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[Audio] PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARRASMENT. PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARRASMENT.

[Audio] Welcome to the course on Prevention of Sexual harassment at the Workplace ! This session is designed to create awareness about our commitment to zero-tolerance on sexual harassment at the workplace. The session will explain the law in brief and talk about the importance of a respectful work environment .The topics that will be covered are:- Understanding terms such as Sexual Harassment, Employee, Workplace etc.- Understanding workplace harassment , forms of sexual harassment- Sexual Harassment and remote working- Internal Committee (IC): Composition- Procedure for filing & redressal of a complaint- Explaining Consequences of Malicious Complaints- Importance of maintaining confidentiality..

[Audio] . This will be an interactive discussion and will include learning from Videos, Case Scenarios and Real-life examples etc. Request you to keep your videos on for the session. This Course is built by Cecure Us, the organization that focuses on creating inclusive and safe workplace. We believe that POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment), D&I (Diversity and Inclusion) and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) are interlinked and integral to build strong and lasting foundations of a workplace that exudes an atmosphere of safety, fearlessness and security for the Organization..

[Audio] WHAT YOU’LL LEARN Prevention of Sexual harassment at workplace is a legal binding under Indian Constitution for providing every woman a safe workplace. Rights of employees at workplace. Indian PoSH Act 2013, Definition of Sexual harassment, Employee, Workplace. Forms of harassment. Workplace harassment, Do's and Don'ts, Case Handling Methods. How to handle as a Victim, Witness, Perpetrator. Are there any course requirements or prerequisites? No prior knowledge required, you will learn everything you need to know..

[Audio] INTRODUCTION Sexual harassment is a serious and a sensitive topic that occurs in most of the organizations. It can occur anywhere, anytime and all levels of the organization. It's your right to know how to prevent sexual harassment and also to overcome any form of behavior if you are unknowingly impacting others..

[Audio] WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE UP THE COURSE Sexual harassment is a universal problem is prevalent across industries and sectors. It happens irrespective of age, gender, performance or position in your organization. As per the law, sexual harassment includes any one or more of the following behaviour unwelcome sexual in nature.

[Audio] MODULE 1 RECOGNIZING SEXUAL HARRASMENT. 6.

[Audio] What is workplace sexual harassment Sexual harassment is a universal problem is prevalent across industries and sectors. It happens irrespective of age, gender, performance or position in your organization . Let's take a look at an example. John has a habit of greeting everyone playfully as sweetheart, darling and baby. He may not have the intention to harass, but if someone is impacted by that comment, then it can be construed as harassment . Excuses like I did not mean anything by it or it was just a joke . It's not a valid defence of harassing behaviour..

[Audio] DEFINITIONS Employee Workplace Any place visited by the employee during the course of employment will be considered as the workplace The law defines employees as employees, contractors, interns, visitors..

[Audio] TWO TYPES AND THREE FORMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT Types includes, Quid pro quo in Latin means something for something .It refers to an unhealthy exchange between the manager and a subordinate. A hostile environment is one which creates an intimidating, offensive or disruptive environment for anyone in the team. Forms includes, Physical Verbal Non Verbal.

[Audio] Consensual relationship Office romance, even when consensual can result in workplace disputes and can result in a sexual harassment complaint, especially if the relationship is between the manager and a subordinate. Problems can occur across the three stages of relationship, namely proposal, relationship and breakup What is NOT Sexual Harassment? Discrimination based on gender, background, sexual orientation, offensive language, intimidation, yelling that are non-sexual in nature, bullying, probably. These are workplace harassment and needs to be reported to the head Retaliation and Malicious complaints Retaliation is a form of revenge or intimidating behavior towards the victim for filing a complaint of sexual harassment or on the witness for supporting the victim. Complaints motivated by malicious intent can include complaints raised intentionally knowing that it is false and witnesses intentionally providing false witnesses or evidences..

[Audio] MODULE 2 REAL LIFE SCENARIOS. 11. MODULE 2 REAL LIFE SCENARIOS.

[Audio] Let's take a look at three quick tips on how to say no to sexual harassment or how to stop being harassed if you're a victim. Always speak up and confront the harasser. start gathering evidences If you don't have evidences report it.

[Audio] QUESTION 1 Varun is Tina’s supervisor. He often tries to touch her on one or the other pretext. Tina is very uncomfortable with his behavior. Her colleagues at the workplace ridicule Tina and mock her for the ‘special treatment’ by her supervisor. They often gossip about her and Varun. Which of the following is most appropriate? Which of the following is most appropriate? 1.varuns behavior can be termed quid pro quo 2.varuns behavior is creating a hostile environment Ans.2.

