Beyond Policies The Unspoken Rules of Workplace Boundaries

In this episode, we explore the realities behind the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) law and how workplace behaviour, boundaries, and communication are evolving in modern corporate culture.

Joined by POSH Practitioner Pratibha Pawar, we discuss how India’s POSH framework compares globally to workplace harassment and dignity at work laws followed in countries like the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and across Europe.

This conversation goes beyond compliance and dives into the grey areas people rarely talk about:
• How POSH evolved from the Vishaka Guidelines into law
• Workplace behaviours people often misunderstand
• Intent versus impact in real situations
• Power dynamics and silence at work
• WhatsApp messages, jokes, gestures, and incidents outside office
• Why employees still hesitate to speak up
• Whether training truly changes behaviour or simply ticks compliance boxes

Globally, these conversations may be called workplace harassment laws, dignity at work policies, anti harassment compliance, or respectful workplace frameworks but the core idea remains the same:
Creating workplaces built on awareness, respect, safety, and accountability.

Because sometimes, what creates discomfort is not what was said
but what was assumed.

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