Date: 26.09.2025
Time: 04:00 pm – 05:00 pm
Venue: MS Teams
Speaker: Shivangi Prasad, Founder & Director, The Legal Swan
Objective:
The twelfth episode of Anvay Insights focused on understanding the complexities and nuanced interpretations involved in workplace sexual harassment (“SH”) complaints. The session aimed to equip Internal Committee (IC) members and HR professionals with clarity on handling ambiguous scenarios where subjective perception, intent, and organizational relationships play a key role in decision-making.
Discussion Highlights:
The episode explored a real-life inspired case study to help participants examine different perspectives in the redressal process. The discussion unpacked several critical aspects:
- Subjective Interpretation of Communication
- Conflict of Interest and Its Role in SH Cases
- Intent vs. Impact
- Application of the Reasonable Person Test
- Drawing the Right Conclusion
Key Takeaways:
The episode emphasized that not all cases under POSH are black and white – many lie in a grey area that requires careful interpretation, consistency, and sensitivity. It also reinforced the importance of continuous training for IC members to strengthen their understanding of subjective factors and organizational ethics while ensuring procedural compliance.