Conducting Inquiry into Sexual Harassment Complaints

When an employer receives a complaint from his employee of an alleged incident of harassment, it has a legal obligation to promptly inquire into the complaint. However, a poorly conducted investigation can harm an organization’s reputation and impact it financially as well. The knowledge of the law coupled with the skill of inquiring into a complaint are critical. Companies need professional who can inquire into Sexual Harassment Complaints the right way.

In this course, you will learn the essentials in inquiring into a complaint of sexual harassment. The course discusses generally acceptable procedures, situations, and actions that the Internal Committee (IC) could take while inquiring into the complaint. The Course discusses in detail the unintentional errors by the Internal Committee (IC) members that can vitiate the entire enquiry.

This course is particularly useful for those who are members of Internal Committee and are required to conduct inquiry into incidences of Sexual Harassment, or for those who aspire to be a qualified professional, proficient in handling these complex, sensitive and demanding inquiries.

The course is facilitated by Tapas Majumdar. He is a Qualified Independent Director from Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), Ex- Army, Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) qualified, Internal Committee (IC) Member, Certified Corporate Director, Author, Mentor.