INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) Act, kicked in
trainer Vishal Kedia has come up with two hypotheses on why a large number of companies have revealed zero sexual harassment complaints
of complaints registered by any company only indicates that women employees have the comfort level of coming forward and speaking out,
irrespective of whether the said complaints are proven or not
Wipro received the maximum increase in the absolute number of complaints at 41
Complykaro Services said this indicates major awareness interventions carried out at the firm.
ICICI Bank and Infosys have shown maximum
reduction in absolute numbers, by 40 and eight respectively
According to Complykaro Services, this could indicate that the work culture is improving due to greater awareness generation as women
employees are empowered and others sensitised.
Infosys executive VP and head (HR) Richard Lobo said the company has a strong mechanism to
deal with harassment complaints
