Episode 3: But What About False Complaints? - Part One

After the gender-specificity of the law, misuse of the law is a second theme that inspires much discussion and debate. This month's episode of Voice - The SASHA PoSHcast presents an eye-opening two-part conversation where I interview advocate, consultant, trainer and SASHA member Shweta Luthra on the prevalence and impact of false and malicious complaints of sexual harassment at the workplace, and how organizations can deal with them ensuring fairness and safety for all employees. About Shweta: Shweta Luthra is a lawyer enrolled with the Bar Council of Karnataka. She has a BA LLB (Hons.) from the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, and an MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Oxford. She is also pursuing a PhD at the University of Leicester, researching on the socio-legal aspects of fitness to stand trial of mentally disordered defendants in English and Indian courts. In affiliation with SASHA, Shweta has worked with nearly 50 organisations pan India, and currently provides support to over 20 organisations. Shweta covers an employee base of over 50,000 personnel for clients based in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi NCR, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Goa, Pune and Kochi, amongst others. Shweta has conducted over 350 sessions, to sensitise employees on the prevention of sexual harassment at the workplace; to train Internal Committees on how to conduct inquiries; and to assist leadership teams in conducting risk assessments and putting in place policies to prevent such occurrences. Shweta acts as an external member on Internal Committees across India, and has handled over 150 cases. You can know more about Shweta and her work here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweta-luthra-sasha/ Music: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Living by PIKASONIC https://soundcloud.com/pika5onic Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2DZIO9D Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/q9sUDpIXZYo ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––