Definition of Harassment. Harassment is abusive, unfair, offensive, or demeaning treatment of a person or group of persons which has the effect, upon a reasonable person, of interfering with an individual's work, or which creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment. (a) Sexual harassment is a type of harassment which emphasizes the sex or sexual orientation of an individual, and includes but is not limited to unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favours and other verbal, written or physical conduct of a sexual nature, whether or not they are accompanied by explicit promises or threats, made by a person who knows or ought reasonably to know that such attention is unwanted, when: (i) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of work; or (ii) submission to, or rejection of, such conduct is used in making personnel decisions affecting that individual; or (iii) such conduct has the effect of creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment. Personal harassment is a type of harassment characterized by repeated, intentional, offensive comments and/or action deliberately designed to demean and belittle the individual and/or cause personal humiliation.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Definition of Harassment. Harassment is abusive, unfair, offensive, or demeaning treatment of a person or group of persons which has the effect, upon a reasonable person, of interfering with an individual's work, or which creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.
(a) Sexual harassment is a type of harassment which emphasizes the sex or sexual orientation of an individual, and includes but is not limited to unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favours and other verbal, written or physical conduct of a sexual nature, whether or not they are accompanied by explicit promises or threats, made by a person who knows or ought reasonably to know that such attention is unwanted, when:
(i) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of work; or
(ii) submission to, or rejection of, such conduct is used in making personnel decisions affecting that individual; or
(iii) such conduct has the effect of creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment. .
(b) Personal harassment is a type of harassment characterized by repeated, intentional, offensive comments and/or action deliberately designed to demean and belittle the individual and/or cause personal humiliation.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Agreement
Definition of Harassment. β Harassment is abusive, unfair, offensive, or demeaning treatment of a person or group of persons which has the effect, upon a reasonable person, of interfering with an individual's work, or which creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.
(a) Sexual harassment is a type of harassment which emphasizes the sex or sexual orientation of an individual, and includes but is not limited to unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favours and other verbal, written or physical conduct of a sexual nature, whether or not they are accompanied by explicit promises or threats, made by a person who knows or ought reasonably to know that such attention is unwanted, when:
(i) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of work; or
(ii) submission to, or rejection of, such conduct is used in making personnel decisions affecting that individual; or
(iii) such conduct has the effect of creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment. Personal harassment is a type of harassment characterized by repeated, intentional, offensive comments and/or action deliberately designed to demean and belittle the individual and/or cause personal humiliation.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
