Hello,
I wanted to understand few things about POSH Act.
Registration:
Where the company is suppose to register under POSH Act
Due date for filing returns for Maharashtra and Gujarat State
Standard format for annual report
Internal Committee Constitution :
Can we hire same external committee member for different branches or offices located in different parts of the country.
Hello Payal,
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1. Registration:
Where the company is suppose to register under POSH Act
The company has to file its annual report from its principal place of business (regd. office / corporate office) to the concerned district / nodal officer. If the organization has branches and registers any complaints from such branches, a copy of annual report to be filed before the corresponding branch’s nodal officer as well.
2. Due date for filing returns for Maharashtra and Gujarat State
Timeline is on or before 31 January of FY.
You may also refer to:
3. Standard format for annual report
As per Section 21 and 22 of the PoSH Act,
Committee to submit annual report.— (1) The Internal Committee or the Local Committee, as the case may be, shall in each calendar year prepare, in such form and at such time as may be prescribed, an annual report and submit the same to the employer and the District Officer.
(2) The District Officer shall forward a brief report on the annual reports received under sub-section (1) to the State Government.
Employer to include information in annual report.—The employer shall include in its report the number of cases filed, if any, and their disposal under this Act in the annual report of his organization or where no such report is required to be prepared, intimate such number of cases, if any, to the District Officer.
4. Internal Committee Constitution :
Can we hire same external committee member for different branches or offices located in different parts of the country.
Yes, you can. Principally you have to constitute Internal committee as prescribed under the Act and Rules. If you are unable to meet the requirements, you may engage/appoint an external PoSH consultant who can guide you through the compliance end-to-end.
Here are some references that you can bookmark:
Handbook on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace.pdf (3.2 MB)
Hope the above helps.
Regards,
Bhuvana Anand
Hello Payal,
We are also new to POSH and people from SEREIN are very good partners.
If you want you can get in touch with Bhavini@serein.in
they were the ones who had the POSH training with Grethr.
Hi,
Sure will get in touch with them. Thanks for your help 