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Conducting a POSH Enquiry

“A practical end-to-end program on conducting a fair, structured and legally sound POSH enquiry — from taking up the complaint through evidence, hearings, procedural safeguards, findings and closure.”

Level
Practitioner
Duration
Approx. 60–90 min
For
Internal Committee Members, External Members +
Language
English
Assessment
Required
Certification
Available

Before you begin

Helpful background

A working understanding of the POSH framework is helpful. This program stands on its own — no other POSH Certifications program is needed.

Who this program is for

  • Internal Committee Members
  • External Members
  • POSH Practitioners
  • HR Professionals
  • Legal Professionals

What you will be able to do

By the end of this program, you should be able to:

  1. 01take up a complaint with the right preliminary checks — jurisdiction, limitation, IC constitution and conflicts
  2. 02plan the enquiry, issue notices and share material within statutory timelines
  3. 03conduct complainant, respondent and witness meetings with natural justice safeguards
  4. 04handle documentary and digital evidence, interim issues, adjournments and non-cooperation
  5. 05apply the standard of proof and move from evidence to reasoned findings
  6. 06see the report, employer action, appeal and closure stages through

Program curriculum

The complete structure, step by step.

Lesson content opens after enrolment.

01When does the enquiry begin?

Legal Framework · 8 min

02Conciliation before the enquiry — Section 10

Legal Framework · 3 min

03Exercise 1 — Can the IC proceed?

Application Exercise · 6 min

04The complaint

Essential Reading · 7 min

05Service of the complaint and the respondent's response

Legal Framework · 8 min

06Converting the case into an enquiry plan

Worked Example · 9 min

07Exercise 2 — Build the enquiry map

Application Exercise · 8 min

08Planning the process

Essential Reading · 6 min

09The complainant meeting

Essential Reading · 7 min

10The respondent meeting

Essential Reading · 6 min

11Witnesses

Essential Reading · 6 min

12Exercise 3 — What does this witness establish?

Application Exercise · 7 min

13Documentary and digital evidence

Essential Reading · 7 min

14Questioning and follow-up

Practitioner Commentary · 5 min

15Natural justice

Judgment in Context · 8 min

16Questions from the other party

Legal Framework · 5 min

17Interim relief and protective measures

Legal Framework · 5 min

18When the process does not go smoothly

Practitioner Commentary · 8 min

19Exercise 4 — Procedural crisis

Application Exercise · 7 min

20Contradictions and inconsistencies

Essential Reading · 5 min

21When is the enquiry complete?

Essential Reading · 4 min

22Standard of proof

Judgment in Context · 7 min

23Moving from evidence to findings

Worked Example · 6 min

24The enquiry report and what happens next

Legal Framework · 6 min

25Case conclusion — the Meridian enquiry

Worked Example · 12 min

26Applied task — complete POSH enquiry roadmap

Applied Task · 30 min

27Final Case Challenge — the Corvane file

Final Case Challenge · 15 min

28Final Assessment

Assessment · 15 min

Preview the learning experience

Try a few moments of the program.

Short samples of how POSH Certifications teaches — through situations, practitioner insight and judgments.

A complaint describes several incidents over six months, some with dates and some without. The respondent asks for the complaint to be dismissed as “vague.”

How should the IC approach this?

This is not a video course

You learn by thinking, applying and practising.

POSH Certifications is designed around active professional learning — not passive watching.

  • Concise reading
  • POSH law
  • Relevant judgments
  • Realistic workplace situations
  • Decision exercises
  • Drafting activities
  • Practitioner insights
  • Assessments

Assessment & certification

A credential that reflects capability.

Every program includes

  • Baseline assessment
  • Learning exercises
  • Final assessment

Certification requires

  • Completion of required components
  • Minimum 80% in the final assessment

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Enrol

One program. Expert guidance included.

Expert-Guided Program

Includes Expert Guidance

₹6,999

Inclusive of 18% GST

Self-paced learning with Ungender expert guidance

  • Full self-paced program
  • Baseline assessment
  • Interactive learning exercises
  • Final assessment
  • Ability to revisit learning during course access
  • Certification eligibility subject to required completion and score
  • One expert-reviewed exercise
  • One optional 20-minute pre-learning consultation
  • One optional 20-minute post-learning consultation

Your capstone exercise is reviewed by an Ungender expert. Both consultations are optional and booked through a scheduling link once you start the program.

Price is inclusive of 18% GST. Enrolments are non-refundable and non-cancellable.

01

Enrol

Create your account and complete checkout.

02

Start when ready

Your course access begins only when you choose Start Program.

03

Learn and get certified

Work through the program and take the final assessment.

Conducting a POSH Enquiry

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