POSH Compliance: Why a One-Time Training Is Not Enough

The POSH Act, 2013 does not just require organisations to have a policy. It requires them to conduct awareness programmes regularly. Yet in most organisations, POSH training happens once — at induction — and is never revisited.

The consequence is predictable. Employees forget. Managers are unaware of their obligations. Internal Committee members are unsure of investigation procedures. And when a complaint is finally raised, the organisation is ill-equipped to handle it correctly.

POSH compliance failures carry real consequences — regulatory penalties, reputational damage, and personal liability for employers and IC members who fail to act within prescribed timelines.

Effective POSH compliance requires three things: an aware workforce, a trained Internal Committee, and a leadership team that models the right conduct. Each of these needs a different kind of intervention — not a single all-hands session.

Annual refreshers, dedicated IC training, and manager-level sensitisation are not optional additions to a compliance programme. They are the programme.

JHS Consulting’s POSH Training is structured to address all three levels — employees, IC members, and leadership.