[Audio] QUESTION 2 Arun is Meena’s manager. Arun has invited his whole team home for his child’s birthday party. During the party a team mate Vijay misbehaved with Meena. She was very upset with this and left for home soon after. What should have been Meena’s response? 1.The incident took place outside the office she thinks she cant report it 2.She should confront and give vijay a strict warning. She can also lodge a compliant in the IC 3.Means feels embarrassed and feels she will loose job if she reports. Ans .2.

[Audio] QUESTION 3 Anand, has recently hired a fresher Neena. Neena’s desk is next to Anand’s and she notices that his screen saver is a series of degrading images of women. Anand knows this makes Neena uncomfortable but refuses to change it. This a case of: 1.Workplace bullying 2.Non-verbal Sexual Harassment Ans. 2.

[Audio] QUESTION 4 Anna has been working as an analyst for three years at her company. At a recent work function her manager Jerry made inappropriate advances towards Anna which she discouraged. The next week Anna was called into a meeting with Jerry after hours and told that if she wasn’t ok with his behavior she would never advance within the company. Which of the following is most appropriate? 1.This is a case of workplace bullying. 2.Jerry’s behavior can be termed as Quid Pro Quo sexual harassment. Ans; 2.

[Audio] QUESTION 5 Sonia works as an associate in an organization. During lunch, her co-workers often make comments like “You are so fat, why do you even take your breakfast?”; “You are so tall, why do you have to wear high heels?”. All these make Sonia uncomfortable and distressed. Which of the following is most appropriate? 1.Sonia’s co-workers behavior is a form of bullying and should be reported under workplace harassment. 2.Sonia’s co-workers behavior is a form of bullying and should be reported under sexual harassment. Ans.1.

[Audio] QUESTION 6 Shekhar and Hema work together in a team. They dated for 3 months but decided that they wouldn’t take things any further after that. Hema has clearly told Shekhar that she can have a professional relationship and nothing more. Shekhar is devastated and determined to win her back. He started pressuring Hema to go out on another date even though she now has a partner. She has also noticed his car parked on the street outside her house and that he waits for her to go out to “bump” into her. Which one of the following is most appropriate? 1.Shekhar’s behavior is inappropriate but as they were in a relationship earlier, it cannot be termed sexual harassment. 2.Shekhar's behavior can be termed sexual harassment. 3.This is extremely annoying behavior but is not sexual harassment. Ans :2.

[Audio] QUESTION 7 Sarita had raised a harassment complaint against her co-worker Aditya. The organisation had resolved the issue by transferring Aditya to another business unit in a different region. However, all other team mates of Sarita started avoiding her. This was disturbing her deeply and affecting her performance at work. Which of the following is true? 1.Sarita cannot a complaint as the company has taken necessary action by transferring Aditya. 2.This is a case of retaliation, her team mates are creating a hostile work environment. She can report the case to the IC. Ans :2.

[Audio] MODULE 3 WORK FROM HOME. MODULE 3 WORK FROM HOME.

[Audio] By working from home, your home becomes a workplace .Hence it's important to maintain the decorum at your home while working. It's important that we follow video conferencing rules and etiquette. Follow the dress code for virtual meetings and ensure your background is clean. The use of inappropriate gestures during virtual meetings making sexually close remarks must be avoided. Unwarranted requests for video calls after office hours, taking screenshots of virtual meetings or colleagues and posting on social media is not acceptable. Email Harassment , Sending inappropriate video or audio or text messages ,Virtual stalking can continue to sexual harassment. Work from home has reduced physical abuse, but transform them into more psychological instances..

[Audio] QUESTION 1 Girish manages a team of ten people. He has been calling for unscheduled and frequent meetings in late hours, and insists that the team gets on video call for the meetings. The ladies in the team are very uncomfortable to get into these late hour video calls. Can this be construed under Sexual Harassment? 1.Though the manager did not intend to make anyone uncomfortable but the impact is there. Hence this can construed under Sexual Harassment. 2.There is nothing wrong with Girish’s behavior. This can’t be construed under Sexual Harassment. Ans.1.

[Audio] QUESTION 2 During a video call with the team Andrew’s team members noticed a dirty picture hanging on his wall. This made people in his team uncomfortable. Can this be construed under Sexual Harassment? 1.It is Andrew’s home, his personal space and he can put up anything that he likes on the wall. This can’t be construed under Sexual Harassment. 2Though Andy did not intend to make anyone uncomfortable but the picture had an impact on the team members. Hence this can construed under Sexual Harassment. Ans. 2.

