TrustIn Blog

• Mar 17, 2026 • 4 min read

Rethinking Protection in the Legal Profession

The legal profession occupies a unique position within workplace regulation. Advocates often work as independent practitioners rather than employees, and professional spaces such as Bar Associations, court complexes, and chambers do not always fall neatly within traditional employer and employee structures. Yet these spaces function as workplaces in every practical

• Feb 18, 2026 • 3 min read

Conciliation Under POSH: A Procedural Safeguard, Not a Formality

Conciliation under Section 10 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (1) is often misunderstood. It is neither a compulsory pre-condition to inquiry nor a mere administrative formality. It is a statutory safeguard designed to give the aggrieved woman agency in deciding how

• Feb 6, 2026 • 3 min read

New Labour Codes 2025: What the Expanded Labour Law Framework Means for Employers and Employees

Effective from 21 November 2025, India’s long-awaited New Labour Codes have officially come into force, marking one of the most significant reforms in the country’s labour law landscape. By consolidating multiple central labour laws into four comprehensive Labour Codes, the Government of India has introduced a unified framework

• Jan 30, 2026 • 4 min read

Access Over Technicalities: Supreme Court’s Expansion of IC Jurisdiction under the POSH Act

In a landmark judgment delivered in December 2025, the Supreme Court of India significantly expanded the jurisdiction of Internal Complaints Committees (ICs) under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (1) (POSH Act). The ruling settles a long-standing ambiguity around who has the authority

• Jan 21, 2026 • 19 min read

Whose Voice Defines Justice? Exploring the Applicability of Restorative Justice Principles in Cases of Workplace Sexual Harassment

By Nitya Sriram - Senior Lead Programs, TrustIn. This paper was presented at the first ever Indian RJ Conference held on 20th to 21st November, Reimagining Justice: Exploring Restorative Approaches in the Indian Context at Christ University, Bangalore in partnership with Unicef, Ashiyana Foundation, Enfold and Counsel to Secure Justice

• Aug 29, 2025 • 5 min read

The Women PoSH Law is Leaving Behind.

India’s Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH Act) is powerful and broad legislation that continues to leave gaps. A July 2025 Bombay High Court ruling clarified that advocates are not covered by PoSH’s employer-based mechanism because bar councils aren’t their

• Jul 29, 2025 • 4 min read

Beyond Visibility: Making Indian Workplaces Truly Inclusive for Transgender People

Understanding the Landscape of Gender Gender identity, though often assumed to be binary, is a broad and deeply personal spectrum. Cisgender individuals are those whose gender identity aligns with the sex assigned to them at birth such as someone assigned female at birth who identifies as a woman. In contrast,

• Jun 25, 2025 • 4 min read

In Unsafe Systems, We Are All Survivors

Who is a survivor in the systems we have created? Women? Trans and non-binary persons? Minority communities? Children? Men? In the last 13 months at TrustIn, I’ve been shadowing our Founder, Meghana Srinivas, and supporting the handling of case escalations under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,

• Apr 21, 2025 • 3 min read

TrustIn at Startup Mahakumbh and Velocity – Kotak BizLabs: Discovering Growth, Learning and Community

March 2025 has been a landmark month for TrustIn, as we embarked on a new journey of support and learning to refine and strengthen our approach to scaling our work and impact. We are extremely happy to share that we have been selected as a part of the Velocity – Kotak

• Dec 3, 2024 • 7 min read

How the "Do No Harm" Principle Guides Organizations in Creating Workplace Policies.

