Definition of Sexual Harassment. Sexual harassment is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that detrimentally affects the work environment or leads to adverse job-related consequences. Conduct of a sexual nature includes, but is not limited to:
Definition of Sexual Harassment. Sexual harassment is comprised of sexual comments, gestures or physical contact that the individual knows or ought reasonably to know, to be unwelcome, objectionable or offensive. The behaviour may be on a one (1) time basis or a series of incidents, however, minor. It is unsolicited, one-sided and/or coercive. Both males and females may be the victim of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment may involve favours or promises of favours or advantages in return for submission to sexual advances or, alternatively, the threat of reprisal for refusing. Sexual harassment can be expressed in a number of ways which may include: unnecessary touching or patting suggestive remarks or other sexually aggressive remarks leering (suggestive staring) at a person’s body demand for sexual favours compromising invitations physical assaults
Definition of Sexual Harassment. Sexual harassment shall be defined as any sexually oriented practice that undermines an employee's health, self-esteem, job performance or workplace relationships or endangers an employee's employment status or potential. Sexual harassment may include, but not be limited to: - unwanted touching or patting - suggestive remarks or verbal abuse - suggestive gestures or staring - compromising invitations - requests or demands for sexual favours - physical assault - derogatory or degrading remarks directed towards members of one gender or one sexual preference group Note: Normal workplace banter may not necessarily be construed as sexual harassment.
Definition of Sexual Harassment. 3.1 For the purpose of this Code, sexual harassment means any unwanted or unwelcome verbal, non- verbal or physical sexual advances, requests for sexual favours or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when;
Definition of Sexual Harassment. The Fair Employment and Housing Commission defines sexual harassment as unwanted sexual advances, or visual, verbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature. This definition includes many forms of offensive behavior, and includes gender-based harassment of a person of the same sex as the harasser. The following is a partial list of conduct that could be considered sexual harassment: • Unwanted sexual advances • Offering employment benefits in exchange for sexual favors • Making or threatening reprisals after a negative response to sexual favors • Visual conduct, such as leering, making sexual gestures, displaying of sexually suggestive objects or pictures, cartoons, or posters • Verbal conduct, such as making or using derogatory comments, epithets, slurs, and jokes • Verbal sexual advances or propositions • Verbal abuse of a sexual nature, graphic verbal commentaries about an individual’s body, sexually degrading words used to describe an individual, suggestive or obscene letters, notes, or invitations • Physical conduct, such as touching, assault, impeding or blocking movements PROCEDURE
Definition of Sexual Harassment. Sexual harassment is comprised of sexual comments, gestures or physical contact that the individual knows or ought reasonably to know to be unwelcome, objectionable or offensive. The behaviour may be on a one time basis or a series of incidents. It is unsolicited, one-sided and/or coercive. Both males and females may be the victims of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment may involve the promise or granting of favours or advantages in return for submission to sexual advances or alternatively, the threat of reprisal for refusing. Sexual harassment can include the following: - unnecessary touching or patting - suggestive written or spoken remarks or jokes, or sexually aggressive remarks - leering (suggestive staring) at a person's body - demand(s) for sexual favours - compromising invitations - physical assaults.
Definition of Sexual Harassment. Conduct of a sexual nature directed at an individual or individuals by a person who knows or ought reasonably to know that such attention is unwanted, constitutes sexual harassment when:
Definition of Sexual Harassment. According to the Illinois Human Rights Act, sexual harassment is defined as: Any unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors or any conduct of a sexual nature when;
Definition of Sexual Harassment. Sexual harassment, as defined by the Ontario Human Rights Code, constitutes sexual discrimination. Sexual harassment involves single or repeated incidents involving unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favours, or other verbal or physical conduct with sexual overtones. Sexual harassment may include, but is not limited to: • Verbal abuse/threats • Unwelcome jokes, remarks, innuendo • Display of pornographic material • Unwelcome invitations • Leering or other sexually suggestive gestures • Inappropriate or unwanted physical contact such as touching, pinching and/or patting • Physical assault
Definition of Sexual Harassment. The Fair Employment and Housing Act defines harassment because of sex as including sexual harassment, gender harassment and harassment based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. The Fair Employment and Housing Commission regulations define sexual harassment as unwanted sexual advances or visual, verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. This definition includes many forms of offensive behavior and includes harassment of a person of the same sex as the harasser. The following is a partial list: Unwanted sexual advances Offering employment benefits in exchange for sexual favors Making or threatening reprisals after a negative response to sexual advances Visual conduct, e.g., leering, making sexual gestures, displaying of sexually suggestive objects or pictures, cartoons or posters Xxxxxx conduct, e.g., making or using derogatory comments, epithets, slurs and jokes Verbal sexual advances or propositions Verbal abuse of a sexual nature, graphic verbal commentaries about an individual’s body, sexually degrading words used to describe an individual, suggestive or obscene letters, notes or invitations For more information, contact the Department toll free at: (000) 000-0000 Sacramento area & out-of-state (000) 000-0000 TTY Number (000) 000-0000 or visit our website at: xxx.xxxx.xx.xxx DFEH-185 (4/01) Physical conduct, e.g. touching, assault, impeding or blocking movements Employers’ Obligations All employers have certain obligations under the law. Employers must: Take all reasonable steps to prevent discrimination and harassment from occurring. Develop and implement a sexual Post in the workplace a poster made available by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. Distribute to all employees an information sheet on sexual harassment. An employer may either distribute this pamphlet (DFEH-185) or develop an equivalent document that meets the requirements of Government Code section 12950(b). This pamphlet may be duplicated in any quantity. However, this pamphlet is not to be used in place of a sexual harassment prevention policy which all employers are required to have.
