Common use of Other Forms of Prohibited Harassment Clause in Contracts

Other Forms of Prohibited Harassment. It is a violation of this Agreement for any employee to engage in unwelcome and offensive conduct because of an employee’s race, sex, creed, religion, colour, national origin, age, physical handicap or sexual orientation – which has the purpose or effect of interfering unreasonably with another employee’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment. Examples of such conduct include but are not necessarily limited to: jokes, degrading or humiliating statements, pictures or gestures, and other expressions of stereotypical or prejudicial attitudes on the basis of a ground prohibited by the Code. Engaging in such conduct through written communications or by originating, forwarding or accessing electronic communications via email or the Internet also is specifically prohibited.