Episode 17 - June 2021 - Sreevidya Varma - Expediting the Inquiry Process

After a brief hiatus, we are back with a brand new episode of Voice the SASHA PoSHcast! In this month's episode, we talk about steps Employers, HR and Internal Committee members can take to ensure speedy redressal and a thorough, fair Inquiry process. We talk to advocate, PoSH consultant, workplace investigator and SASHA team member Sreevidya Varma. About Sreevidya: Sreevidya Varma AWI-CH, is a lawyer with 20 years of experience. Her practice is focused on conducting impartial workplace investigations for corporate clients. She specializes in all types of workplace misconduct investigations and specifically in sexual harassment inquiries under PSH Law in India. Sreevidya is also a subject matter expert for Code of Business Ethics Violations and is the expert member for several Ombud’s Committees and 35 Internal Committees for redressal of sexual arassment. She regularly conducts trainings on conducting workplace investigations and sexual harassment inquiries. She has helped organisations set up policies, SOPs and develop an internal investigations programme. In addition to her educational and professional background, she holds membership with ACFE (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners) and Association of Workplace Investigators. She is the first person from India to attend AWI’s Training Institute for Workplace Investigators, and hold ANSI accredited Certificate in Workplace investigations. You can know more about Sreevidya here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreevidyavarma/ You can catch the podcast episodes on video here: https://youtu.be/U3ReGoVD-80?list=PLylQUr4BHqBLLVoIx16vJVbP5l6maneHh Write to us with your questions and comments at [email protected], we'd love to hear from you. Do also follow us on social media, and share with your friends and colleagues who are interested in this topic as well. We are available on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter as Voice of SASHA (@voice_of_sasha) If you enjoy reading and are interested to know more about topics like these, do subscribe to us on Substack (voiceofsasha.substack.com/) for our monthly newsletter. You can also listen to our episodes on your favourite podcasting app. Happy viewing/listening! #voicethesashaposhcast #posh #workplace #awareness #sexualharassment #prevention #leadership #inquiry #investigation #policy #sop #internalcommittee #poshcommittee #hr #employer