Exploring how the "Do No Harm" principle can guide organisations in creating fair, respectful, and safe organizational policies. The principle of “Do No Harm,” is deeply rooted in the medical profession’s ethos of beneficence. While it is often associated with minimizing physical harm, the principle offers a

• Nov 28, 2024 • 5 min read

The Role of Intersectionality in POSH Implementation

Intersectionality is at the heart of creating safe and inclusive workplaces, and it’s a key focus in TrustIn’s POSH training sessions—and here’s why. Sexual harassment at work frequently goes unreported, and the reasons are all too familiar. We can easily list the common barriers – stigma, fear,

• Nov 21, 2024 • 4 min read

The R*pe Culture Pyramid: Understanding Its Layers and Impacts

Trigger Warning: This blog discusses sensitive topics, including r*pe, sexual violence, harassment, and systemic harm. It explores the layers of harmful workplace and societal behaviors that contribute to unsafe environments. Reader discretion is advised, and we encourage you to prioritize your well-being while engaging with this content. R@pe

• Nov 5, 2024 • 4 min read

TrustBot: A Lifeline for Survivors of Sexual Harassment and Domestic Violence

Your 24/7 legal support chatbot on DV and Workplace Harassment Sexual and gender-based violence, whether at home or at the workplace can leave survivors ensnared in a fog of confusion, fear and self-doubt. Survivors may ask themselves: "Is it really that bad?", "Did I do something

• Oct 28, 2024 • 4 min read

11 years of POSH: Recent Court Rulings and Developments

It’s been 11 years since the enactment of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act). On the one hand, there has been a gradual rise in reporting by women, at least in the formal sector, indicating that more employees are becoming

• Apr 28, 2023 • 2 min read

How Your Rape "Locker Room" Jokes Normalize Assault: Understanding The Three Tripods of Rape Culture

Assault culture is a term used to depict a culture wherein sexual viciousness is standardized and acknowledged. It's a complicated problem that can be hard to figure out and solve. The "rape culture triangle" is one way to comprehend rape culture. There are three main parts

• Jan 5, 2023 • 6 min read

Research Report: Female Empowerment in Bangalore

Silicon Valley is empowering India's women to make space in the to take up the world of work? The following is an excerpt from Heinz Kühn Foundation’s primary research report, authored by Henrike Schröder, a German journalist and researcher. The original report can be accessed here: https:

• Nov 15, 2022 • 21 min read

Sexual Harassment is Not a Compliance Issue. It is a Culture Issue. - Cost to Company

The #Metoo movement normalised calling out bad behaviour, but it concerned itself much more with naming and shaming individual harassers. Not the workplaces that emboldened them. Not the cultures that created conditions for it to happen.But sexual harassment isn’t an interpersonal issue. It’s workplace issue. It’s

• Oct 25, 2022 • 7 min read

Safety and Inclusion through Tech

Meghana Srinivas is the founder and CEO of TrustIn - a Bangalore-based legal-tech startup for reporting and redressal of POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment) cases and also supports end-to-end implementation. She has managed and worked in multiple programs and non-profits in the social impact space, and is committed to facilitating

• Jul 20, 2022 • 1 min read

What is the typical time frame to file a complaint after sexual harassment/ misconduct has occurred?

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 is a legislative act in India that seeks to protect women from sexual harassment at their place of work. Also colloquially known as the POSH Act, the law stipulates strict time frames for reporting any incident of

• May 13, 2022 • 37 min read

Innovation Sparx Episode 5 - " Empowering Women Through Tech and Innovation "

With International Women’s Day this month, To celebrate Meghana Srinivas, Founder at TrustIn is invited to Innovation SparX - Thought Leadership session (March 2022) as the Guest speaker and Industry expert in Legal Innovation and Technology. As part of our Legal Innovation initiative, we started this Innovation Thought Leadership

• Jan 25, 2022 • 21 min read

What Happens When You Report Workplace Sexual Harassment to the ICC ?

In the episode of #WhatHappensNext,Kirthi Jayakumar, Founder of The Gender Security Project spoke with Meghana Srinivas, Founder of TrustIn, which focuses on building safe and inclusive workplaces by addressing workplace sexual harassment (among other areas of concern). Meghana helps us understand the options available to a person who has

• Jan 11, 2022 • 1 min read

What is POSH Law ?

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 has a three-step framework to empower a safe, inclusive company culture: Prevention: Annual awareness and sensitization programs Prohibition: Organizational POSH and safety policies, public posters and notices Redressal: Every organization with 10 or more employees should setup a trained, functional Internal

• Jan 11, 2022 • 1 min read

What is Sexual Harassment and it's Types?

