When "TechCo" came to POSH360 in late 2025, they had 40 employees, a Series A raise freshly closed, and exactly zero PoSH compliance in place. No IC, no policy, no training records, no annual report ever filed. Their CEO had heard PoSH mentioned in a due diligence call and decided to find out what they were actually exposed to. This is the story of the next ten days.
Day 1: The Audit Call
The engagement began with a structured 45-minute compliance audit call with POSH360. TechCo's CEO and Head of People attended. The audit covered five dimensions: IC constitution, policy documentation, training history, annual report filings, and complaint records. The outcome was unambiguous — TechCo scored zero across all five. They had a standard employment contract that mentioned the PoSH Act in passing, but that was the extent of it.
The audit report, delivered in writing the same day, quantified the risk: three years of missing annual report filings, no IC constitution, and potential fines of up to ₹3,00,000 in aggregate for repeat violations. More immediately, TechCo's Series A investors had a standard compliance representation in the investment documents that TechCo had signed. Non-compliance was a representations breach.
"We had no idea we were exposed until the audit. Ten days later, we weren't."
Days 2–4: Policy Drafted and Customised
POSH360 drafted a PoSH policy tailored to TechCo's structure: a remote-first team with employees in four cities, a mix of full-time employees and long-term contractors, and a flat organisational hierarchy. The standard policy template was adapted to cover digital workspaces — Slack, Zoom, and the company's internal tools — and to reflect the absence of a traditional physical workplace.
TechCo's legal counsel reviewed the draft on Day 3. Two revisions were made: a clarification on contractor coverage (brought in line with Section 2(n)) and a modification to the complaints process to accommodate fully remote filing. By Day 4, the policy was approved, formatted, and ready for communication.
Day 5: External IC Member Sourced
The most logistically complex step — sourcing a qualified External IC Member — was resolved through POSH360's vetted network. TechCo was matched with a Bengaluru-based advocate with a documented background in women's rights and employment law. The match was made on Day 5, credentials were verified, and a formal appointment letter was drafted and executed the same day.
This step, which many companies spend weeks on (often ending up with an unqualified appointment), took less than 24 hours. Having a pre-vetted network with credentials already on file eliminates the research, vetting, and negotiation that typically stalls IC formation.
Days 6–7: IC Constitution Documents Signed
The IC was formally constituted with five members: the Presiding Officer (a senior woman engineer at TechCo who agreed to the role after a briefing), two additional employee members (selected to include one person from a non-technical function), the External Member, and a reserve member to ensure quorum in case of conflict of interest. All appointment letters and the formal IC constitution order were signed on Day 7, with digital copies filed in TechCo's compliance repository.
Days 8–9: Employee Training
A two-hour virtual training session was conducted on Day 8 for all 40 employees. The session covered the definition of sexual harassment under the Act, the IC's composition and role, how to file a complaint (including anonymous reporting options), the inquiry timeline, confidentiality obligations, and what constitutes a false complaint. Attendance was recorded digitally; each attendee's completion was logged with a timestamp.
Day 9 was used for IC member training — a separate 90-minute session specifically for the five IC members covering their procedural obligations during an inquiry, natural justice principles, the new 60-day timeline requirement, and how to draft inquiry reports.
Day 10: Annual Report Filed
On Day 10, TechCo filed its annual report with the relevant district officer using the state's digital portal. The report covered the current year and was accompanied by a covering note acknowledging the absence of prior filings and setting out remediation steps taken. POSH360's compliance team prepared the submission documents.
The district officer acknowledged receipt, and TechCo's compliance certificate was issued. Ten days from a standing start, a Series A SaaS company with zero prior compliance had a constituted IC, a signed policy, documented training, and a filed annual report.
Outcomes
If TechCo could go from zero to fully compliant in 10 days, so can you. The barriers to PoSH compliance are not technical or expensive — they are organisational. The right partner removes the friction. POSH360's structured onboarding process mirrors exactly what TechCo went through. Start with the free audit.