PoSH

Multi-location employers must constitute ICs at each office/region with 10+ employees, ensuring accessible complaint mechanisms.

Select an external woman with legal/HR expertise per Section 4(2)(a), ensuring impartiality through formal appointment letters.

Q1: Can we have male IC members? Yes, but 50% must be women. Q2: Training needed? Annual sensitisation mandatory. Q3: Quorum? Minimum 3 including chair.

Complainant establishes prima facie case; IC then impartially collects evidence. Standard: “preponderance of probability”, not “beyond doubt”.

If found prima facie credible, ICs assess plausibility, patterns, and circumstantial indicators, testimony alone can be sufficient under PoSH guidelines.

Model respect, interrupt microaggressions, enforce boundaries, promote reporting without fear & complete mandatory PoSH training annually.