What is Harassment?
Harassment includes any unwelcome behavior that offends, humiliates or intimidates a person. A person is subjected to ‘workplace harassment’ if the person is exposed to repeated behavior by a person, including the person’s employer or a co-worker or group of co-workers of the person, that:
- Is unwelcome and unsolicited.
- The person considers to be offensive, intimidating, humiliating or threatening.
- A reasonable person would consider to be offensive, humiliating, intimidating or threatening.
The following ‘examples’ of harassment are intended to be guidelines only and are not exclusive when determining if there has been a violation. Verbal harassment may include any comments that are offensive or unwelcome regarding a person’s national origin, race, color, religion, gender, genetic information, sexual orientation, age, body, disability or appearance, including offensive nicknames, slurs and negative stereotyping.
Non-verbal harassment may include the distribution, display or discussion of any written or graphic material that ridicules, denigrates, insults, belittles or shows hostility, aversion or disrespect toward an individual or group because of national origin, race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, appearance, disability, sexual identity, marital status or other protected status.
What is an Anti Harassment Policy
An anti-harassment policy is a set of rules designed to prevent harassment from occurring in the workplace. This type of policy typically includes a definition of harassment, procedures for reporting harassment, and consequences for violating the policy. An anti harassment policy can help prevent and deal with harassment in the workplace. When defining harassment, it is important to include both verbal and physical conduct forms of harassment.
How to Write an Anti Harassment Policy
When developing an anti harassment policy for the workplace is important to focus on overall company objectives and applicable regulatory requirements. These objectives should encompass the following aspects, as applicable:
- That unwelcome conduct and harassing conduct will not be tolerated.
- That harassment complaints will be dealt with quickly and appropriately.
- That job performance should not be affected by harassment.
- That personnel will report harassment as soon as possible after it occurs.
- That there will be no unwanted comments or unwanted actions of a sexual nature.
- That no harassment will be tolerated concerning sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, race, color or religion.
- Acts in contradiction of decent work performance or creates an intimidating hostile or offensive work environment will not be tolerated.
- That human resources will be available for support and to act on concerns.
- Harassment investigations will be conducted to act on all complaints.
- Persons in breach of the policy will be subject to disciplinary action and corrective action.
- Persons in breach of the policy will be advised they could be in violation of law, including harassment breaches with any local laws
Note: legitimate and reasonable management actions and business processes, such as actions taken to transfer, demote, discipline, redeploy, retrench or dismiss a worker should not be considered to be workplace harassment, provided these actions are conducted reasonably.
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