Imagine stepping into a realm where your expertise not only transforms businesses but also safeguards their reputation. 

I’m talking about the booming arena of assisting SMEs and startups with POSH implementation, and trust me, the opportunity is colossal!

Why, you ask?

Picture this: A sudden wave of SMEs emerging post-formalization desperately seeking assistance. Previously lacking paperwork and compliance with labour laws, they’re now scrambling for experts like you to navigate this new terrain.

Compliance with the POSH Act becomes critical for every business, especially once it crosses the 10-team-member mark – interns, part-timers, or remote freelancers included! It’s a make-or-break scenario. Think of the leading companies that faced ignominy, some even blowing up altogether due to mishandling sexual harassment cases.

Now, let’s dive into the top 10 types of work that an external expert like you can perform:

• Craft, Enhance, and Disseminate Policies: Clarify the anti-sexual harassment policy with amendments and relevant examples tailored to the organization’s workforce.
• Training Programs: Conduct regular training and refresher programs, customised for different segments of the workforce, and administer standard tests.
• ICC Member Training: Train the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) members on handling complaints, with separate sessions for different workplaces or senior management teams if needed.
• POSH Act Compliance: Ensure the ICC is set up as per legal requirements across all workplaces, creating a safe reporting environment through effective communication.
• Investigation Assistance: Assist in conducting investigations and inquiries following a filed complaint, ensuring confidentiality and adherence to the POSH Act.
• Inquiry Reports: Prepare inquiry reports with recommendations for implementation by the MD/CEO.
• Police Referrals: Refer complainants to the police in appropriate cases.
• Annual Compliance Reports: Aid the company in filing annual compliance reports under the POSH Act.

The learning curve for this role takes about 3 months, and you can charge between INR 5,000 – 30,000 per month, depending on the organization’s size and needs.

Here’s a pitch strategy based on the company’s size and revenues:

• Less than 20-30 people: Quote INR 5,000/month.
• Around 50 people: Quote INR 10,000/month.
• 100+ people: Quote INR 20,000 – 30,000 per month.

Imagine working with 10 companies, charging an average of INR 10,000 per month – that’s a potential earning of 1 lakh per month. 

This is an amount which you can earn merely for lending your name as an external member of the organisation. 

This is just the beginning, as you can charge additional amounts for inquiry, investigation, and report writing if a complaint is filed.

Here is an HR professional whom we helped and scaled her earnings by providing POSH-implementation related services to her clients:

Dr. Sima Dey, (LawSikho 2022) is a Human Resource Specialist,  has tripled her client retainers from 5 to 15 after she pursued our course, and increased her earnings multiple times from 30K per month to 80K per month (sometimes touching 1 lakh). She primarily provides services around virtual HR partnerships, employee engagement, talent acquisition POSH consultancy, etc. 

She also has additional projects worth 1.5 lakh in pipeline. 

Can I not do this for my own company? 

Yes, you can. 

If you learn how to implement the POSH Act, you could get internal promotions, additional importance, and even be appointed to the internal POSH committee of your employer for sexual harassment. 

Here’s someone whom he helped and she did that in a reputed Indian company!

Sahana H S, (LawSikho 2022) has an experience of about a decade in the HR domain and is currently working as the People’s Operation Partner at Flipkart – she took up our course late last year, and started implementing various innovative strategies for POSH implementation, conducted various internal trainings, secured a “double promotion” to Lead People Operations Partner,  secured a 15-20% hike in her salary, and also got appointed to the ICC of her own company.  

She got these results within 3 months of learning these things! 

Several others amongst our students have achieved similar results.