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Creating a safe work environment

Best practices to deal with sexual harassment at the work place

The report details the current state of corporate India’s implementation of the Act, comprehending the kind of behaviours that constitute sexual harassment, standard processes to report sexual harassment, and the grievance redressal mechanism adapted by organizations if harassment at workplace is reported.

A Deloitte India survey report

As women enter the work force in larger numbers, their safety at the workplace has been a much debated issue in recent times. With the enactment of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act or the POSH Act), we have observed significant activity among corporates to put in place measures to comply with the Act. To understand the efforts undertaken by organizations in this regard, Deloitte India’s Forensic practice has launched a survey based report ‘Creating a safe work environment – Best practices to deal with sexual harassment at the work place'.

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