Author name: dipankar@krishworks.com

Tier II training must: use local languages, address regional power structures, involve community leaders & include practical reporting demonstrations.

Key proposals: Mandate external IC members, include transgender protections, penalise non-reporting employers & cover gig/unorganised sectors explicitly.

Yes, employers are liable for harassment against contract/domestic workers at their premises or during work-related activities under PoSH.

File even without evidence: ICs assess credibility, patterns & circumstantial indicators. Your testimony alone initiates due process under the Act.

Evidence includes: Emails/texts, medical reports, witness accounts, CCTV & complainant’s testimony. ICs evaluate balance of probabilities, not beyond doubt.

ICs collect evidence impartially: allowing cross-examination, considering circumstantial proof & assessing credibility without prejudice to either party.