Counsel Quest’s 3rd Masterclass On PoSH [30th Nov; Gurugram]

Counsel Quest (CQ) is organizing the 3^rd Masterclass on Practical Challenges and Critical Aspects of Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH). It is a full day hands-on workshop focusing on practical issues faced by employers while dealing with PoSH and their probable solutions.

Date: November 30, 2018

Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Venue: The Palms Town & Country Club, Sushant Lok Phase I, Sector 43, Gurugram

CQ is empaneled with the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development for imparting trainings on PoSH.

In the wake of #Me Too and #Me Too India movement, which has recently seen unbelievable number of revelations of sexual harassment incidents from many women against well-known and eminent public figures, celebrities, journalists etc., it has become absolutely necessary for organisations to know about the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act) and equip their employees to deal with such matters in a lawful manner.

Training Benefits:

• Understanding the laws, rules and regulations under POSH


• Gender Sensitivity & POSH


• Preventive Measures and Role of HR


• Process of conducting enquiry by Internal Committee (IC)


• Documenting the investigation


• Protecting Employer’s Brand


• Handling litigation/appeals


• Discussion on court cases and judgements

 Program Agenda:

• Background and definitions of legal terms such as Sexual Harassment, Aggrieved Woman, Workplace (Physical/Extended/Virtual)


• Gender Sensitizing and PoSH


• What is not sexual harassment


• IC- Who should be in IC and why?


• Role of IC, Jurisdiction of IC


• Pre-requisites of Complaint


• Process of Investigation


• How to handle personal bias and conflict of interest in IC


• Challenges faced by IC


• Documentation/Inquiry Report : what should be included and what should be excluded


• Malicious Complaints


• Confidentiality


• Duties of Managers


• Brand Protection- How to protect your brand before and after an incident is reported in media


• Understanding statutory reporting under the law

Who should attend: The workshop will be useful for business owners, employers, senior management, HR and ER leads, ICC members, in-house legal counsels, company secretaries, supervisors and managers.

Standard Charges: INR 9,000 plus taxes

Group Discount: Nominate 2 plus delegates and avail of 10% discount

To register, click here.