POSH (the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013) obliges employers to prevent, prohibit and redress workplace sexual harassment. Every workplace with 10+ employees must constitute an Internal Committee (IC), conduct regular awareness training, display the policy, and file an annual report. Non-compliance carries penalties and reputational risk.
In India
A hard compliance area: IC composition (including an external member), timelines for inquiry, and confidentiality are prescribed. Annual training and the annual report to the district officer are non-negotiable.
In practice
A 200-person company runs mandatory annual POSH training, maintains an IC with an external expert, and files its annual return - so when a complaint arrives, there's a lawful, confidential process ready rather than an improvised one.