POSH Act resources for HR teams and Internal Committees
Explainers on POSH Act, 2013 compliance — trainer verification, external members, SHe-Box registration, Internal Committee constitution, and complaint timelines — written for HR teams, Presiding Officers, and external members across Delhi NCR and pan-India.
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Each article works through one question in full, cites the statute it rests on, and marks the line where the Act stops and a firm's own practice begins.
There is no government POSH trainer certification in India
How to actually evaluate a trainer's claims before you book one.
Read → External membersWho can be your POSH external member
Why the role doesn't have to go to an NGO.
Read → SHe-BoxSHe-Box registration: what the DNO actually verifies
The registration flow, the documents, and where the mandate currently stands.
Read → IC constitutionConstituting an IC in a 15-person company
The composition arithmetic and the paperwork, done properly.
Read → Complaints & inquiryYour IC received a complaint. What now?
The statutory timeline for the next 90 days, step by step.
Read → Board's Report · AOC-4POSH disclosure in the Board's Report
What rule 8(5)(x) requires for FY 2025-26, with a checklist for Company Secretaries.
Read → For CAs & CS · PDFPOSH checklist for the Board's Report and AOC-4
For CAs and Company Secretaries: what to disclose, draft wording, and a two-page PDF with a client data sheet.
Get it → IC tenureYour Internal Committee's term has expired
The three-year cap, and how to reconstitute without a gap.
Read → PenaltiesThe penalty for not having an Internal Committee
What s.26 and the Companies Act actually expose you to.
Read → ApplicabilityWho does the POSH Act apply to?
Workplaces, employees, contract and remote staff, and the 10-worker line.
Read → PolicyWhat a POSH policy must contain
A clause-by-clause checklist mapped to the Act.
Read → SHe-BoxIs SHe-Box registration mandatory?
What the Ministry, the Supreme Court and verified State directions say.
Read → District OfficerAsked for your IC details by the District Officer?
Why the surveys are happening and what to fix before you reply.
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