Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and Rules
(2013) (hereinafter collectively referred to as "POSH
laws") aim at imposing the Employers with the responsibility
to ensure a safe working environment to women at their
workplace.
Every employer/ establishment employing ten or more employees is
required to constitute an Internal Complaints Committee
(hereinafter referred to as the "ICC") in order to
provide a suitable redressal mechanism to the women aggrieved by
the incident of sexual harassment.
Appointment of ICC Members
The ICC will be composed of the following members: nominated by
the Employer namely: ·-·
a. 1 Presiding officer who shall be employed at a senior level
at workplace from amongst the employees, if not available then
nominated from other office/ units/ department/ workplace of the
same employer;
