POSH — Internal Complaints Committee Generator
One row per establishment/branch — generates the ICC Constitution Order, the mandatory workplace display notice, and a blank Annual Report template, all under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
Section 4 composition requirements — get this wrong and the ICC's findings can be struck down
- Presiding Officer: a woman employed at a senior level at this workplace. If no senior-level woman is available here, she may be nominated from another office/branch/unit of the same employer.
- At least 2 members from amongst employees — preferably committed to the cause of women, or with social work experience, or legal knowledge.
- 1 external member from an NGO or association committed to the cause of women, or a person familiar with sexual harassment issues — this member cannot be an employee.
- At least half of all nominated members must be women.
- Term of membership: not exceeding 3 years from the date of nomination.
This tool is for establishments with 10 or more employees, who must constitute their own Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) under Section 4. Establishments with fewer than 10 employees — or a complaint against the employer personally — fall instead under the Local Complaints Committee (LCC) constituted by the District Officer under Section 5/6; this tool does not generate that, since it is a government-constituted body, not an employer document.