POSH Act

Recently, the Kerala High Court directed organisations associated with the film industry to take a step against sexual harassment and get aligned and form a committee as per mandated by the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act or POSH Act, 2013.

About POSH Act: It came into force on December 9, 2013, and is framed to provide protection to women at the workplace against sexual harassment.

• The Act further lays down rules for the prevention and redressal of sexual harassment complaints by female workers.
• The Act is an extension of Vishakha Guidelines, 1997, introduced by the Supreme Court which had laid down ....