Workplace Safety, POSH & Employee Data Protection is a structured track of 12 lessons that build a complete, interview-ready understanding of the topic. Work through them in order, then use the quiz and flashcards in each lesson to revise.
What this course covers
- The Employer's Duty of Care and Where Liability Sits - What the employer is legally responsible for, and where personal liability arises.
- The Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act: Scope & Definitions - Coverage, definitions and the judgment that led to the legislation.
- Constituting the Internal Committee and Keeping It Valid - Composition, the external member requirement, quorum and tenure.
- The POSH Inquiry Process, Timelines & Interim Relief - The statutory timeline, inquiry conduct, interim relief and available recommendations.
- POSH Reporting, Training & Annual Compliance Obligations - Policy, awareness programmes, the annual report and the penalties for default.
- Handling a Sensitive Complaint: Confidentiality & Fair Process - Balancing confidentiality, natural justice and support for both parties.
- Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Duties - Safety committees, hazard duties, welfare facilities and incident reporting.
- Employee Data Protection: What HR May Collect and Keep - Lawful collection, purpose limitation and minimisation applied to HR systems.
- Consent, Retention & Transfer of People Data - Consent mechanics, retention schedules and moving people data across borders.
- Background Verification, Privacy & Candidate Rights - How far verification may go, and what a candidate is entitled to know.
- AI, Employee Monitoring & the Privacy Line - Productivity monitoring and sentiment tooling, and where surveillance becomes unlawful.
- Case Study: Auditing a Company for Workplace Compliance Gaps - A full compliance audit run against a real-shaped company, with the findings.