Dr.PoSH

• Applicability assessment — IC obligations, policy and prevention duties (all workplaces), LC-routing scenarios.
• "Workplace" mapping — branches, remote/WFH, field staff, client/third-party premises, employer-provided transport, off-site events, and virtual workplaces.
• IC architecture design — branch-level vs. aggregated/regional IC models for multi-location and multi-entity groups.
• Coverage of the workforce — permanent, contract, temporary, apprentice, intern, volunteer, consultant, and third-party/vendor personnel.
• Legal opinions — coverage edge-cases, jurisdiction, respondent-not-an-employee scenarios, and complaints against the employer.
• Gender-neutral / expanded-scope advisory — voluntarily extending protection beyond women, and to third-party harassment, going beyond the statutory minimum.
• Interplay advisory — POSH vs. service rules, criminal law (BNS/IPC), industrial-dispute and wrongful-termination exposure, and disciplinary frameworks.

• POSH policy drafting — fully Act- and Rules-compliant.
• Policy customisation — gender-neutral scope, third-party harassment, virtual/hybrid work, and global-alignment variants.
• Policy review, gap-fix and benchmarking against the Act and peer practice.
• Handbook & code-of-conduct integration; disciplinary-policy alignment.
• IC operating manual / SOP — standard operating procedures and case-handling playbook.
• Template suite — complaint form, acknowledgements, notices to parties, IC constitution order, interim-relief formats, conciliation record, inquiry proceedings sheets, witness formats, and inquiry-report template.
• Vendor / contractor POSH clauses and flow-down obligations.
• Multi-language translation of policy and collateral (vernacular for blue-collar/factory workforce).

• IC constitution — Presiding Officer selection, member nomination, quorum and women-majority compliance.
• Reconstitution & tenure management — periodic refresh within the 3-year cap; member exit/replacement.
• Branch/office-wise IC roll-out for every qualifying location.
• IC charter / terms of reference and governance framework.
• Eligibility & conflict-of-interest vetting of members.
• Documentation & record-keeping framework; minutes and register maintenance.
• IC meeting cadence — facilitation of quarterly/periodic meetings.

• External-member provision — empanelled NGO representative or subject-matter expert appointed to each IC.
• Retained external member across the year (single or multi-location).
• External-member availability for inquiries, quorum, and casework.
• Independent perspective and natural-justice safeguard within proceedings.

• LC-routing advisory — when and how to escalate to the District LC.
• District Officer / Nodal Officer liaison and referral support.
• Support to small establishments with no IC obligation but residual prevention duties.

• Employee sensitisation — in-person and virtual awareness sessions.
• Manager & leadership training — accountability, escalation, and response.
• IC-member capacity building — skilled inquiry conduct, evidence appreciation, natural justice, report drafting, and compensation determination.
• New-hire onboarding POSH modules; annual refresher training.
• E-learning / LMS modules — self-paced, assessable, certificate-generating.
• Workshops, webinars and roadshows; train-the-trainer programmes.
• Bystander-intervention and respectful-workplace behaviour training.
• Awareness campaigns — posters, mailers, intranet collateral, and displays (statutory display of penal consequences and IC details).
• Vernacular & shop-floor awareness for factory/contract/blue-collar workforce.
• Certification programmes for IC members and POSH champions.
• Trainings for unorganised sectors, NGOs, and educational institutions (students and staff).
• Contract Manpower training programmes and awareness sessions for vendors, suppliers, and contractors.

• Complaint intake support — receiving, acknowledging, and preliminary processing.
• Conciliation facilitation — only at the aggrieved woman's request, pre-inquiry, and on a non-monetary basis; recording the settlement.
• Inquiry / case management — scheduling, notices, and time-bound (90-day) tracking.
• Presiding / external-member role in the inquiry.
• Natural-justice compliance — notice, opportunity, representation, and cross-examination framework.
• Interim-relief recommendations — leave, transfer, work restructuring, restraint during pendency.
• Inquiry-report drafting — findings, evidence appreciation, and reasoned conclusions.
• Recommendations — action against the respondent, service-rule consequences, and compensation determination (per the statutory factors).
• Malicious / false-complaint handling under the Act's safeguards.
• Confidentiality management — s.16 compliance across the lifecycle.
• Time-line & documentation compliance — 90-day inquiry, 10-day report, 60-day employer action.

• Independent / external investigation for CXO, leadership, and sensitive cases.
• Neutral third-party investigator engagement to preserve objectivity.
• Digital / forensic evidence support (messages, email, access logs) with counsel.
• Cross-border / multi-jurisdiction investigation coordination for MNCs.
• Re-investigation & remand support where findings are challenged.
• Witness management and evidence chain-of-custody discipline.
• Guidance with police and other authorities for criminal-law interface and FIRs where the conduct is also a cognizable offence under the BNS/IPC.

• POSH compliance audit / health check — policy, IC, training, filings, and displays.
• Gap assessment with a remediation roadmap.
• IC-effectiveness review — composition, competence, casework quality, and timelines.
• Documentation audit — records, minutes, registers, and case files.
• Culture / prevalence assessment — surveys and climate diagnostics.
• Readiness / mock-inquiry exercises.
• Vendor & supply-chain POSH audit — flow-down compliance verification.
• Board / audit-committee reporting and annual assurance.

• Annual report preparation and filing with the District Officer.
• Companies Act disclosure — POSH complaint statistics in the Directors' Report.
• SHe-Box portal registration and filing support.
• Register & MIS maintenance for statutory reporting.
• District Officer / Nodal Officer liaison and correspondence.

• Appeal support — appeal against IC/LC recommendations within 90 days.
• Representation before the appellate authority / tribunal / court (with counsel).
• Writ / High Court support for procedural challenges.
• Criminal-law interface — where the conduct is also a cognizable offence under the BNS/IPC.
• Defence of consequential disputes — wrongful termination, industrial dispute, or defamation arising from POSH action.
• Legal strategy for contested and reputationally sensitive matters.
• Settlement negotiation where lawful and appropriate.

• Retained external member and standing IC support across all locations.
• POSH helpline / confidential grievance channel operation.
• Annual compliance-programme management — end-to-end calendar ownership.
• Quarterly IC meetings and casework facilitation.
• Continuous advisory and escalation support.
• Full managed compliance — policy upkeep, training, filings, audit, and casework as a single retainer.

• Public, Semi-Government & Governmental Programmes — central ministries, state departments, PSUs, and statutory bodies.
• Sector-specific programmes — IT/ITES, manufacturing/factory floor, healthcare, media, hospitality, retail, BFSI, NGOs, and start-ups.
• Educational institutions — Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) under the UGC Regulations, 2015, covering employees and students.
• Remote / hybrid workplace POSH frameworks.
• Global / MNC alignment — harmonising India POSH with global anti-harassment and Speak-Up policies.
• M&A / due diligence — POSH-liability and pending-case assessment in transactions.
• Crisis & reputation management — legal-PR interface for high-profile matters.
• Prevention, culture & DEI consulting — respectful-workplace strategy, psychological safety, and leadership accountability.
• ESG integration — embedding POSH metrics and prevention into the ESG/BRSR narrative.