforce
Course Coverage
1. To sensitize participants about the prevailing Gender bias based stereotypes
(Duration:5 minutes)
- Prevailing Stereotypes
2. To familiarize participants on how the Vishaka Guidelines were formulated by narrating Bhanwari Devi’s legal battle which birthed India’s sexual harassment protection laws
(Duration:10 minutes)
- Introduction of Bhanwari Devi
- Brief about “Vishaka Guidelines
3. To set the context about Sexual Harassment by taking the participants through different parts of Sexual Harassment definition as per the POSH act
(Duration:10 minutes)
- Sexual Harassment Definition
4. To give a detailed overview of different forms of sexual harassment by discussing many scenarios.
(Duration: 15 minutes)
- Verbal
- Physical
- Non - Verbal
- Visual
5. To make the participants understand two different classification of Harassment Behavior
(Duration: 5 minutes)
- Classification of Harassment Behavior:
- Quid Pro Quo
- Hostile Work Environment
6. To dig deeper into the key terminologies related to the POSH Act and ensure the participants attain adequate clarity on each subject.
(Duration: 20 minutes)
- Workplace
- Associate
- Aggrieved Woman
- Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)
7. To enlist the preventive measures taken by Intellect as an organization to safeguard women from any form of harassment
(Duration: 10 minutes)
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Preventive Measures taken by Intellect:
- Educating about Sexual Harassment
- Publicizing ICC
- Ensuring Safe Work Environment
- Organizing Awareness Programs
- Taking Strict action on any deviation
8. To highlight the primary responsibilities that need to be carried out by all associates at Intellect to ensure 100% adherence to the Act.
(Duration: 10 minutes)
- Complaint Mechanism
- Conciliation
- Redressal and Inquiry
- Timelines
9. To make the participants understand the nuances of intent-impact gap through an interactive quiz based on several situations
- Intent Vs Impact
10. To let the participants know the different types of behavior that comes across as clear/subtle signs of discomfort.
(Duration: 5 minutes)
- How do you know that your behavior is unwelcome by another person?
11. To make the participants understand if a case falls under the purview of POSH with the help of examples at workplace
(Duration: 15 minutes)
- Situations related to POSH for the participants to comment if they fall under POSH or not.
12. To make the participants fill in the corresponding google form that consists of ‘true or false’ type questions to assess their level of understanding post the training & also, for them to acknowledge that they have undergone the training successfully
(Duration: 20 minutes)
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