UCS Podcasts: Recent Episodes

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UCS Podcasts are made with the intention to create awareness among the listeners against sexual harassment of women at workplaces, to diffuse it, to educate employees about gender biases that bring about gender inequality and eliminate unconscious bias at workplaces. We at UCS aim that workplaces must be respectful and happy and UCS podcasts are one manner in which we want to help you enable create an empowered workplace.

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What is Retaliation and Victimisation?

What are the steps an Employer must take to ensure Employees are safe?

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Why is POSH taken so lightly?
Why the ignorance and non-compliance?
No Internal Complaints Committee at the Wrestling Federation of India.
Supreme Court Directions for POSH compliance.

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Can the Internal Complaints Committee allow cross examination?
How should the IC go about when a request is made?

*The content of this podcast is only for sharing knowledge and must not be taken as legal advice. In case of need expert legal advice/opinion of  a legal professional must be taken.

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What is maintaining confidentiality under the POSH Act?

Can the HR disclose an act of sexual harassment committed by an employee during a BGV?

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  • Can either of the parties be represented by an  advocate or next friend before thee IC?
  • Can either of the parties be represented by any other person  who has no legal knowledge?

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  • Who is an Employee?
  • I am an intern, can I file a POSH complaint?

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What must the IC do when a case comes before them?
Who decides whether it is a case of sexual harassment or not?

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Can a request for re-opening a case be entertained by the IC?

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  • In a complaint filed under the POSH Act who can be summoned before the IC as a witness?
  • Witness in a case is limited to...

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The Fear or Stigma of Filing a Complaint.
Why organisations must sensitise its employees.

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What are the basic rights that Indian women have under the laws that are in force?

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  • Is constitution of an IC mandatory?
  • What happens if an organisation does not constitute an IC?

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  • What if the victim and the perpetrator are from two different organisations?
  • Should the victim file a complaint under POSH Act with the IC, or must she file a complaint with the police?
  • Savithri Tripati vs. State of Chhattisgarh.

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  • Ajmer Rape case 1992
  • Rupan Deol Bajaj vs. KPS Gill
  • The POSH Act is a boon in terms of justice not being delayed.

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  • What is Conflict of Interest?
  • What must be done if the complainant or the respondent is a member of the Internal Committee?

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  • What repercussions can romantic relationships between a senior and junior employee have?
  • What are the best practices that an organisation to prevent or prohibit sexual harassment?

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  • What is POCSO?
  • Why was the POCSO Act passed?
  • To whom does POCSO apply to?

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  • What is Postpartum Depression?
  • Why do Women undergo Postpartum depression?
  • How can Women Win Against Severe Postpartum depression?

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What happens if a student in school / college is sexually harassed?
What if a female teacher/ lecturer is sexually harassed?
Does the POSH Act apply?

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Who is an External Member?
What  criteria one must meet to be an External Member?
Role of an External Member.
What essential qualities and organisation must look for when choosing an External Member?

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  • Do laws actually benefit the victim?
  • Are laws  misused?
  • How can we ensure that laws benefit the actual sufferers.

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  • Gender neutral policy is compliant with the law.
  • What are the points organisations must consider while formulating a gender neutral policy.

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What is Gender Stereotyping?
How can we over come Gender Stereotyping?
Benefits of Gender Sensitisation.

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  • Difference between Sex and Gender Identity.
  • Stereotyping .
  • Male, female and LGBTQ+
  • Gender roles.

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  • How to prevent sexual harassment from happening?
  • How important it is to respect each others' boundaries at the Workplace?
  • A real life incident.

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  • An explanation to the Concept of Gender Equity and Gender Equality.
  • Benefits of Gender Diversity.
  • How organisations can implement Gender Equity.

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  • An explanation about this now popular concept of working on a vacation that is trending amongst the young generation.
  • Unveiling the complications of a workcation.
  • Where a boundary must be drawn when colleagues are at a workcation.

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Does Intention of the Perpetrator Matter?
Real Life Incident.

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  • Busting the myth on the POSH Act.
  • POSH is better that a case filed under the Indian Penal Code.
  • Explaining how POSH is beneficial to employees and organisations.

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  • Men should be glad with the enactment of the POSH Act.
  • Rupan Deol Bajaj vs. KPS Gill -Case
  • Alphi Chugh vs. Unknown - Case

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  1. Busting the Myth about the POST Act.
  2. POSH is just and fair.
  3. Punishment for filing false complaints.

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What lead to the enactment of the POSH Act?  
Why is it an Act only for women? 
POSH is not as draconian as it seems to be.