PoSH Training For Supervisors

Organisations with Indian operations sometimes roll POSH training for supervisors out globally. In an Australian workplace it leaves three gaps worth knowing about.

Who is protected. The Indian framework is directed at harassment of women. Australian law is not gender-specific, and material that assumes it is will not equip a supervisor to recognise or respond to conduct affecting men or non-binary workers.

The obligation. POSH content teaches a complaints structure. Australian supervisors need the prevention framing, since the duty here runs ahead of any complaint.

The pathways. An Internal Committee is not the route here. Supervisors should know the actual Australian bodies.

Localise the content rather than replacing it outright, and keep the parts that do transfer, since the practical guidance on receiving a complaint holds up well. The Australian Human Rights Commission sets out the duty. This is general information rather than legal advice.

See Sentrient’s sexual harassment course and course for managers.