Any unwelcome sexual behaviour in the form of: * Physical contact and advances * Demand or request for sexual favors * Sexually colored remarks * Showing pornography * Any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature Types of Sexual Harassment : * Quid Pro Quo (something for something) Any demand or request for sexual

• Jan 11, 2022 • 1 min read

What are My Rights under POSH Law ?

1. Your company's responsibilities: The POSH law has a three-step guideline for companies (a) Prevention: Annual awareness and sensitization programs (b) Prohibition: Organizational POSH and safety policies, public posters and notices (c) Redressal: Every organization with 10 or more employees should setup a trained, functional Internal Committee to

• Jan 11, 2022 • 1 min read

What Are The Key Principles to Understand Workplace Sexual Harassment

1. Extended workplaces: Your workplace is not just a physical office; it includes digital as well as all spaces where you and your colleagues interact. Any place visited by you arising out of or during the course of your employment, including external conferences, Zoom calls, WhatsApp chats, cab rides, formal

• Oct 22, 2020 • 4 min read

Wrap-up of #MeToo Week 2020

Last week marked the third anniversary of the global #MeToo movement, ignited by people sharing their stories of sexual harassment and abuse, and the two year anniversary of its advent in India. You asked, and we answered, burning questions about the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) law, and what it

• Aug 26, 2020 • 7 min read

Whitepaper: Technology Solutions for Workplace Safety and Equitable Access to Justice

TrustIn presented a whitepaper at the international Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)’s 2020 conference, as part of a panel of experts on Generating Solutions in Combating Workplace Sexual Harassment, titled “Technology Solutions for Workplace Safety and Equitable Access to Justice.’ The paper was authored and presented by

• May 20, 2020 • 2 min read

Why an Origami Crane? The story behind the TrustIn logo

One question we get a lot is- why did we choose an origami crane for our logo? Our logo is inspired by the ancient Japanese tradition of senbazuru (paper cranes), enabling our community through trust and transparency, one workplace at a time. In many Asian countries, paper cranes symbolize hope

• May 16, 2020 • 2 min read

TrustIn at SIOP2020: Solutions in Combating Workplace Sexual Harassment

We’re excited to share that TrustIn is part of the upcoming international Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)’s virtual conference, presenting our paper on ‘Technology Solutions for Workplace Safety and Equitable Access to Justice.’ We’re part of a power packed session with leading experts, academics and

• May 12, 2020 • 3 min read

The Algo Legal Incubation Experience

We've been part of Algo Legal's legal tech incubator for some months now; here's a snapshot of our journey so far. You can read more about their work at https://algolegal.in/. As the founder of TrustIn, I came into work every day knowing

• Jan 4, 2020 • 1 min read

Introducing POSHpal: Chatbot for adjudicating sexual harassment cases

You asked, we answered. Say hello to POSHpal, a friendly chatbot that helps you successfully navigate cases- from process deadlines to legal principles- with simple explanations and examples. The more you talk to POSHpal, the smarter it gets! Here’s how it helps Internal Committees as part of the TrustIn

• Oct 9, 2019 • 4 min read

5 Big Learnings Around Enabling Safer Workplaces at Scale

At TrustIn, we believe everyone should feel safe and empowered to pursue their goals. And we know this sense of safety matters at the workplace- companies and college campuses- where we spend most of our time. We’re forging a meaningful path towards this with secure, AI powered legal tech

• Oct 9, 2019 • 4 min read

Social Entrepreneurship Spotlight: Project Kal interviews TrustIn CEO

Our CEO, Meghana, spoke to @Project_Kal about what drives her, how the TrustIn solution was born, and our learnings around enabling social impact at scale. You can find the interview here: https://bit.ly/2MnrVYW Tell us about your background. What motivates you? Why do you do what you

• Sep 26, 2019 • 1 min read

Introducing TrustIn: Tech solution for workplace safety

At TrustIn, we believe everyone should feel safe and empowered to pursue their goals. And we know this sense of safety matters at the workplace- companies and college campuses- where we spend most of our time. We’re forging a scalable and meaningful path towards workplace safety with a secure,