[Audio] QUESTION 3 Mahesh works from home, while the rest of team mates work from office. He recently got married. Of late there has been a lot of honeymoon related jokes and inappropriate text messages have been getting circulated in the team’s formal WhatsApp group. This is creating a very uncomfortable situation for Mahesh. Can Mahesh file a Sexual Harassment complaint against his team mates? 1.Mahesh should loosen up and take a joke like a joke. 2.Posting objectionable content in a team’s official WhatsApp group can be considered as digital sexual harassment. It is just as detrimental to a person as in-person sexual harassment. Hence Mahesh can file a Sexual Harassment complaint against his team mates. Ans:2.

[Audio] MODULE 4 REPORTING SEXUAL HARRASMENT. MODULE 4 REPORTING SEXUAL HARRASMENT.

[Audio] Reporting instances of sexual harassment is very important. It's necessary to stop unfair treatment. If left unchecked, it can impact your colleagues and co-workers and can result in a bad work culture. It is everyone's responsibility to speak up and report any form of sexual harassment at work. If you are a victim, it's important that you speak up. Put it in writing and report it to your manager or headshot or to your sexual harassment committee. The law protects you from any form of harassment while you're at work The law protects you from any form of harassment while you're at work. Bottom of Form Every organization has an internal committee or a committee also known as Prevention of Sexual Harassment Committee..

[Audio] QUESTION 1 Mona works at a media agency. Rohan, a regular client, often greets Mona by trying to give her a hug which makes her uncomfortable. Recently, Rohan’s behavior escalated when he inappropriately touched Mona as she walked past the table he was sitting at. What should be Mona’s response? 1.Since Rohan is a client, Mona should keep quite. 2.Even though Rohan is a client it’s important that Mona reports it to the IC. 3.Rohan did not intend to harass, so it’s not sexual harassment. Mona should learn to get used to Rohan’s ways Ans.2.

[Audio] QUESTION 2 Rahul is head over heels in love with Priya. He has proposed her 3 times, but she hasn’t responded back. He assumes that she needs time and it’s ok for him to pursue her. 1.If Priya doesn’t like Rahul, she should speak up and say ‘no’, silence is not an answer. 2.Priya should ignore Rahul. 3.Since she is a girl, she should wait a couple of more times and agree to Rahul. Ans.2.

[Audio] QUESTION 3 Priya is an honest and straightforward person. She has been at XYZ for several years and can speak up and take care of herself. However, several of her women co-workers are from small towns that value respecting authority. She has often seen her business unit head taking advantage of their naivete by teasing them in a sexual manner or commenting in ways that embarrass them. She is uncomfortable with what is going on but since he doesn't do those things to her she feels she cannot complain. What should Priya do? 1.Mind her business as it is not happening to her. 2.Gather the women together and get them to raise a combined complaint 3.As a witness, raise the issue with IC and tell about her observation as a witness 4.Ignore it as the unfortunate reality of women who don’t speak up for themselves. Ans..

[Audio] MODULE 5 ROLE OF MANAGERS. MODULE 5 ROLE OF MANAGERS.

[Audio] Managers play a crucial role in preventing sexual harassment. You are the first point of contact for your employees, and your employees will look upon you to send the right example. As managers be a role model in building a culture of respect and sensitivity. Take all allegations seriously and with legal responsibility. Be aware of and alert high risk situations. Immediately manage complaints with utmost sensitivity and confidentiality. Follow the process of a complaint. Do not try to resolve issues on your own Or ask too many questions. Tips for Managers to create a Safe and Inclusive Workplace..

[Audio] QUESTION 1 Prerna, a junior associate in Salil’s team has approached him today with a complaint that a colleague, Rahul has been sending her offensive messages online and has now started stalking her as well. She claimed that she was intimidated by his behavior and was afraid to raise a formal complaint for fear of retaliation. What should Salil do? 1.Immediately call Rahul and ask him to stop the behaviour. 2.Set up a departmental inquiry and then decide what to do. 3.Assure Prerna of support and suggest she take the case to the IC Ans. 1.

[Audio] QUESTION 2 Sherly tells her manager Kiran that she has been harassed by Rajesh. She asks Kiran not to report the harassment but to warn Rajesh. What should Kiran do? 1.Since this is Sexual Harassment Kiran should report the case to the IC. 2.Respect Sherly’s wishes and warn Rajesh. 3.Kiran ignores the case as he knows that Rajesh is a high performer, he is of great behaviour and Sherly must be lying. Ans.1.

[Audio] THANK YOU. THANK YOU.