Guides to India's speak-up and POSH laws
Plain answers from the law's own text: what each law asks, who it applies to, and the dates that matter.
What the POSH Act 2013 asks every employer to do: the Internal Committee, the policy, notices, training, the 90-day inquiry, confidentiality and the annual report, section by section.
6 min readSetting up and running the Internal CommitteeWho sits on the Internal Committee, how a complaint moves from receipt to report, the timelines in the POSH Rules, and what the committee must keep confidential.
5 min readThe Companies Act section 177 vigil mechanism, explainedWhich companies need a vigil mechanism under section 177(9), what Rule 7 adds, the safeguards against victimisation, direct access to the audit committee chair, and what to disclose.
5 min readSEBI LODR Regulation 22: the whistle-blower policyWhat SEBI's Listing Regulations ask of a listed company's whistle-blower policy: Regulation 22, the audit committee's review, the website, and leaks of price-sensitive information.
6 min readThe EU Whistleblowing Directive for Indian companies with EU staffWhen the EU Whistleblowing Directive applies to an Indian group's EU entity: the 50-worker threshold, the 7-day and 3-month deadlines, oral reports, confidentiality and retaliation.
5 min readRunning an anonymous reporting line wellA practical guide to an anonymous whistleblowing or speak-up line: two-way anonymity, quick answers, languages and voice, conflicts of interest, protection after the case, and numbers without names.