{"id":1215,"date":"2024-11-14T12:51:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T12:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/?post_type=ufaq&#038;p=1215"},"modified":"2026-03-31T05:53:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T05:53:33","slug":"what-constitutes-sexual-harassment-under-posh","status":"publish","type":"ufaq","link":"https:\/\/ssrana.in\/posh-law\/ufaq\/what-constitutes-sexual-harassment-under-posh\/","title":{"rendered":"What constitutes sexual harassment under POSH?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-list ewd-ufaq-page-type-distinct ewd-ufaq-category-tabs- ewd-ufaq-faq-category-title-accordion\" id='ewd-ufaq-faq-list'>\n\n\t<input type='hidden' name='show_on_load' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-show-on-load' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='include_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-include-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='exclude_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-exclude-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='orderby' value='title' id='ewd-ufaq-orderby' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='order' value='asc' id='ewd-ufaq-order' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='post_count' value='-1' id='ewd-ufaq-post-count' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='current_url' value='\/posh-law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ufaq\/1215' id='ewd-ufaq-current-url' \/>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faqs'>\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-div ewd-ufaq-faq-column-count-one ewd-ufaq-faq-responsive-columns- ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-default ewd-ufaq-can-be-toggled\" id='ewd-ufaq-post-1215-C9vyPU9N4a' data-post_id='1215'>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title ewd-ufaq-faq-toggle'>\n\t\n\t<a class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin'  href='#' role=\"button\">\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol ewd-ufaq-'>\n\t\t\t<span >A<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title-text'>\n\n\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\tWhat constitutes sexual harassment under POSH?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-clear'><\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-body' >\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin ewd-ufaq-faq-post'>\n\t<p>Section 2(n) of the POSH Act defines sexual harassment including any one or more of the following unwelcome acts or behaviour (whether directly or by implication) namely:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Physical contact and advances; or<\/li>\n<li>A demand or request for sexual favours; or<\/li>\n<li>Making sexually coloured remarks; or<\/li>\n<li>Showing pornography; or<\/li>\n<li>Any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A What constitutes sexual harassment under POSH? 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