Common use of Harassment in the Workplace Clause in Contracts

Harassment in the Workplace. (a) The Employer and the Union are committed to providing a positive environment for staff. All individuals have the right to be treated with respect and dignity, consistent with Extendicare’s values. Each individual has the right to work in an atmosphere which promotes respectful interactions and is free from discrimination, harassment and aggression. (b) Harassment is restricted to any grounds prohibited by the Ontario Human Rights Code. (c) Harassment is defined as a course of unwelcome comment or conduct that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be vexatious. Every person who is a staff member has the right to freedom from harassment in the workplace by the Employer or any other person because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, age, record of offence, marital status, family status, handicap or sexual orientation. (d) The following examples could be considered as harassment but are not meant to cover all potential incidents: Name calling Racial slurs or joke Mimicking a person’s accent or mannerisms Offensive posters or pictures on paper Repeated sexual remarks Physical contact that could be perceived as degrading Sexual flirtation, advances, propositions Leering Comments about a person’s sex life Innuendo, gestures or taunting Talking about a person’s body, disability, attire or sex

Harassment in the Workplace. (a) The Employer and the Union are committed to providing a positive environment for staff. All individuals have the right to be treated with respect and dignity, consistent with Extendicare’s values. Each individual has the right to work in an atmosphere which promotes respectful interactions and is free from discrimination, harassment and aggression. (b) Harassment is restricted to any grounds prohibited by the Ontario Human Rights Code. (c) Harassment is defined as a course of unwelcome comment or conduct that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be vexatious. Every person who is a staff member has the right to freedom from harassment in the workplace by the Employer or any other person because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, age, record of offence, marital status, family status, handicap or sexual orientation. (d) The following examples could be considered as harassment but are not meant to cover all potential incidents: Name calling Racial slurs or joke Mimicking a person’s persons accent or mannerisms Offensive posters or pictures on paper Repeated sexual remarks Physical contact that could be perceived as degrading Sexual flirtation, advances, propositions Leering Comments about a person’s persons sex life Innuendo, gestures or taunting Talking about a person’s persons body, disability, attire or sex