<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Stheer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stheer 1]]></description><link>https://www.stheer.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:24:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.stheer.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Provident Fund in India: The Stuff Nobody Really Explains Properly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every salaried person in India has seen that line on their payslip. Provident fund deduction, some number, gone from the salary before it even lands in the bank account. Most people just shrug and move on. It's retirement money, it's growing somewhere, someone smart is handling it. Fair enough. But this year the whole system quietly got its biggest legal overhaul in 60 years, and there's a genuinely live conversation happening about raising the contribution ceiling for the first time since...]]></description><link>https://www.stheer.com/post/provident-fund-in-india-the-stuff-nobody-really-explains-properly</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9e670f456d471f0df9856f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:40:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_d3318dd21f604338bda270908a0d9d77~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deepadnya Walanj</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[India's Four Labour Codes: Where Things Actually Stand in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most businesses operating in India have heard some version of the phrase “the new labour codes” more times this year than they’d like. What used to be twenty nine separate central laws, some dating back to the 1930s and 40s, have now been folded into four codes. The Code on Wages, the Industrial Relations Code, the Code on Social Security, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code. All four were notified as effective law on the twenty first of November 2025, and the old...]]></description><link>https://www.stheer.com/post/india-s-four-labour-codes-where-things-actually-stand-in-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9e6374de6f1c87ba288b7d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:40:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2b074052bbd24b6385f01ef23168ab53.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deepadnya Walanj</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 31-Point POSH Compliance Checklist Every Employer Should Actually Be Using]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most companies treat POSH compliance as something to set up once and never really touch again. A policy gets drafted, a committee gets formed, maybe an awareness session happens once a year, and then the whole thing sits quietly in a folder somewhere until either a complaint lands or someone from outside starts asking questions. That approach has gotten a lot riskier lately, especially with regulators moving toward active inspection rather than assuming companies are compliant just because a...]]></description><link>https://www.stheer.com/post/the-31-point-posh-compliance-checklist-every-employer-should-actually-be-using</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9e697bfb6ec7c0e4e4ce46</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:40:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_fd326c4bd0ef4a01af598cfb7d2d864c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deepadnya Walanj</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Your Company Policy Isn't Telling You About Gender Equity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Picture two companies. Both have a POSH policy, an equal-pay commitment, and a diversity slide in every board deck. One has genuine gender equity reflected in how decisions are made. The other only looks that way from the outside. Reading their policies side by side, you might not be able to tell which is which. That is one reason a gender audit can be useful: it can examine the gap between documented policies and workplace practices. An Audit Reads Behaviour, Not Just Documents A policy...]]></description><link>https://www.stheer.com/post/what-your-company-policy-isn-t-telling-you-about-gender-equity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa15e8dbff3e9c5b1b9342b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:39:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_1de0403b4c13456db6561ef116b07949~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deepadnya Walanj</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gender Bias That Often Goes Unnoticed ]]></title><description><![CDATA[When most people picture gender bias at work, they picture something obvious. A comment that shouldn’t have been made. A promotion that clearly should have gone to someone else. That version of bias is real, and it’s exactly the kind most people already know how to recognise and report. The version that often shapes workplaces is quieter and harder to catch. It’s the meeting where a woman’s idea gets acknowledged only after a man repeats it. It’s the assumption that a new mother will want the...]]></description><link>https://www.stheer.com/post/the-gender-bias-that-often-goes-unnoticed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa1609922e0259b0f45e213</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:39:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/96a96cd9301149edb346816c21add188.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deepadnya Walanj</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Are Not the Same Thing. Here's Why That Matters.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most workplaces treat "DEI" as one word. It isn’t. It brings together three related ideas, and understanding the distinction helps organisations avoid treating representation, fairness, and belonging as if they were the same thing. Put simply, You can have diversity without equity, and equity without inclusion. A company can hire a diverse workforce and still have a culture where people do not feel safe speaking up in a meeting. That is not a complete DEI success story. Understanding the...]]></description><link>https://www.stheer.com/post/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-are-not-the-same-thing-here-s-why-that-matters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa15c7a988ea135f52181b3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:24:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f8f5a805e504f0c95afe05b01d26d77.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deepadnya Walanj</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HR Audit Self-Checklist]]></title><description><![CDATA[An HR audit does not have to begin with an auditor walking into your office with a giant spreadsheet. HR teams can do a basic internal review themselves. The purpose is simple: find the gaps before they become employee complaints, statutory issues or expensive corrections. 1 Employee Records Start with the basics. Does every employee have the necessary employment documentation? Check: Appointment letters Employee details ID and statutory records Joining documents Probation status Confirmation...]]></description><link>https://www.stheer.com/post/hr-audit-self-checklist</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9ebfe7ff2777f8cf45ccc4</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:23:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be2c632522231bd3c200e58f5dc4b4a4.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_683,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deepadnya Walanj</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Redevelopment 101]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you live in an old housing society in Mumbai, Pune or another rapidly developing part of Maharashtra, there is a good chance you have heard the word “redevelopment” at least once. Someone mentions a new building. Someone else mentions an extra carpet area. Then somebody says the developer will give rent during construction. And suddenly everyone has questions. Redevelopment can offer major benefits to society members, but it also involves contracts, approvals, developer obligations and...]]></description><link>https://www.stheer.com/post/redevelopment-101</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9ec33cfb6ec7c0e4e597cd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:22:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/df7c5444e2f06d960a165b1ea9600454.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Deepadnya Walanj</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>